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Sunday 26 February 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Triplett wins Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2006 · Kirk Triplett’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
11 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/5°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/6°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/6°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 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
- Jerry Kelly USA · 267Dueled with Triplett and Waldorf down the stretch and closed with 65, one shot behind after Triplett chipped in from 51 feet at the 71st hole Triplett rallies to take Chrysler Classic title (Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-02-27)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kirk Triplett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Triplett rallies to take Chrysler Classic title (Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-02-27)
26 February 2006
It just came out of nowhere
Triplett rallies to take Chrysler Classic title (Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-02-27)
26 February 2006
The lie was excellent. It was just a perfect little sand wedge chip. I ran it onto the green and let it roll out.
Triplett rallies to take Chrysler Classic title (Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-02-27)
26 February 2006
That won the tournament for me, for sure
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Triplett | 68 · 71 · 64 · 63 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Heath Slocum | 67 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Bubba Watson | 67 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Duffy Waldorf | 66 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 269 | −19 |
| 6 | David Branshaw | 71 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T7 | Doug Barron | 66 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Jason Gore | 68 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Cameron Beckman | 72 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Bo Van Pelt | 71 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 66 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | 64 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1962-03-29, Moses Lake, Washington; USA; turned pro 1985; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 139 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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