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Sunday 23 November 2003Team cupsYear in Review
Presidents Cup tied, Cup shared
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club, Links Course, George, Western Cape, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November 2003 · Originally scheduled for autumn 2002; moved after the 2001 Ryder Cup was postponed to 2002 following the September 11 attacks (Wikipedia). Sudden-death playoff (Woods v Els) stopped after three holes in fading light; Cup shared by agreement of the captains and players
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Presidents Cup
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club (Links Course), Fancourt Hotel and Country Club, Links Course, George, Western Cape, South Africa
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States and International
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
we both felt like both teams have played too well to lose this match. We really had two winners out here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
we played for four days in wind and heat, and to end up with the exact same score is a miracle.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
Man -- that was actually one of the most nerve-wracking moments I've ever had in golf.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet