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Sunday 2 October 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 29 September to Sunday 2 October 2005 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 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
11 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 48 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 27 · 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
- Shigeki Maruyama JPN · 268Started one behind Choi and shot a bogey-free 67 with a closing chip-in birdie, but never got within range after Choi birdied the first four holes. Golf Today: Chrysler Classic of Greensboro 2005 round 4 report (Reuters; Wayback Machine copy)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 October 2005
As far as PGA TOUR, you know, winning on the PGA TOUR, everyone's watching in the world. You can imagine all over the front page in Korea.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 October 2005
I went to church this morning and attended service at 9:30 at the First Presbyterian Korean Church. Everybody who ended service ended up coming out and supporting me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 October 2005
The last hole, chip in birdie, bogey free golf, I'm really satisfied with my golf today. This brought me a lot of confidence for the rest of the year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 64 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Shigeki Maruyama | 70 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Jason Bohn | 71 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Brandt Jobe | 72 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Charles Warren | 62 · 74 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | 70 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | J.L. Lewis | 72 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 69 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Tim Clark | 66 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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