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Sunday 10 September 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 September 2006 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 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
- Bart Bryant USA · 267Birdied the 17th from 15 feet to get within one, but drove into the rough at 18, his 4-iron approach came out soft, and his 60-foot birdie try to force a playoff veered left; closed with a 67 Jim Furyk gains 12th career victory (Golf Today, 2006; Wayback Machine copy)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2006
I'll be honest, I probably would not play the tournament if I hadn't won, but yeah, I think it's a point of honor.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2006
I stall on Sunday just as much as the next guy, … but I've been pissed off enough times on Sunday than I care to remember.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2006
I said, "These are the kind that Tiger chips in." He goes, "Yeah, he did it twice at the Bridgestone on Saturday," and sure enough, I just hit a terrible chip and it went right in the hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 63 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Bart Bryant | 69 · 67 · 64 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Sean O'Hair | 65 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Brett Quigley | 71 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 67 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Camilo Villegas | 69 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Steve Lowery | 70 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 65 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| 10 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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