Golf Network News
Sunday 24 September 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Axley wins Valero Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 2006 · Eric Axley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Valero
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Anthony Kim USA · 268Playing his first PGA Tour event on a sponsor's exemption, closed with a 65 to tie for second, three strokes back Axley wins Texas Open by three (Associated Press, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-09-25)
- Dean Wilson USA · 268Closed with a 69 to tie for second, three strokes back Axley wins Texas Open by three (Associated Press, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-09-25)
- Justin Rose ENG · 268First-round co-leader; closed with a 68 to tie for second, three strokes back Axley wins Texas Open by three (Associated Press, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2006-09-25)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club (Resort Course), LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eric Axley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
tried to catch myself and I superextended all the muscles in my wrist. I couldn't even hold a pencil for like eight months.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
We were singing. We were singing and just talking about songs.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
I feel like I'm going to go for everything at anytime. I think that's where I'm a little bit different and it hurts me and helps me at the same time
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Axley | 68 · 63 · 63 · 71 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Anthony Kim | 69 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 64 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Dean Wilson | 66 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Chris Riley | 70 · 64 · 64 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Frank Lickliter II | 67 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| 7 | David McKenzie | 65 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Paul Goydos | 69 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | José Coceres | 68 · 73 · 68 · 63 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Harrison Frazar | 69 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1974-04-22, Athens, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 1997; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 496 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet