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Sunday 23 January 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 January 2005 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 41 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,800,000 USD · Buick · fog: third round completed Sunday morning; the final group played 31 holes on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/11°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 14 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/11°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 275Co-leader after 54 holes and toe-to-toe with Woods over the back nine, but bogeyed the last two holes: a thin 8-iron into a plugged bunker lie at 17, then a wedge short of the 18th green Wacky final round, but Tiger's drought over (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Luke Donald ENG · 275In control until a 6-iron went over the 14th green for a double bogey and his tee shot at 17 found the bushes for a bogey; closed with 73 Wacky final round, but Tiger's drought over (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Charles Howell III USA · 275His 95-yard sand wedge landed in the cup on the 18th and bounced out into the pond, turning an eagle into a bogey; closed with 72 Wacky final round, but Tiger's drought over (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 January 2005
Well, I hit it great at Mercedes and lost. I didn't hit it good here and won. It comes down to making putts.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 January 2005
Luckily, I hit it bad enough. I also hit it good enough where I hit it where I was trying to put it, so it worked out okay.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 January 2005
I don't get many chances to play in the final group with Tiger Woods, and for 30 holes today I held my own and really liked my chances.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 63 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | 72 · 67 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 68 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 62 · 67 · 73 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Bernhard Langer | 69 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Scott McCarron | 72 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Arron Oberholser | 64 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 65 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | 66 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | 68 · 66 · 72 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 41; majors to date: 8; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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