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Sunday 27 August 2006PGA TourYear in Review
MacKenzie wins Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 2006 · Will MacKenzie’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
13 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/11°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/12°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 7 km/h E, gusts 26 · 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
- Bob Estes USA · 269Started the day tied with MacKenzie at 19 under but double-bogeyed the 1st; birdied 14 and 15 to get within one, then missed birdie putts from 20 feet at 17 (to lead) and about 16 feet at 18; closed with a 72, one back MacKenzie gets first PGA win at Reno (Associated Press, via SportingNews.com, 2006-08-27; Wayback Machine copy)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Will MacKenzie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
SportingNews.com (Associated Press)
27 August 2006
I wasn't worried. I was just thinking of all these different scenarios, … I knew it was going to come down to the wire. I haven't become Tiger Woods yet where I can just blow them away.
SportingNews.com (Associated Press)
27 August 2006
I was gambling and losing and had a few drinks, … This year, I came here to win.
SportingNews.com (Associated Press)
27 August 2006
I figured if I was there at the end, I'd win the golf tournament. But my game wasn't really just sharp enough
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will MacKenzie | 63 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Bob Estes | 64 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Joe Ogilvie | 71 · 68 · 69 · 62 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Daniel Chopra | 71 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | José Coceres | 72 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Nick Watney | 66 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jeff Brehaut | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | John Cook | 66 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Shigeki Maruyama | 70 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1974-09-28, Greenville, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 482 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet