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Sunday 7 September 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Tway wins Bell Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 September 2003 · Bob Tway’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,200,000 USD · Bell
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/9°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/13°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 29 · 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
- Brad Faxon USA · 272missed a 4½-foot birdie putt to win on the second playoff hole (17th), then drove into the rough and the hazard on the third extra hole and missed a 17-foot bogey putt Golf Today: Bell Canadian Open 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bell Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Tway
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2003
When I was playing in the 80s, people kind of called it the fifth major. You've got names like Nicklaus and those guys on there, Trevino and those guys.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2003
At age 44, I don't know. I don't feel that old, but I know, like you say, it's been eight years and you don't get that many chances. So this is very, very special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2003
I mean, I've love to go do it again. I thought it was going to break a little left; it never did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Tway | 70 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| 3 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 68 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 66 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T4 | K.J. Choi | 71 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Fred Funk | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 75 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Matt Gogel | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| 10 | Mike Weir | 69 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1959-05-04, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 1981; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 69 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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