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Sunday 29 June 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Toms wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 2003 · David Toms’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · FedEx
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 9.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 19 · 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
- Nick Price ZIM · 267tied his career-low round with a closing 62 but finished three behind; Toms pulled four clear with an eagle at the par-5 16th Golf Today: Toms clinches title with closing 64 - FedEx St Jude Classic 2003 (Wayback Machine copy)
153 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Toms
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
David Toms interview, 2003-06-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 June 2003
It was pretty special for me to win here. You know, I just have so many people that I'm friends with here, my golf teacher is here, and the place is pretty dear to me.
David Toms interview, 2003-06-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 June 2003
To be honest with you, on the tee shot I was trying not to do what I did in Charlotte. I made an 8. If I made an 8 on the last hole today, I was going to lose.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 68 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Nick Price | 73 · 67 · 65 · 62 | 267 | |
| T3 | Bob Estes | 67 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 268 | |
| T3 | Freddie Jacobson | 66 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 268 | |
| T3 | Richard S. Johnson | 64 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 268 | |
| T6 | Ben Crane | 70 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 269 | |
| T6 | Lee Janzen | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | |
| 8 | David Peoples | 65 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 270 | |
| T9 | Fred Funk | 71 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 271 | |
| T9 | Hank Kuehne | 68 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 271 | |
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | 68 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 271 | |
| T9 | Jay Haas | 64 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 271 | |
| T9 | Kirk Triplett | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-04, Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1989; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St.Jude Classic' (week 26/2003), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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