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Tuesday 27 June 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Curtis wins Booz Allen Classic
TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland · Thursday 22 to Tuesday 27 June 2006 · Ben Curtis’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Booz Allen Hamilton · rain: play ran six days and the final round was completed on Tuesday, June 27 (first Tuesday finish on the PGA Tour since the 1980 Tucson Open, per AP); no spectators were admitted on Tuesday
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 9.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 30 · 30.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 30.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R527°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 28.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R626°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 44.9 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
- Billy Andrade USA · 269closed with a 64 but finished five strokes behind, tied second Curtis wins Booz Allen Classic by five strokes (AP, ESPN.com, 2006-06-27)
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 269closed with a 66, five strokes behind; Curtis led by eight when the rain-delayed final round resumed Padraig Harrington interview, 2006-06-26 (ASAP Sports)
- Nick O'Hern AUS · 269closed with a 67, five strokes behind, tied second Curtis wins Booz Allen Classic by five strokes (AP, ESPN.com, 2006-06-27)
- Steve Stricker USA · 269played in the final group and closed with a 68, five strokes behind, tied second Curtis wins Booz Allen Classic by five strokes (AP, ESPN.com, 2006-06-27)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Booz Allen Classic
TPC at Avenel, TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Curtis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ben Curtis interview, 2006-06-27 (ASAP Sports)
27 June 2006
I feel about as good as I did when I won the Open. Everything I've been through and all the hard work and everything. There, it was kind of unexpected. And here, I expected to win.
Ben Curtis interview, 2006-06-27 (ASAP Sports)
27 June 2006
Probably right now I would just be rolling out of bed and heading to the course and playing a practice round. It's kind of crazy that I'm 300 miles away from the next tournament and it's Tuesday.
Padraig Harrington interview, 2006-06-26 (ASAP Sports)
26 June 2006
Even with a few mistakes it's unlikely that he was ever going to come back. Eight shots is a lot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Curtis | 62 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 264 | −20 |
| T2 | Billy Andrade | 69 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Nick O'Hern | 74 · 64 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Ben Crane | 68 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Jeff Gove | 63 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Brett Quigley | 69 · 63 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Daniel Chopra | 69 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-05-26, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 205 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Booz Allen Classic' (week 25/2006), OWGR player profile).
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