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Monday 15 September 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 11 to Monday 15 September 2003 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · John Deere · Weather: Saturday's third round washed out; third round completed Sunday and the final round, halted by darkness after five holes, finished Monday 15 September
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 42 · 20.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/19°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 34 · 30.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/13°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 16.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/10°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 32 · 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
- J.L. Lewis USA · 272tied with Singh at 12 under at the Monday restart, bogeyed the 9th as Singh pulled away and closed with 71 after putting poorly over the weekend Golf Today: John Deere Classic 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Chris Riley USA · 272one back entering the final round, closed with 71 Golf Today: John Deere Classic 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Jonathan Byrd USA · 272closed with 68 to share second, four behind Golf Today: John Deere Classic 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 65 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2003
I worked so hard, and I just feel like I wanted one more victory before the end of the year, and it came now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2003
If I can maintain the money ranking, that's my goal is to really be able to win the money list just once before I finish. This will probably be the best opportunity that I get.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2003
I'm surprised that I got second because I didn't make a putt on the weekend
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 66 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | J.L. Lewis | 65 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Chris Riley | 66 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Jonathan Byrd | 65 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Paul Stankowski | 70 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Kevin Sutherland | 69 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Notah Begay III | 67 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Glen Day | 72 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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