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Monday 4 April 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia · Thursday 31 March to Monday 4 April 2005 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 26 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · BellSouth · weather: first two days washed out, shortened to 54 holes; final round and five-man playoff completed Monday, April 4 (ESPN and Wikipedia list April 3)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 58 · 31.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 60 · 23.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/7°C · wind 39 km/h WNW, gusts 85 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/7°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R525°/8°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rich Beem USA · 208Lasted to the fourth playoff hole, where he chipped close for par at 17 and lost to Mickelson's birdie Golf Today: Phil Mickelson wins after 5 way playoff (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140820)
- José María Olazábal ESP · 208Missed birdie putts to win at the 72nd hole and the first extra hole, then went out at the third playoff hole when his fifth shot landed in the water Golf Today: Phil Mickelson wins after 5 way playoff (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140820)
- Arjun Atwal IND · 208Closed with 64 to reach the playoff; went out at the first extra hole (18) after missing his par putt Golf Today: Phil Mickelson wins after 5 way playoff (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140820)
- Brandt Jobe USA · 208Went out at the first extra hole (18) after missing his par putt Golf Today: Phil Mickelson wins after 5 way playoff (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140820)
144 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 April 2005
First round, I hit two shots out of bounds. Last round, I knocked three balls in the hazard in the Front 9 alone.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 April 2005
It ended it because I think we only had one more hole in us. I don't think we really wanted to come back Tuesday morning.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 April 2005
It's a great finishing hole. It will produce great finishes and it will produce train wrecks
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 74 · 65 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Rich Beem | 70 · 70 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Arjun Atwal | 77 · 67 · 64 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Brandt Jobe | 72 · 69 · 67 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Frank Lickliter II | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T6 | Scott Dunlap | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T6 | Arron Oberholser | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T6 | Tag Ridings | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Charles Warren | 75 · 69 · 66 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Hunter Haas | 75 · 68 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Dennis Paulson | 75 · 68 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Jay Williamson | 72 · 71 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | 74 · 67 · 69 | 210 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet