Golf Network News
Sunday 5 March 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Ford Championship at Doral
Doral, Miami, Florida · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2006 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 48 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Ford
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/19°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, 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
- David Toms USA · 269Pulled within one of Woods in the final round with a 67, but at the 18th drove into the rough, played out right with a 4-iron and three-putted, his first putt running eight feet by ASAP Sports interview transcript: David Toms, Ford Championship at Doral, 2006-03-05
- Camilo Villegas COL · 269Holed a 7-iron for eagle at the 1st to get within one and closed 67 to tie Toms for second, one behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Camilo Villegas, Ford Championship at Doral, 2006-03-05
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Ford Championship at Doral
Doral (Blue Monster course), Doral, Miami, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2006
I look at it this way, I put myself there. So if I put myself there enough times, those things are going to happen
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2006
Now I know exactly what to do and I can rectify it on the very next shot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2006
I know I cost myself a lot of money on the last hole, but really; it's about that, but in the end, it's really not.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 64 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | David Toms | 66 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Camilo Villegas | 65 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Freddie Jacobson | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Tag Ridings | 68 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 72 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Carlos Franco | 69 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Rich Beem | 65 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 48; majors to date: 10; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet