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Sunday 14 May 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Wetterich wins EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2006 · Brett Wetterich’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · EDS
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/13°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/18°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 3.6 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
- Trevor Immelman RSA · 269led by a few shots at one point but lost two at the 10th, missed putts, then drove into the water at the 18th and got up and down to finish alone second, one behind Trevor Immelman interview, 2006-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
154 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brett Wetterich
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brett Wetterich interview, 2006-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2006
I'm a believer in signs. Like after putting out yesterday the bagpipes started going off and it gave me the chills.
Brett Wetterich interview, 2006-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2006
I don't think I'm a Mr. World Beater. I don't feel like I should have won three tournaments up to this point.
Trevor Immelman interview, 2006-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2006
At first glance you know he's going to hit the ball a mile. He's got shoulders the size of this room.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Wetterich | 66 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Omar Uresti | 67 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 65 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | Chad Campbell | 72 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Shigeki Maruyama | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | 69 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Brian Davis | 70 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Rod Pampling | 71 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Jason Bohn | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Dudley Hart | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Charley Hoffman | 70 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1973-08-09, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1994; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 208 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'EDS Byron Nelson Championship' (week 19/2006), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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