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Sunday 26 February 2006PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Ogilvy wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California · Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 February 2006 · Geoff Ogilvy’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Accenture · 36-hole final on Sunday February 26; Ogilvy won 3 and 2
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/6°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/7°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/8°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/8°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R520°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 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
- Davis Love III USALost the 36-hole final 3 and 2: missed a four-footer at the 14th in the morning that would have put him 2 up, let Ogilvy halve the 27th after cutting the gap to one, then lost the next two holes to a conceded eagle and a birdie Geoff Ogilvy beats Davis Love 3 & 2 (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Geoff Ogilvy
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2006
I've always hoped to contend in major championships and win major championships.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2006
Something was on my side this week, keeping their putts out of the hole and making mine go in the hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2006
We suggested that we go around them (laughter), but that didn't go over real well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Ogilvy | ||
| 2 | Davis Love III | ||
| 3 | Zach Johnson | ||
| 4 | Tom Lehman | ||
| T5 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | ||
| T5 | David Howell | ||
| T5 | Chad Campbell | ||
| T9 | Vijay Singh | ||
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | ||
| T9 | Shingo Katayama | ||
| T9 | Luke Donald | ||
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | ||
| T9 | David Toms | ||
| T9 | Tiger Woods | ||
| T9 | Mike Weir |
The golfer
born 1977-06-11, Adelaide, South Australia; AUS; turned pro 1998; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet