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Sunday 25 September 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Gamez wins Valero Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 September 2005 · Robert Gamez’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Valero
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Olin Browne USA · 265Closed with a bogey-free 64 to finish alone in second, three behind; Gamez started with three straight birdies and never let him close. Golf Today: Valero Texas Open 2005 round 4 report (report, agency not stated; Wayback Machine copy)
, 73 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club (Resort Course), LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Gamez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 September 2005
It feels great. You know, it has been a long time coming, I think. I've been close a lot over that stretch of time, and I had that car accident in '98 and was sidelined for a few years,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 September 2005
I feel like this is going to jump start me. This is like my second career coming up.
Las Vegas Sun (staff)
13 October 2005
It was nice to get that off my back. I knew I'd win (again). It was just a matter of time. I didn't know when, but I knew it would be nice to get in the winner's circle again.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Gamez | 62 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | Olin Browne | 65 · 65 · 71 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Woody Austin | 63 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Mark Wilson | 65 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | J.J. Henry | 66 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Bob Heintz | 65 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 7 | Dean Wilson | 66 · 62 · 70 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Jay Delsing | 67 · 71 · 68 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Harrison Frazar | 65 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Steve Lowery | 69 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 63 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | John Senden | 63 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1968-07-21, Las Vegas, Nevada; USA; turned pro 1989; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 261 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet