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Sunday 1 June 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 2003 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 36 km/h NNW, gusts 63 · 16.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/6°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 45 · 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
- Lee Janzen USA · 277played in the final group, fell six behind after 10 holes and closed with a 72; Perry's three closing bogeys made the margin two Golf Today: Perry claims back to back wins - Memorial Tournament 2003 (Wayback Machine copy)
104 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Kenny Perry interview, 2003-06-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 June 2003
I shot 40 in the back. I'm mentally and physically exhausted. The two weeks have been exhausting. I never experienced the press, and people pulling for me.
Lee Janzen interview, 2003-06-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 June 2003
knowing that he didn't finish certainly the way he wanted to or the way he played the first 11 holes, it never looked like he would make any mistakes or even crack.
Bowling Green Daily News: 10 questions with Kenny Perry (Micheal Compton, 2003-06-04)
4 June 2003
I thought after the ninth hole, after I shot 32 (Sunday) on the front nine and built the lead up to five strokes, I thought I should win this golf tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 65 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Lee Janzen | 67 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Mike Weir | 72 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 71 · 76 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Stewart Cink | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Chad Campbell | 67 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 67 · 74 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Mark Calcavecchia | 69 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| 10 | José María Olazábal | 73 · 69 · 66 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Memorial Tournament' (week 22/2003), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet