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Sunday 16 April 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Baddeley wins Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2006 · Aaron Baddeley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · Verizon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 270Fought back to lead by two on the back nine but played the last six holes 1 over, misreading the 17th and burning the edge with his birdie putt at 18; Baddeley holed a 7-footer to win by one ASAP Sports interview transcript: Jim Furyk, Verizon Heritage, 2006-04-16
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Baddeley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2006
My golf doesn't have anything to do with who I am, it's my relationship with God defines who I am.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2006
I was very surprised on the last hole to win. We couldn't believe it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2006
It doesn't go in when you play on the right edge.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Baddeley | 66 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 64 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Vaughn Taylor | 63 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Billy Mayfair | 65 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | 68 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Tim Clark | 72 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 71 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Brian Gay | 66 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | José Coceres | 69 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1981-03-17, Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 199 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet