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Sunday 10 July 2005PGA TourYear in Review
O'Hair wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 July 2005 · Sean O'Hair’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/17°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/16°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/19°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/19°C · wind 12 km/h SE, 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
- Hank Kuehne USA · 269needed a birdie at 18 to force a playoff; after a 375-yard drive his 94-yard wedge skipped through the green and his putt from the fringe stopped about 2 feet short, a closing 68 leaving him one back ASAP Sports transcript: Hank Kuehne, John Deere Classic, 2005-07-10
- Robert Damron USA · 269closed with a 67 to tie for second, one stroke behind Golf Today: John Deere Classic 2005 round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sean O'Hair
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
I was so desperate, I went to a Borders down the road from my hotel to get a couple Jack Nicklaus books,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
But 18, especially a guy in my situation who never won before, you're definitely almost puking
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
Unfortunately I wasn't able to win, but if I had to get beat by somebody, he's a great guy and a solid kid and a very, very good player,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | 66 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Robert Damron | 65 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Hank Kuehne | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Mark Hensby | 70 · 66 · 70 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Wes Short, Jr. | 66 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | J.L. Lewis | 64 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 63 · 68 · 74 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Shigeki Maruyama | 68 · 63 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Richard S. Johnson | 65 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | D.J. Trahan | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | 72 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Jeff Brehaut | 66 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-11, Lubbock, Texas; USA; turned pro 1999; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 93 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet