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Sunday 19 June 2005PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Campbell wins U.S. Open
Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 June 2005 · Michael Campbell’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,250,000 USD · 105th U.S. Open; second U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Tiger Woods USA · 282Opened bogey-bogey, then birdied 4, 7, 10, 11 and 15 to get within one, but missed an 8-footer for par at 16 and three-putted the 17th; birdied the last Campbell clinches US Open glory (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut +8, 83 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Pinehurst No. 2, Village of Pinehurst
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 June 2005
there was little old me, just in there, hanging just in between, you know, some great players, the world's best players. And I snuck in there, and without anybody noticing, really, and I won.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 June 2005
That means I can make the front page with the All Blacks.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 June 2005
No, because I knew Payne had that putt in '99 and it went right. And I'm thinking, it doesn't look like it goes right. It's got to go left.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | E |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 282 | +2 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 69 · 75 · 70 | 285 | +5 |
| T3 | Mark Hensby | 71 · 68 · 72 · 74 | 285 | +5 |
| T3 | Tim Clark | 76 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 285 | +5 |
| T6 | Davis Love III | 77 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 286 | +6 |
| T6 | Rocco Mediate | 67 · 74 · 74 · 71 | 286 | +6 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 70 · 74 · 72 | 286 | +6 |
| T9 | Arron Oberholser | 76 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 287 | +7 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 72 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 287 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-23, Hāwera, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 80 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2005)).
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