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Sunday 4 June 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins the Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 2006 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,750,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 49 · 53.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 41 · 1.5 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
- Brett Wetterich USA · 278closed with a 67 to tie for second, two strokes back, after a bogey at the 13th; he chipped in at the 16th Brett Wetterich interview, 2006-06-04 (ASAP Sports)
- Zach Johnson USA · 278closed with a 70 playing alongside Phil Mickelson; missed an eagle putt of seven or eight feet at the 15th and finished two strokes back Zach Johnson interview, 2006-06-04 (ASAP Sports)
106 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Carl Pettersson interview, 2006-06-04 (ASAP Sports)
4 June 2006
I guess I'm not your typical Swede, you know. I'm about 30 pounds overweight, and I don't wear crazy clothes.
Carl Pettersson interview, 2006-06-04 (ASAP Sports)
4 June 2006
And this is a dream come true to even play in this tournament, it's a dream for me. And to win it's just phenomenal.
Zach Johnson interview, 2006-06-04 (ASAP Sports)
4 June 2006
I figured if I paid attention to the process of each shot, rather than the scoreboard, good things would happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 69 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Brett Wetterich | 69 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Brandt Jobe | 70 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | 71 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Vaughn Taylor | 70 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Trevor Immelman | 72 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Woody Austin | 71 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Paul Azinger | 73 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Memorial Tournament' (week 22/2006), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet