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Sunday 24 July 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Crane wins U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 July 2005 · Ben Crane’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · U.S. Bank
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 38 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/24°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 0.3 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
- Scott Verplank USA · 264started the final round two behind, bogeyed the first, got within three with a birdie at 12 but closed with a 71 to finish four back Golf Today: US Bank Championship in Milwaukee 2005 round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (golftoday.co.uk, Wayback Machine copy)
24 July 2005
It's been a tough road being out with a back injury the first few months of the season. I'm just thankful for this great week,
Golf Today (golftoday.co.uk, Wayback Machine copy)
24 July 2005
The whole slow play thing is something that takes a little time and it's something I continue to work on,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crane | 62 · 65 · 64 · 69 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Scott Verplank | 64 · 65 · 64 · 71 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Jeff Sluman | 64 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Steve Elkington | 65 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Chris Smith | 64 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Lee Janzen | 69 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 69 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Glen Day | 67 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Dean Wilson | 66 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | John Huston | 68 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Kenny Perry | 63 · 69 · 64 · 73 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-06, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1999; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 94 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet