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Sunday 9 November 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Campbell wins the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November 2003 · Chad Campbell’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Coca-Cola
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/14°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0.9 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 · 271Closed with a 70 to finish three shots back; a three-putt bogey at No. 2, then Campbell's birdie at the 8th and eagle at the 9th ended his charge AP: Campbell wins Tour, Singh wins $ title (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
31 started, 31 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course), Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chad Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2003
It's nice to get that first one under my belt. Especially being here in Texas. It makes it extra special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2003
Andrews Country Club is, it's a good little golf course. There's only probably 10,000 people in that town.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2003
In a good way, he's a very boring golfer, which is what you want to be. He's a good boring.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 69 · 61 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Chris Riley | 69 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | 73 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| 7 | Jonathan Kaye | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 8 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Fred Funk | 68 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Kenny Perry | 67 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1974-05-31, Andrews, Texas; USA; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet