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Sunday 8 May 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 May 2005 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 27 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Wachovia
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/12°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/9°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 53 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/7°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 276led from the first round and by six strokes entering the final round; closed with a 72, hitting his tee shot into the water on the par-3 17th, and bogeyed the first playoff hole Golf Today: Vijay Singh clinches title in playoff - Wachovia Championship 2005 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Jim Furyk USA · 276closed with a 66, birdied the 72nd hole to join the playoff, then drove into the water at the fourth extra hole Golf Today: Vijay Singh clinches title in playoff - Wachovia Championship 2005 (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Vijay Singh interview, 2005-05-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 May 2005
Whoever gets one up, that's it. That's how you've got to play the playoffs.
Jim Furyk interview (ASAP Sports; page dated May 9, 2005)
9 May 2005
sometimes just getting that close and coming up short is a little worse than finishing 5th.
Sergio Garcia interview, 2005-05-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 May 2005
To see that you hit it to ten feet every time and you can't make a putt and you can't make a putt
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Chris DiMarco | 74 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Carlos Franco | 72 · 74 · 70 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Vaughn Taylor | 74 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | 71 · 73 · 73 · 66 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Greg Owen | 74 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 9 | D.J. Trahan | 72 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 10 | Billy Mayfair | 76 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wachovia Championship' (week 19/2005), OWGR player profile).
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