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Sunday 17 April 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Lonard wins MCI Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 April 2005 · Peter Lonard’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · MCI
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/10°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 30 km/h NNE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/8°C · wind 29 km/h NNE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/9°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 279Tied for the lead on the 72nd hole, made double bogey there and closed with 76 to finish two behind RBC Heritage (Wikipedia, current revision 1366436433)
- Billy Andrade USA · 279Closed with 68 to post 279, two behind ESPN leaderboard: MCI Heritage
- Jim Furyk USA · 279Closed with 69 to post 279, two behind ESPN leaderboard: MCI Heritage
- Davis Love III USA · 279Closed with 71 to post 279, two behind ESPN leaderboard: MCI Heritage
132 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Lonard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2005
I think it means I hang around for another two years at least, doesn't it? So that's a good thing. I can actually afford my house.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2005
He just said, "well done," and I said, "well, I suppose one of us was going to win it," and that was about it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2005
Yes. The honest answer is yes. I can't believe I've done what I've done.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Lonard | 62 · 74 · 66 · 75 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Billy Andrade | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 65 · 65 · 73 · 76 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Thomas Levet | 64 · 74 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Stephen Ames | 71 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| 9 | Nick O'Hern | 68 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 73 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Michael Allen | 71 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 72 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1967-07-17, Epping, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1989; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 46 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet