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Sunday 1 October 2006PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-American Express Championship
The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, England · Thursday 28 September to Sunday 1 October 2006 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 54 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · American Express
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/16°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 10.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/12°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 45 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/14°C · wind 31 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 4.9 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 269Second after 54 holes, six behind; played the final round alongside Woods and closed with a 69 to tie for second, eight strokes back ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Scott, WGC American Express Championship, 2006-10-01
- Ian Poulter ENG · 269Closed with a 66 in a stop-start, rain-hit final round, passing Jim Furyk on the back nine to tie for second, eight strokes back ASAP Sports transcript: Ian Poulter, WGC American Express Championship, 2006-10-01
62 started, 60 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-American Express Championship
The Grove, The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2006
If you take into account what happened off the golf course, it's my worst year. … In the grand scheme of things, golf, it doesn't even compare to losing a parent.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2006
I think it's interesting how I was getting ripped for making my swing changes, now here we are. That's why I made those changes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2006
Yeah, we're all up against it. I've got to start playing in the events he doesn't play in, that's for sure.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 63 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | 64 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 67 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 5 | Ernie Els | 65 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Stuart Appleby | 71 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | 68 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Brett Wetterich | 70 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | 71 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Brett Quigley | 70 · 64 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 54; majors to date: 12; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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