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Sunday 6 February 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 February 2005 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 24 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · FBR
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/7°C · wind 23 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/6°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/6°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 1.2 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
- Scott McCarron USA · 272Closed with a 65, the best round of the day, to tie for second five shots behind; made an eagle but Mickelson was too far ahead to catch Phil Mickelson coasts to five stroke win (Golf Today report, wire-style copy; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
- Kevin Na USA · 272Began the final round four shots behind Mickelson and birdied the first, but could not close the gap; a closing 69 left him tied for second, five back Phil Mickelson coasts to five stroke win (Golf Today report, wire-style copy; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 February 2005
If I let that slide and get to 6 or 7 over, that 60 that I shot would have just gotten me to make the cut.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 February 2005
To be able to walk up the 18th hole knowing I'm going to win, that's a cool feeling, not feeling the stress but being able to enjoy it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 February 2005
Really after I made the eagle I kind of checked it out to see what Phil was doing, and he was pretty far out there to catch, and he was playing very well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 60 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Scott McCarron | 72 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | 68 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Tim Herron | 73 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | David Toms | 71 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Steve Flesch | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 7 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| 8 | Charles Warren | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | 68 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | 74 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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