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Sunday 22 October 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Durant wins Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2006 · Joe Durant’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,600,000 USD · Funai
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/23°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/21°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/22°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 23 · 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
- Troy Matteson USA · 267led by one after 54 holes, played in the final pairing with Durant and closed with a 70 to finish four back Joe Durant clinches title with closing 65 - FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney 2006 (Golf Today, round 4 report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Frank Lickliter II USA · 267shot the day's low round, a 62, to post the clubhouse lead before Durant pulled away; four back Joe Durant clinches title with closing 65 - FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney 2006 (Golf Today, round 4 report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joe Durant
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2006
But for me, that was like winning the U.S. Open, because I felt I had hit rock bottom and things were going to turn around.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2006
We have seen every square feet of Disney World, and I was told it's 30,000 acres, so we've covered it all pretty much.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2006
Joe pretty much played flawless golf in my book today, and my hat is off to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Durant | 69 · 65 · 64 · 65 | 263 | −25 |
| T2 | Troy Matteson | 67 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Frank Lickliter II | 68 · 70 · 67 · 62 | 267 | −21 |
| 4 | Justin Rose | 60 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Nick Watney | 69 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | 67 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Marco Dawson | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 65 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik | 68 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Heath Slocum | 68 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | 66 · 73 · 63 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-07, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1987; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet