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Sunday 12 February 2006European TourYear in Review
Stadler wins Johnnie Walker Classic
The Vines Resort and Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 February 2006 · Kevin Stadler’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,250,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 26 km/h ESE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/21°C · wind 20 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/23°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 40 · 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
- Nick O'Hern AUS · 270Birdied the last two holes for a 68 and narrowly missed an eagle putt at the 18th to briefly tie, but Stadler hit a 3-iron to a foot at the last for an eagle. Kevin Stadler wins with 72nd hole eagle - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
The Vines Resort and Country Club, The Vines Resort and Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Stadler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2006
I hit 3 iron from 220 yards, so about 200 meters into the wind a little bit. Couldn't have been a better number for me, perfect number, perfect pin.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2006
I had a bend in my lob wedge that I had no idea where it came from.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2006
Oh, yeah, I don't know the first thing about the golf swing. So definitely not a mechanical player.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2006
Yeah, I got off to a good start, 3 under through five, I played beautifully and then ran into a brick wall as far as the scoring went.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Stadler | 64 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Richard Green | 66 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | K.J. Choi | 65 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 64 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | David Diaz | 69 · 72 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Fred Couples | 71 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Gavin Flint | 72 · 64 · 66 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1980-02-05, Reno, Nevada, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 257 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet