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Sunday 16 January 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 January 2005 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 25 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,800,000 USD · Sony
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/23°C · wind 37 km/h WSW, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/24°C · wind 31 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/24°C · wind 37 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/24°C · wind 38 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 270Started eight behind and closed with a 62, tying the tournament record, finishing birdie-birdie-eagle to post 10 under; waited an hour before Singh birdied the 72nd hole to beat him by one Singh's birdie on final hole sinks Els' late Sony charge (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2005-01-17)
, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
No. 1 player appears up to par in '05 (Ferd Lewis, The Honolulu Advertiser columnist, 2005-01-17)
16 January 2005
I've played well here but never won it. I just could never put the finish on four solid rounds here. This week I wanted to hang in and do it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2005
The start of the day I told my caddie, "I think 12-under is going to win the golf tournament," and that was my target.
No. 1 player appears up to par in '05 (Ferd Lewis, The Honolulu Advertiser columnist, 2005-01-17)
16 January 2005
A guy like that, with all that talent, does not go away
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 71 · 67 · 70 · 62 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Shigeki Maruyama | 67 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 66 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Brett Quigley | 66 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Tommy Armour III | 69 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Andrew Magee | 67 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Craig Stadler | 71 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Bart Bryant | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Robert Gamez | 69 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 25; majors to date: 3; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet