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Sunday 30 October 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 October 2005 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · Chrysler
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 34 km/h NE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 33 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 276began the final round five back, birdied 11, 12, 14 and 15 to tie briefly at 8 under, bogeyed the 16th and birdied the 18th for a 67, one short Swede dreams for a first-time winner, by Bob Harig (St. Petersburg Times, October 31, 2005; Wayback Machine copy)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
St. Petersburg Times
31 October 2005
It feels fantastic … It hasn't quite sunk in yet. Unbelievable. Just a real special day. I'm thrilled.
Associated Press via ESPN.com
30 October 2005
Just step up and make a good swing. If it goes in the rough, it goes in the rough. If it goes in the water, it goes in the water. Buck up and hit a good one,
St. Petersburg Times
31 October 2005
That was one of my main goals this week … Winning is first, but to get myself in the Tour Championship, I knew I needed to finish top three or so.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 69 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Tim Herron | 71 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Steve Lowery | 68 · 66 · 70 · 75 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 71 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 73 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Bo Van Pelt | 71 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Stewart Cink | 71 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Tag Ridings | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Daniel Chopra | 71 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Sean O'Hair | 73 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Jeff Brehaut | 65 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 130 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet