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Sunday 5 June 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Bryant wins the Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June 2005 · Bart Bryant’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 26 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/18°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 43 · 1.9 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
- Fred Couples USA · 273missed two putts inside 10 feet over the last four holes, including a 10-footer for birdie on 17, and finished one behind after his approach to the 18th went into rough Bryant earns second career tour victory (AP, ESPN.com, 2005-06-05)
105 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bart Bryant
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Bart Bryant interview, 2005-06-05 (ASAP Sports)
5 June 2005
You know, there were times when I laid in my bed at night and I kind of thought, "you know, what am I doing?"
Bart Bryant interview, 2005-06-05 (ASAP Sports)
5 June 2005
I had a perfect 6 iron yardage, so I saw no reason to really monkey with it.
Fred Couples interview, 2005-06-05 (ASAP Sports)
5 June 2005
I wasn't going to play it left and try and Paul Azinger it in there. It's a totally different shot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Bryant | 69 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | 71 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Jeff Sluman | 65 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Jonathan Kaye | 67 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jim Furyk | 73 · 73 · 64 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Richard Green | 67 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | David Toms | 70 · 70 · 64 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1962-11-18, Gatesville, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1986; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 80 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Memorial Tournament' (week 23/2005), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet