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Sunday 20 April 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Love wins MCI Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2003 · Davis Love III’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · MCI
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/16°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/18°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/17°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 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
- Woody Austin USA · 271Got up and down at the 72nd for par to force a playoff after Love chipped in; drove into the hazard at the first extra hole, lipped out an eight-foot birdie putt at the second, and lost to Love's birdie at the fourth Golf Today: Love wins 5th Harbour Town title in playoff (final-round report, unattributed; Wayback Machine snapshot 20030506)
, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Love III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2003
I did tell my brother when I walked up to the chip, I said, "I'm going to chip this one in."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2003
But to win five times on a tour is pretty awesome but to win five times in the same place, pretty incredible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2003
Obviously, this was a hell of a chance. You can't say anymore than having a three-footer to win. I was given my chance and I just didn't take advantage of it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Woody Austin | 68 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | David Gossett | 71 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Chris Riley | 69 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Geoff Ogilvy | 68 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Hal Sutton | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Matt Gogel | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 69 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Rod Pampling | 67 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Glen Hnatiuk | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Peter Jacobsen | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 70 · 64 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-13, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1985; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet