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Sunday 28 September 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Armour wins Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 2003 · Tommy Armour III’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Valero
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/21°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 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
- Loren Roberts USA · 261closed with a 62 from 11 under, including a 32-foot eagle putt on the 14th, but finished seven behind Golf Today: Valero Texas Open 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Bob Tway USA · 261opened with a course-record-tying 61 but started the final round at 13 under and, with a closing 64, was never playing for more than second Golf Today: Valero Texas Open 2003 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club, La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Armour III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2003
It's nice, I guess, to have the all-time record. I didn't really think about it until about 5, 6 holes to go. I said, if I make a few birdies, I could maybe have a shot at that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2003
He's really been getting on me. He said, Dad, you have to start playing better, you have to start making those putts.
Golf Today (AP report)
28 September 2003
He's lapping the field here this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Armour III | 64 · 62 · 63 · 65 | 254 | −26 |
| T2 | Loren Roberts | 64 · 66 · 69 · 62 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Bob Tway | 61 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| 4 | Duffy Waldorf | 64 · 69 · 62 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| 5 | Aaron Baddeley | 62 · 70 · 69 · 62 | 263 | −17 |
| 6 | Dan Forsman | 64 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 67 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Paul Goydos | 65 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Glen Hnatiuk | 65 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Frank Lickliter II | 68 · 69 · 64 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | K.J. Choi | 67 · 62 · 69 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Richard S. Johnson | 66 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1959-10-08, Denver, Colorado; USA; turned pro 1981; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 352 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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