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Monday 28 March 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Funk wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 24 to Monday 28 March 2005 · Fred Funk’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · weather delays: second round completed Sunday, third round Monday morning, final round Monday, March 28 (Funk played 32 holes on Monday)
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 44 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/18°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 30 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R522°/16°C · wind 34 km/h WSW, gusts 68 · 4.4 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
- Luke Donald ENG · 280Led after 54 holes at 12 under; double bogey at 4, a three-putt at 7 and a 6 at 9 in a closing 76, then barely missed a birdie putt from off the 18th green ASAP Sports interview transcript: Luke Donald, The Players Championship, 2005-03-28
- Scott Verplank USA · 280His 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole lipped out for a closing 70, one behind Golf Today: Fred Funk clinches title by a shot (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20151003)
- Tom Lehman USA · 280Closed with 68, the best score of the final round, to finish one behind Golf Today: Fred Funk clinches title by a shot (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20151003)
146 started · cut -1, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Funk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 March 2005
I felt kind of like Herbie the Volkswagen, The Love Bug, because I'm just out there just hitting my little pea shooters, and the bombers are going 40 by me, everybody I was playing with.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 March 2005
The other ones have been they usually, if I win a tournament they move the venue or get rid of the tournament
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 March 2005
I think it was a grimace more than a smile. I knew I hit a good shot. You could tell from the crowd it had gone off the edge.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Funk | 65 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 71 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Scott Verplank | 71 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 66 · 68 · 70 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | 69 · 65 · 71 · 76 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | 72 · 66 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | 68 · 66 · 72 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | J.L. Lewis | 66 · 77 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Davis Love III | 72 · 66 · 74 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 69 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 65 · 70 · 72 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1956-06-14, Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1981; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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