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Sunday 23 October 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Glover wins Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2005 · Lucas Glover’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,400,000 USD · Funai · storm-delayed third round completed Sunday morning (October 23) before the final round
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/23°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 21 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 18.6 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
- Tom Pernice Jr. USA · 266closed with a 69 and missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff Late birdies seal maiden win for Lucas Glover - FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort 2005 (Golf Today; Wayback Machine copy)
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Glover
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2005
That bunker shot went in and I've been four feet off the ground ever since. It's just great. A long time coming.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2005
You're not going to be playing your best, you're not going to be doing this right, doing that right. Boom, it's going to hit you in the face. And that's what happened.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2005
Nobody realizes the kid made a $2 million birdie at the final hole of the qualifying school this year, maybe one of the hardest holes you ever played.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | 68 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 67 · 62 · 68 · 69 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Harrison Frazar | 67 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Rich Beem | 65 · 69 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Geoff Ogilvy | 64 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 67 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Ryan Palmer | 67 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| T8 | Brandt Jobe | 69 · 62 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | 64 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | 65 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Mark Wilson | 67 · 68 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | 66 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1979-11-12, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2001; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 147 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet