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Sunday 12 March 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Donald wins the Honda Classic
The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March 2006 · Luke Donald’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Honda
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 20 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 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
- Geoff Ogilvy AUS · 278Birdied 13, 14 and 16 but bogeyed 15 from a divot and could not birdie 17; Donald birdied the last to win by two ASAP Sports interview transcript: Geoff Ogilvy, The Honda Classic, 2006-03-12
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
The Country Club at Mirasol (Sunrise Course), The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 March 2006
I think I officially 1 putted the last six greens.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 March 2006
I was just hoping mud didn't affect the ball at all. Luckily, it flew perfectly.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 March 2006
The par 5s this week, I had three eagles and a double eagle which is kind of ridiculous in one week
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 72 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 67 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | David Toms | 67 · 67 · 76 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Billy Mayfair | 68 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 74 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Dudley Hart | 69 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 69 · 75 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Frank Lickliter II | 71 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Jeff Gove | 68 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | D.A. Points | 73 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Mathew Goggin | 71 · 75 · 65 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet