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Sunday 5 October 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Huston wins Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 2003 · John Huston’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Southern Farm Bureau
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/9°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/8°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/11°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/13°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 26 · 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
- Brenden Pappas RSA · 269closed with a 62 from seven behind and led by three on the 18th tee, but bunkered his drive, punched across the green and missed a 12-foot par putt; Huston birdied 15-17 to win by one Golf Today: Southern Farm Bureau Classic 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Huston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP report)
5 October 2003
Standing on the 15th tee I was thinking, 'I've had a lot of disappointments. It would be nice to have one go the other way,'
Golf Today (AP report)
5 October 2003
When I woke up this morning I told my wife, if I shoot a 10 under the chances are I'll probably finish second … It wasn't a prediction, just a statement. It turned out to be right on the button.
Golf Today (AP report)
5 October 2003
Better players than I go through long spells … To actually win is hard to do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Huston | 66 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Brenden Pappas | 72 · 69 · 66 · 62 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Shigeki Maruyama | 68 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Paul Stankowski | 68 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 66 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Chris Anderson | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Glen Day | 72 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Tim Clark | 69 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | José Coceres | 71 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 69 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Russ Cochran | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | John E. Morgan | 73 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1961-06-01, Mt. Vernon, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1983; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 70 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet