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Sunday 27 July 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Jacobsen wins Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July 2003 · Peter Jacobsen’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 53 · 1.2 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
- Chris Riley USA · 268hit two tee shots out of bounds (1st and 13th holes), then chipped in for eagle at the 15th and birdied the 18th to shoot 68 and finish alone in second, two behind Golf Today: Jacobsen leads from the 1st round to win (Greater Hartford Open 2003 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Jacobsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2003
I just won 720,000 dollars. I think in '84, I won 72,000 dollars. Of course you can by a Buick back then for 47 dollars, too
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2003
Craig Stadler called me last night and he left a message on my phone. He said, look, if you win, we will be paired together in January at the Mercedes Championship
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2003
When you hit a ball out of bounds, you feel like you are this big out there. For some reason that second shot is the easiest shot in golf; you always strike it right down the middle.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Jacobsen | 63 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Chris Riley | 72 · 65 · 63 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 3 | Todd Fischer | 66 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Steve Pate | 67 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Kenny Perry | 66 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Craig Barlow | 65 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Briny Baird | 72 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Joe Durant | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Robert Damron | 69 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| 10 | Shaun Micheel | 71 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1954-03-04, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1976; age 49 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 230 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet