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Sunday 19 October 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Maruyama wins Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 2003 · Shigeki Maruyama’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Chrysler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/4°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/7°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/7°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/6°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 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 · 271Started three behind and closed with a 69; his 5-foot birdie putt at the 9th lipped out and Maruyama's up-and-down birdie from the sand at the par-5 15th ended it AP: Maruyama cruises in Greensboro (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
, 89 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shigeki Maruyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2003
Four weeks ago I was thinking I should go back to Japan, and have an operation or I should keep staying here and playing on the Tour.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2003
When I won the Byron Nelson tournament last year, I was having great putting, but this year, this week, I had sensational putting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2003
I feel good. If you're finishing second, you're doing pretty good out here. Obviously you want to win. It's frustrating.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shigeki Maruyama | 65 · 64 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Matt Gogel | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 69 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 66 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jeff Brehaut | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Stephen Ames | 64 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Brenden Pappas | 71 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | John E. Morgan | 66 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan; JPN; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 70 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet