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Sunday 28 August 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Faxon wins Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 August 2005 · Brad Faxon’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,300,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/15°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 43 · 10.9 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
- Tjaart van der Walt RSA · 266Birdied the last two holes of regulation (64) to force a playoff, then his approach at the first extra hole hit the flagstick and he missed his birdie putt. Golf Today: Buick Championship 2005 round 4 report (Reuters; Wayback Machine copy)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brad Faxon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2005
Friday afternoon I was in my hotel room packing to go home because I thought even par would miss the cut. I actually bet Johnny Andrews $286.67 that I was going to miss, and I'll gladly pay him now
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2005
I was going to have surgery on my knee in two weeks. I have a torn ACL
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2005
Every hole you walk down, "come on, Corey," "come on, Jerry," it's not a nice feeling. Every now and then you hear a squeak, "come on, Tjaart."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Faxon | 69 · 71 · 65 · 61 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Tjaart van der Walt | 68 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 65 · 63 · 70 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Michael Putnam | 65 · 69 · 71 · 63 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | 68 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | 64 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| 7 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| 8 | Corey Pavin | 66 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Nick Watney | 69 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Woody Austin | 69 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Darron Stiles | 71 · 69 · 63 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1961-08-01, Oceanport, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1983; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 86 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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