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Sunday 19 March 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Pampling wins Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 2006 · Rod Pampling’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · MasterCard
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/10°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, 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
- Greg Owen ENG · 275Took a one-shot lead with an up-and-down at the 16th and was two clear facing a 40-inch par putt at the 17th, but three-putted, then missed a 12-foot par putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff Pampling gets help in victory (Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-03-20)
120 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rod Pampling
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 March 2006
It will always be looked at as the one that Greg kind of 3 putted, but I know I played great all week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 March 2006
Just when we were in signing the cards. I just said, "I don't know what to say but I'm sorry."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 March 2006
I had it in my pocket. It was there and I threw it away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 274 | |
| 2 | Greg Owen | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | |
| 3 | Darren Clarke | 73 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 276 | |
| 4 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 277 | |
| T5 | Ted Purdy | 69 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 278 | |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 278 | |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 279 | |
| T8 | Justin Rose | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | |
| T8 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 68 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 280 | |
| T10 | Fred Funk | 69 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 281 | |
| T10 | Joey Sindelar | 70 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 281 | |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | |
| T10 | Dean Wilson | 66 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 281 | |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-23, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 52 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet