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Sunday 26 January 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 2003 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 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
10 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/9°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/9°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/8°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 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
- John Huston USA · 264Bogeyed the 12th to stay three back, then hooked his tee shot into the lake at the drivable 17th and bogeyed; closed with 67 to finish three behind Golf Today: Singh claims title with closing 63 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Singh claims title with closing 63 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
26 January 2003
It was a dream start for me. You know, I birdied 1 and 2 and then birdied 4, 5, 6.
Golf Today: Singh claims title with closing 63 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
26 January 2003
I think that's when I felt safe. When I drove off 18 and knew Huston had made bogey on 17. I can handle a three-shot lead.
Golf Today: Singh claims title with closing 63 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
26 January 2003
But still, you can make up some ground out here the last few holes - or you could lose some ground. You've just got to stay patient and do your own thing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 66 · 65 · 63 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | John Huston | 64 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Robert Gamez | 70 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 65 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Tim Petrovic | 66 · 63 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Harrison Frazar | 62 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 65 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T7 | Joe Durant | 69 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T9 | Mike Weir | 70 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 2; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet