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Sunday 23 May 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Flesch wins Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May 2004 · Steve Flesch’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · Bank of America
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/22°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 56 · 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 270shared the 54-hole lead after a tournament-low 61, bogeyed the 12th and 17th, and his 104-yard wedge for a tying eagle at the 18th finished four feet away Golf Today: A winning birthday present for Steve Flesch - Bank of America Colonial 2004 (Wayback Machine copy)
113 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of America Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Flesch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Steve Flesch interview, 2004-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2004
If I had putted well, I probably would have won by four or five today.
Steve Flesch interview, 2004-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2004
Maybe I'm a good judge of wind. Colonial is just a place that's good for me.
Chad Campbell interview, 2004-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2004
After you shoot a real low round like that, it's hard to come back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Flesch | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 71 · 61 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 3 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| 4 | Craig Perks | 64 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | 68 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Skip Kendall | 68 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Tim Petrovic | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Robert Gamez | 71 · 64 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | John Senden | 66 · 74 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Jeff Maggert | 66 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Mark Brooks | 71 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1967-05-23, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1990; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Bank of America Colonial' (week 21/2004), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet