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Sunday 11 June 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Barclays Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 June 2006 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 29 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,750,000 USD · Barclays
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 29 km/h WNW, gusts 63 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 50 · 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 276led after 12 holes but cost himself a couple of shots off the 16th tee; a birdie-eagle finish left him two strokes behind in second Adam Scott interview, 2006-06-11 (ASAP Sports)
154 started, 84 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barclays Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Vijay Singh interview, 2006-06-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 June 2006
I was never worried about winning, I was always worried about how I was playing. I wasn't playing to my ability and wasn't playing the way I wanted to play.
Vijay Singh interview, 2006-06-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 June 2006
It makes people think that once they see my name up there, yeah, I'm back, so look out
Adam Scott interview, 2006-06-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 June 2006
It's better to be lucky than good, right? I don't know, it was just one of those things; they all kept going in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 64 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | 65 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Brett Quigley | 71 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Billy Andrade | 66 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 70 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Luke Donald | 72 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Jason Bohn | 76 · 64 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Mathew Goggin | 73 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 3; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Barclays Classic' (week 23/2006), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet