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Sunday 25 May 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2003 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Bank of America
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 33 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 41 · 42.5 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
- Justin Leonard USA · 267tied the course record with a closing 61 but bogeyed the 18th, missing a 60, and still finished six behind Golf Today: Perry coasts to six shot victory - Bank of America Colonial 2003 (Wayback Machine copy)
113 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Kenny Perry interview, 2003-05-25 (ASAP Sports)
25 May 2003
this one is special. To win on a tough golf course with a lot of history, Mr. Hogan's place, I've been able to win on some tough courses and it's pretty neat for me to finally get five.
Kenny Perry interview, 2003-05-25 (ASAP Sports)
25 May 2003
Normally I'm pretty stressed out and under a lot of pressure, but for some reason I was able to defeat those demons and feel relaxed and go out there and play some great golf.
Justin Leonard interview, 2003-05-25 (ASAP Sports)
25 May 2003
And unfortunately I got down there, I kind of got stuck between clubs. I think I had 143, between an 8-iron and the 9-iron.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 64 · 61 · 68 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 72 · 66 · 61 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Brandt Jobe | 67 · 70 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Pat Bates | 69 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Hal Sutton | 71 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 64 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Fred Funk | 70 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Esteban Toledo | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Dan Forsman | 66 · 66 · 73 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Harrison Frazar | 69 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Bank of America Colonial' (week 21/2003), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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