World Golf Timeline, Year 2005

World Golf Timeline, Year 2005


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Event of the Year:

Aug. 15 2005  NEW JERSEY.  Mickelson grabs second major title

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SUMMARY:

Mar. 6 FLORIDA. Woods returns as world number one
Mar. 28 FLORIDA. 48-year-old Funk claims victory in Players
Apr. 7 US GEORGIA. DiMarco leads delayed Masters
Apr. 10 US GEORGIA. Woods wins Masters in playoff
May. 2 CHINA. Flawless Els closes gap on Singh
May. 8 ITALY. Webster ends 10-year wait for win
Jun. 16 USA. American qualifiers upstages big 5 at Open
Jun. 18 USA. Goosen took control of U.S. Open
Jun. 19 USA. Campbell clinches US Open glory
Jul. 14 SCOTLAND. Tiger takes lead at British Open
Jul. 15 SCOTLAND. Woods 4 clear as Jack bows out
Jul. 17 SCOTLAND. Woods claims St Andrews Open glory
Aug. 15 NEW JERSEY. Mickelson grabs second major title
Sep. 4 SWITZERLAND. Garcia hangs on to win Euro Masters
Sep. 18 ENGLAND. Campbell pockets £1m after victory
Sep. 26 USA. DiMarco delivers win for the U.S.
Oct. 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Wie disqualified on her pro debut
Oct. 30 SPAIN. Monty lands 8th European crown
Nov. 13 CHINA. Howell holds off Woods for victory
Nov. 23 HAWAII. Ailing Woods wins PGA Grand Slam
Dec. 18 SOUTH AFRICA. Goosen edges out Els for the title 


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DETAILS:
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Mar. 6
FLORIDA. Woods returns as world number one
Tiger Woods is beating Phil Mickelson by one shot to win the Ford Championship title:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4324385.stm

Mar. 28
FLORIDA. 48-year-old Funk claims victory in Players
Fred Funk overcame difficult, windy conditions to become the oldest winner of the prestigious championship

Apr. 7
US GEORGIA. DiMarco leads delayed Masters
American Ryder Cup player reeled off 3 consecutive birdies to move one shot clear in the 1st round

Apr. 10
US GEORGIA. Woods wins Masters in playoff
Tiger Woods clinched the 9th major title of his career by edging out DiMarco in a sudden-death for the 69th Masters:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/10/masters.result.reut

May. 2
CHINA. Flawless Els closes gap on Singh
World number 3 is cruising to a 13-shot victory at the thunderstorm-hit Asian Open in Shanghai

May. 8
    ITALY.  Webster ends 10-year wait for win
Briton won the Italian Open by three strokes

Jun. 16
USA. American qualifiers upstages big 5 at Open
Browne and Mediate stole the limelight from biggest names by sharing a one-shot lead in the U.S. Open 1st round

Jun. 18
USA. Goosen took control of U.S. Open
Retief Goosen sat on a 3-shot lead going into final round at Pinehurst's No. 2 course

Jun. 19
    USA.  Campbell clinches US Open glory
Michael Campbell held off a late charge by Tiger Woods to win at Pinehurst:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4109650.stm

Jul. 14
SCOTLAND. Tiger takes lead at British Open
Woods surged to the top with 7 birdies in a stretch of 9 holes on the Old Course en route to 6-under 66

Jul. 15
SCOTLAND. Woods 4 clear as Jack bows out
Jack Nicklaus, who holds a record 18 titles, made an emotional exit from the British Open after an illustrious career

Jul. 17
    SCOTLAND.  Woods claims St Andrews Open glory
Tiger Woods is pulling away on the back 9 to claim his tenth major title:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/17/open.woods

Aug. 15
NEW JERSEY. Mickelson grabs second major title
Phil Mickelson clinched the weather-delayed U.S. PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club with a one-shot victory:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/08/15/golf.mickelson

Sep. 4
SWITZERLAND. Garcia hangs on to win Euro Masters
Sergio Garcia of Spain is closing with a 3-under-par 68 to hold off Sweden's Peter Gustaffson by a stroke

Sep. 18
ENGLAND. Campbell pockets £1m after victory
The New Zealande is beating Paul McGinley 2 & 1 in the World Match Play Championship final

Sep. 26
    USA.  DiMarco delivers win for the U.S.
Chris DiMarco drained a 15-foot birdie putt for a Presidents Cup victory

Oct. 17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Wie disqualified on her pro debut
16-year-old was disqualified from the Women's World Championship after finishing fourth on her professional debut

Oct. 30
    SPAIN.  Monty lands 8th European crown
Campbell finished outside the top 5 at the Volvo Masters

Nov. 13
    CHINA.  Howell holds off Woods for victory
David Howell wins the inaugural Champions Tournament by 3 strokes

Nov. 23
HAWAII. Ailing Woods wins PGA Grand Slam
Tiger Woods won the exclusive 36-hole Slam of Golf for the record 6th time, closing with an 8-under 64

Dec. 7
    NEW YORK.  Woods is voted player of the year

Dec. 18
SOUTH AFRICA. Goosen edges out Els for the title
Retief Goosen birdied the final 2 holes to win the South African Open by one stroke from his compatriot Ernie Els

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Mikhail Sidorin
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