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Sunday 23 February 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Weir wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2003 · Mike Weir’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Nissan
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/9°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/9°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/10°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 19 · 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
- Charles Howell III USA · 275Led by three at the turn but bogeyed 10 and 12 and three-putted 14, closed with a 73 to tie at 275, then lost on the second playoff hole (the 10th) when his 6-foot birdie putt stayed left Golf Today: Weir beats Howell in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Weir
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Weir beats Howell in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
23 February 2003
It's a dream start to the year. Hopefully, I can keep it going.
Golf Today: Weir beats Howell in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
23 February 2003
Charles hit a hell of a shot. It was just my day.
Golf Today: Weir beats Howell in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
23 February 2003
Never at any point today did I think I wasn't going to win the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | 72 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 65 · 68 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Fred Funk | 65 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 72 · 68 · 73 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| 7 | Fred Couples | 74 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Chad Campbell | 73 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Len Mattiace | 69 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Shaun Micheel | 74 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Darren Clarke | 71 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Dan Forsman | 76 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Marco Dawson | 72 · 73 · 66 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 69 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Rich Beem | 73 · 65 · 69 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet