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Sunday 15 June 2003PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Furyk wins U.S. Open
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 2003 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · 103rd U.S. Open; final round on Father's Day, Sunday 15 June
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Stephen Leaney AUS · 275Played in the final group three back; bogeyed 1, 3, 7 and 8 while Furyk saved par from 15-20 feet at 2 and 5, got within reach after birdieing 13, then bogeyed 17 and closed with 72 U.S. Open Championship, June 15, 2003: Stephen Leaney (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +3, 68 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Olympia Fields C.C., Olympia Fields
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Stephen Leaney
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 June 2003
my name will be on that trophy forever with some unbelievable names in golf, so you can't take that away from me now and it's a special feeling.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 June 2003
I just told him Happy Father's Day, I know you'll be out there with me today, let's go get 'em.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 June 2003
I guess I'm happy and sad. I thought I had a very big chance today and I thought I had a very big chance after I holed that putt on 13.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Stephen Leaney | 67 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 72 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −1 |
| T3 | Mike Weir | 73 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −1 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 69 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 280 | E |
| T5 | Nick Price | 71 · 65 · 69 · 75 | 280 | E |
| T5 | David Toms | 72 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 69 · 67 · 73 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 70 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Jonathan Kaye | 70 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Cliff Kresge | 69 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 69 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 76 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 281 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, US OPEN 2003)).
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