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Sunday 21 May 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Herron wins Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2006 · Tim Herron’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Bank of America
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/21°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/20°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 40 · 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
- Richard S. Johnson SWE · 268three-putted the 16th to fall three behind, birdied the last two holes of regulation to tie at 268, then lost to Herron's birdie at the second extra hole (No. 17) Tim Herron beats Richard Johnson in playoff (Golf Today round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy; live page 404)
113 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Herron
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (round 4 report, uncredited; Wayback Machine copy)
21 May 2006
It's been a long time. I didn't know if it would ever come.
Golf Today (round 4 report, uncredited; Wayback Machine copy)
21 May 2006
I guess I made it more fun for the viewers, and kept them tuned in
Golf Today (round 4 report, uncredited; Wayback Machine copy)
21 May 2006
When I three-putted 16, I thought it was pretty much over
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Herron | 67 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Richard S. Johnson | 68 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 3 | Rod Pampling | 67 · 63 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Stephen Ames | 65 · 66 · 77 · 63 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Ben Crane | 71 · 65 · 71 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Arron Oberholser | 65 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 64 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Nathan Green | 67 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Peter Lonard | 66 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-02-06, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 60 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Bank of America Colonial' (week 20/2006), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet