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Sunday 12 October 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Appleby wins Las Vegas Invitational
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 October 2003 · Stuart Appleby’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · 90-hole event (five rounds) over three courses: TPC at Summerlin, TPC at the Canyons and Southern Highlands; final round at TPC at Summerlin
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/16°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 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
- Scott McCarron USA · 328closed with 66 to tie at 31-under 328; missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the final regulation hole, then his birdie putt on the first playoff hole broke left and slid by after Appleby holed from 15 feet Golf Today: Las Vegas Invitational 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Las Vegas Invitational
TPC at Summerlin, TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stuart Appleby
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun
13 October 2003
What I said to myself was, if I'm going to sit in the media room and have a speech (after winning), I'm going to have to finish 7-under in the last 12 holes.
Las Vegas Sun
13 October 2003
I hope we can continue this event … It is a great event and I am sure someone will step up. We will find a sponsor for this tournament.
Golf Today (AP report)
12 October 2003
Stuart's ball stays up on 17 twice. It was just his turn to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Appleby | 62 · 68 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 328 | −31 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron | 69 · 62 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 328 | −31 |
| 3 | Steve Lowery | 65 · 64 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 331 | −28 |
| 4 | Scott Verplank | 64 · 62 · 66 · 73 · 67 | 332 | −27 |
| 5 | David Frost | 67 · 65 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 333 | −26 |
| T6 | Steve Flesch | 62 · 64 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 334 | −25 |
| T6 | Woody Austin | 65 · 65 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 334 | −25 |
| 8 | Billy Andrade | 66 · 71 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 335 | −24 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 65 · 67 · 65 · 73 · 66 | 336 | −23 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 64 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 336 | −23 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 66 · 64 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 336 | −23 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 66 · 66 · 65 · 66 · 73 | 336 | −23 |
The golfer
born 1971-05-01, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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