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Sunday 21 September 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Lewis wins 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania
Mystic Rock Course, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, Pennsylvania · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 2003 · J.L. Lewis’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · 84 Lumber · Remnants of Hurricane Isabel pushed Friday's second round to Saturday; the third and fourth rounds (36 holes) were played on Sunday, with lift, clean and place in effect
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 31 km/h ENE, gusts 86 · 20 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/15°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 95 · 30.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 1.4 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
- Stuart Appleby AUS · 268third-round 64 and closing 67; missed a birdie putt on the 18th that would have tied Lewis at 21 under before Lewis's closing birdie Golf Today: 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Frank Lickliter II USA · 26813 under for the 36-hole final day (65-66), shared the lead at 18 under after a front-nine 32, but finished in the clubhouse two behind Golf Today: 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Tim Petrovic USA · 268closed 65-67 on the 36-hole final day to tie for second, two behind Golf Today: 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 57 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (Mystic Rock Course), Mystic Rock Course, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.L. Lewis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 September 2003
You know it doesn't even matter because it's going to take 22-under to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 September 2003
In my case, I didn't get on TOUR until I was 35, so really, this is like the prime of my career.
Golf Today (AP report)
21 September 2003
Any time you put a ball in the PGA Tour player's hands and let them tee it up in the fairway, and the greens are softer, you are going to be seeing a lot of low scores and birdies,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.L. Lewis | 69 · 67 · 68 · 62 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | 69 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Frank Lickliter II | 70 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Tim Petrovic | 67 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Cameron Beckman | 67 · 66 · 64 · 74 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Rocco Mediate | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Jesper Parnevik | 68 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Craig Barlow | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Robert Damron | 67 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Chris DiMarco | 70 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Shigeki Maruyama | 68 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1960-07-18, Emporia, Kansas; USA; turned pro 1984; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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