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Sunday 2 March 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Lickliter wins Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2003 · Frank Lickliter II’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
11 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/8°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 58 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/7°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/7°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/7°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0.7 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 271Tied Lickliter at 19 under with an 8-foot birdie at the 15th, then three-putted the 16th and drove into the water at the 18th for a second bogey Lickliter survives charge from Campbell, shaky finish (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Frank Lickliter II
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Lickliter survives charge from Campbell, shaky finish (Associated Press, via ESPN)
2 March 2003
It gives me faith in myself, and even more faith in Randy now. Every time we talk I learn more about golf.
Lickliter survives charge from Campbell, shaky finish (Associated Press, via ESPN)
2 March 2003
When I was on the 17th tee, I saw a string of lightning go across the sky.
Lickliter survives charge from Campbell, shaky finish (Associated Press, via ESPN)
2 March 2003
I should have used a 3-wood, especially after he hit his shot into the water. It might have been a different ending. You never know.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lickliter II | 67 · 63 · 70 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 71 · 63 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Brenden Pappas | 71 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Aaron Barber | 71 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Bob Tway | 71 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | 72 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Dean Wilson | 68 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Andrew Magee | 68 · 74 · 64 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Arron Oberholser | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Mike Sposa | 73 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Carlos Franco | 72 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 70 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1969-07-28, Middletown, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1991; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 131 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet