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Sunday 6 March 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Ford Championship at Doral
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Blue Monster course, Doral, Florida · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 March 2005 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 42 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Ford
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 10.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/16°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 17.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 265Led Woods by two entering the final round; missed a 10-foot birdie putt at 15 and a 5-foot par putt at 16, then needed birdie at 18 and his 30-foot chip lipped out; closed with 69 Tiger outduels Phil for Doral, No. 1 titles (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Ford Championship at Doral
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Blue Monster course, Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2005
If you're not nervous on a day like this, you're not alive.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2005
It wasn't like a U.S. Open where you just go out and make a bunch of pars and you probably end up winning the tournament. You could not sit on a par.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2005
When he made eagle on 12, I loved it, because I want a chance to compete against him at his best.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 65 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 64 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −23 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Zach Johnson | 68 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 5 | David Toms | 69 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | José María Olazábal | 64 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Craig Parry | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 69 · 73 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Ángel Cabrera | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Dudley Hart | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 42; 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
No bag on file yet