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Sunday 22 January 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Campbell wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Classic Club, Coachella Valley, California (final round; event played over four courses) · Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 January 2006 · Chad Campbell’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Chrysler · 90-hole pro-am event over five days (Wednesday-Sunday)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 25° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1-2°/-8°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 56 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R2-1°/-12°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R31°/-3°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R4-2°/-10°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R52°/-9°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 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
- Scott Verplank USA · 338Played in the final group one behind, twice drew level on the front nine, but mixed three birdies with four bogeys for a 73 and finished three back Chad Campbell claims three shot win (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 338Was near the cut line late in the third round, then closed 62-67 (the 62 a Classic Club course record) to tie for second, three back Jesper Parnevik surprise at late surge (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Classic Club, The Classic Club, Coachella Valley, California (final round; event played over four courses)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chad Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 January 2006
The 6-iron I hit out of the bunker was what saved the whole day.
Chad Campbell claims three shot win (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
22 January 2006
I want to win so bad, sometimes you just get uptight. I'm going to have to find a comfort zone.
Jesper Parnevik surprise at late surge (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
22 January 2006
I think it's the only sport where you can work 10 times harder than you ever have and you get 10 times worse than you ever did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell | 63 · 66 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 335 | −25 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | 69 · 69 · 71 · 62 · 67 | 338 | −22 |
| T2 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 68 · 65 · 64 · 73 | 338 | −22 |
| 4 | John Huston | 65 · 71 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 339 | −21 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | 67 · 69 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 341 | −19 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 341 | −19 |
| T5 | John Senden | 70 · 63 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 341 | −19 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 67 · 71 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 343 | −17 |
| T8 | Olin Browne | 65 · 69 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 343 | −17 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 75 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 344 | −16 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 70 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 344 | −16 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 68 · 70 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 344 | −16 |
| T10 | Ryan Palmer | 70 · 69 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 344 | −16 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | 71 · 68 · 68 · 64 · 73 | 344 | −16 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 70 · 70 · 64 · 66 · 74 | 344 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1974-05-31, Andrews, Texas; USA; turned pro 1996; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet