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Sunday 15 May 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Purdy wins EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 May 2005 · Ted Purdy’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · EDS
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 27 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 28 km/h N, gusts 47 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 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
- Sean O'Hair USA · 266the 22-year-old rookie began the day one shot ahead, lost the lead on the 9th and closed with a 68, birdieing two of his last three holes to finish one behind Golf Today: Ted Purdy claims maiden PGA Tour win - EDS Byron Nelson Championship 2005 (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ted Purdy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ted Purdy interview, 2005-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2005
I mean, there was the Fab Five here and No. 177 won. It just tells you how good the players out here are.
Ted Purdy interview, 2005-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2005
I just went back to a ball that made me $1.6 million last year.
Sean O'Hair interview, 2005-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2005
I couldn't be happier for Ted. He's long overdue.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Purdy | 65 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Sean O'Hair | 66 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Bob Tway | 68 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Doug Barron | 69 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Omar Uresti | 65 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Nick Price | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Shigeki Maruyama | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Mark Brooks | 71 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 64 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | J.J. Henry | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Jaxon Brigman | 72 · 66 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1973-08-15, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 173 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'EDS Byron Nelson Championship' (week 20/2005), OWGR player profile).
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