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Sunday 7 May 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 May 2006 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Wachovia
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/12°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 17.5 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
- Trevor Immelman RSA · 276three-putted the 72nd green from about 50 feet, then lost the playoff at the first extra hole (18) after driving into the right rough and chunking his third shot from a tight lie Trevor Immelman interview, 2006-05-07 (ASAP Sports)
155 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jim Furyk interview, 2006-05-07 (ASAP Sports)
7 May 2006
I've seen enough of 18 for another year, I promise you that. I had to see it three times on Sunday last year and twice this time. So I've had enough.
Jim Furyk interview, 2006-05-07 (ASAP Sports)
7 May 2006
Two feet, yeah. I've been accused of pumping a little early, but that one was going in the middle.
Trevor Immelman interview, 2006-05-07 (ASAP Sports)
7 May 2006
There's a lot more less fortunate people in this world than myself, and I would find it pretty stupid of me to maybe handle it any other way.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 71 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | 68 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Lucas Glover | 69 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Joey Sindelar | 71 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Vaughn Taylor | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Steve Lowery | 73 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Bo Van Pelt | 70 · 64 · 73 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 71 · 65 · 77 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wachovia Championship' (week 18/2006), OWGR player profile; ESPN.com 2006-05-08 states he was previously ranked seventh).
What’s in the bag
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