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Sunday 3 August 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 31 July to Sunday 3 August 2003 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 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
14 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 41 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 4.1 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 269closed with a 66 but lipped out four or five putts; tied second, two behind Golf Today: Furyk holds off Woods charge to claim win (Buick Open 2003 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Geoff Ogilvy AUS · 269closing 65 after birdieing the first three holes playing with Woods, but bogeyed the 17th; said he lost the tournament on Thursday with a 2-under first round; tied second ASAP Sports transcript: Geoff Ogilvy, Buick Open, 2003-08-03
- Chris DiMarco USA · 269tied second, two behind, after a third-round 71 Golf Today: Buick Open final day results (Wayback Machine copy)
- Briny Baird USA · 269tied second, two behind, with a closing 66 Golf Today: Furyk holds off Woods charge to claim win (Buick Open 2003 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 August 2003
It was something I've always wanted to do. I've been fortunate enough in ten seasons I won before now, I won eight different tournaments all in a different year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 August 2003
I saw on SportsCenter last night that I made 45 of 46 putts for the week inside of ten feet. I'm going, I don't want to hear that stuff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 August 2003
In a tournament that you have to shoot 20-under, you shoot 2-under the first round, you're behind the 8-ball before you start.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Briny Baird | 70 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 67 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Paul Goydos | 68 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Neal Lancaster | 67 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Andrew Magee | 71 · 64 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Paul Gow | 66 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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