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Sunday 16 October 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Short wins Michelin Championship at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 October 2005 · Wes Short Jr.’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Michelin
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/14°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 48 · 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 266Three-putted the 72nd hole for bogey, then hit his tee shot into the lake at the par-3 17th on the second playoff hole. Golf Today: Michelin Championship at Las Vegas 2005 round 4 report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Michelin Championship at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin and TPC at The Canyons, TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wes Short Jr.
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP wire report)
16 October 2005
I knew if I kept it on land, I was going to have a chance to win the tournament,
Golf Today (AP wire report)
16 October 2005
Right now, I don't have any emotions,
Golf Today (AP wire report)
16 October 2005
I'm obviously disappointed. It was my tournament to win again, and I didn't get it done on the last hole,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Short, Jr. | 67 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −21 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 266 | −21 |
| T3 | Harrison Frazar | 68 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −19 |
| T3 | Ted Purdy | 67 · 65 · 65 · 71 | 268 | −19 |
| 5 | Charles Howell III | 63 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −18 |
| T6 | Nick Watney | 67 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −17 |
| T6 | Shigeki Maruyama | 65 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 270 | −17 |
| T8 | Will MacKenzie | 65 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −16 |
| T8 | Briny Baird | 62 · 66 · 78 · 65 | 271 | −16 |
| T8 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 271 | −16 |
| T8 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 66 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1963-12-04, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1987; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 389 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet