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Sunday 28 January 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California (South and North courses) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 January 2007 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 55 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/9°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/8°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/9°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 21 · 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
- Charles Howell III USA · 275Played with Woods in the final pairing and closed with a 68; Woods's birdie at the 17th put him two ahead and Howell's long eagle putt on the 18th missed ASAP Sports interview transcript: Charles Howell III, Buick Invitational, 2007-01-28
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California (South and North courses)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 January 2007
To be in company like that with Mr. Nelson and Mr. Hogan up there as well, it's pretty special to be in that kind of company.
ASAP Sports interview transcript: Charles Howell III, Buick Invitational, 2007-01-28
28 January 2007
He's getting old but he can still fly that 3-wood 280.
ASAP Sports interview transcript: Charles Howell III, Buick Invitational, 2007-01-28
28 January 2007
I gave the guy a baby gift, I was hoping he would pay it back somehow.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 64 · 73 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Brandt Snedeker | 61 · 70 · 74 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 67 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 66 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Andrew Buckle | 66 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Bart Bryant | 66 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Jeff Quinney | 64 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Nick Watney | 69 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Rich Beem | 67 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Charlie Wi | 63 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 55; majors to date: 12; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet