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Sunday 9 October 2005PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-American Express Championship
Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco, California · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 October 2005 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 46 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · American Express
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/11°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/8°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 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
- John Daly USA · 270Led by two after Woods bogeyed 14, bogeyed the 17th in regulation, then missed a short par putt on the second playoff hole (16th). Golf Today: American Express Championship 2005 round 4 report (Reuters; Wayback Machine copy)
71 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-American Express Championship
Harding Park Golf Course (TPC Harding Park), Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 October 2005
It just felt so bad. That's not how you're supposed to win a golf tournament. We're battling, and J.D. played beautifully all week. It shouldn't end like that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 October 2005
In my left ear I'm half deaf, people whistling and screaming, and then my right ear I'm half deaf. It was electric, it was loud, people were really into it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 October 2005
This whole year, for me to be where I am on the Money List after this is remarkable, because I have had the worst putting year of my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | John Daly | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 64 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | David Toms | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | David Howell | 67 · 67 · 74 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| 10 | Stephen Ames | 72 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 46; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet