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Sunday 2 July 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Henry wins Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 29 June to Sunday 2 July 2006 · J.J. Henry’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,400,000 USD · Buick
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/21°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 38 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 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
- Hunter Mahan USA · 269shot a closing 65, his best round of the week, to tie for second at 11 under, three back; Henry never came back to the field Henry captures first PGA victory (The Honolulu Advertiser, AP)
- Ryan Moore USA · 269closed with a 67 to tie for second, three back; missed early birdie chances and found the water on 16, in his comeback from left-hand surgery in March ASAP Sports transcript: Ryan Moore, Buick Championship, 2006-07-02
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.J. Henry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 July 2006
You know, I'd like to think that growing up here, I kind of carried the Connecticut flag as far as golf goes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 July 2006
So to have him, see what he did last year and to win that tennis event and now this year, me to kind of win Buick Championship, and we're both from the same hometown, so it's pretty cool.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 July 2006
Obviously he didn't falter. Someone had to go get him. I did have the chance, just didn't capitalize really.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Henry | 68 · 68 · 63 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Hunter Mahan | 69 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Nathan Green | 71 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Shigeki Maruyama | 74 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Bubba Dickerson | 69 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Woody Austin | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Skip Kendall | 68 · 67 · 74 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Nick Watney | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | David McKenzie | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Notah Begay III | 68 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Joe Ogilvie | 72 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Steve Flesch | 69 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Peter Lonard | 65 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1975-04-02, Fairfield, Connecticut; USA; turned pro 1998; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 116 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet