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Sunday 29 October 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October 2006 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · Chrysler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 35 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 40 km/h WNW, gusts 58 · 23.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 30 km/h NNE, gusts 43 · 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
- Paul Goydos USA · 275closed with a 70 to tie for second, four shots back; no one got within two shots of Choi on the final day Choi's 4-under final round wins Chrysler Championship (AP, ESPN.com, Oct. 29, 2006)
- Brett Wetterich USA · 275tied for second, four shots back, after a closing 66 Choi's 4-under final round wins Chrysler Championship (AP, ESPN.com, Oct. 29, 2006)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
29 October 2006
I'm very impressed today
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
29 October 2006
Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to catch K.J. … The rest of it is pretty sweet.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
29 October 2006
I shot a billion at Disney last week
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Paul Goydos | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Brett Wetterich | 72 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Joe Durant | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Jonathan Byrd | 68 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 69 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Rod Pampling | 69 · 74 · 69 · 65 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Jesper Parnevik | 72 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Troy Matteson | 70 · 72 · 64 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Brian Gay | 64 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 55 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet