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Monday 1 September 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Scott wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC of Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Friday 29 August to Monday 1 September 2003 · Adam Scott’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday-to-Monday event; final round played Monday 1 September (Labor Day)
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/14°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/17°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 1.7 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
- Rocco Mediate USA · 268chipped in on the 7th to start four birdies in five holes and closed with 65, getting within three, but missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 14th as Scott saved par on the 13th Golf Today: Deutsche Bank Championship 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC of Boston, TPC of Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2003
And when I didn't win, I said, "All right, I'm never letting that happen again." It's worked so far.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2003
My putting was unbelievable on the back nine, some of the putts I made. Surprised myself.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2003
Like I've been saying, it's kind of a neat quote, my World Ranking has dropped, but my ranking with my children and my wife, I'm No. 1.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 69 · 62 · 67 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Rocco Mediate | 67 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 63 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Tim Herron | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Geoff Ogilvy | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 66 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Jonathan Kaye | 71 · 67 · 63 · 74 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Darren Clarke | 67 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet