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Sunday 2 April 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 2006 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 28 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · BellSouth
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/8°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/12°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 43 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 0.1 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
- José María Olazábal ESP · 273Tied for second with Zach Johnson at 15 under, 13 shots behind Mickelson ASAP Sports interview transcript: Zach Johnson, BellSouth Classic, 2006-04-02
- Zach Johnson USA · 273Played in Mickelson's group; got off to a poor start, then after the final-round rain delay birdied the last four holes to tie for second, 13 behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Phil Mickelson, BellSouth Classic, 2006-04-02
, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2006
This kind of makes up for it, don't you think?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2006
one draws it and takes the left side out of play and one fades it and takes the right side out of play. It's great because I only have to play with half the trouble.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2006
It was a display of just, whether you have a lead or don't have a lead, it was a display of perfect golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 63 · 65 · 67 · 65 | 260 | −28 |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | 71 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | J.J. Henry | 69 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Jonathan Byrd | 69 · 68 · 66 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Shane Bertsch | 68 · 69 · 74 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Richard S. Johnson | 73 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Doug Barron | 74 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Charley Hoffman | 71 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 68 · 70 · 74 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Ryuji Imada | 71 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Briny Baird | 72 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 28; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet