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Sunday 24 August 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Triplett wins Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 2003 · Kirk Triplett’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
13 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 6 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 10 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 44 · 6.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 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
- Tim Herron USA · 274co-leader with Craig Barlow after the 54 holes, closed with a 71 and could get no closer than two after chipping in at the 13th, finishing three behind Triplett's 63 Golf Today: Triplett clinches title with closing 63 (Reno-Tahoe Open 2003 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
130 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kirk Triplett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
24 August 2003
I had tremendous support from all the folks in the gallery out there hollering … Every couple of holes I could see someone I knew. It was just very comfortable for me out there.
Golf Today
24 August 2003
When the putts go in, nothing hurts
Golf Today
24 August 2003
I heard a lot of screams ahead of me … Yeah, I missed an opportunity, but a guy shot a 63. That's good golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Triplett | 67 · 68 · 73 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tim Herron | 69 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Rod Pampling | 67 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Dennis Paulson | 68 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Harrison Frazar | 69 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 71 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Craig Barlow | 70 · 65 · 68 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | J.P. Hayes | 68 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 9 | David Sutherland | 70 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Scott McCarron | 71 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Mike Grob | 69 · 74 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Dicky Pride | 71 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Paul Stankowski | 67 · 72 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Nick Watney | 72 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Guy Boros | 71 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1962-03-29, Moses Lake, Washington; USA; turned pro 1985; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 62 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet