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Sunday 11 May 2003PGA TourYear in Review
Toms wins Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 2003 · David Toms’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Wachovia
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/21°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 65 · 0.3 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
- Robert Gamez USA · 280three-putted for bogey at the par-5 10th in heavy rain, dropping five behind, and bogeyed the 17th; tied for second Robert Gamez interview, 2003-05-11 (ASAP Sports)
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 280closed with a 68 to tie for second, never closer than three until Toms's 8 at the last Golf Today: Toms wins despite final hole disaster - Wachovia Championship 2003 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Brent Geiberger USA · 280closed with a 69 to tie for second Golf Today: Toms wins despite final hole disaster - Wachovia Championship 2003 (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wachovia Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Toms
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
David Toms interview, 2003-05-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 May 2003
I know all you guys want to talk about that, but I want to talk about how I dominated the golf tournament for 71 holes.
David Toms interview, 2003-05-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 May 2003
It's been a long time for me. I finally got that monkey off my back, I guess.
Robert Gamez interview, 2003-05-11 (ASAP Sports)
11 May 2003
I 3-putted the 10th hole for bogey today when it was raining pretty hard. The rain was bothering me a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 70 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Brent Geiberger | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Robert Gamez | 72 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 66 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Kirk Triplett | 69 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 73 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Greg Chalmers | 71 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Dean Wilson | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-04, Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1989; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wachovia Championship' (week 19/2003), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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