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Sunday 25 January 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California · Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 January 2004 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 22 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Chrysler
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/10°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R519°/10°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 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
- Skip Kendall USA · 330Closed with a 65 and led by one after Mickelson's bogeys at 9 and 10, but bogeyed the 17th; Mickelson birdied 18 to tie, and in the playoff Kendall's 5-wood finished left of the 18th green and he missed from 15 feet Golf Today: Mickelson defeats Kendall in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2004
Amy and I just counted the days until New Years. We counted the days until this year started.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2004
I was just itching watching those guys play over in Hawaii. I just couldn't wait to get the year started.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2004
People sometimes ask me, well, what's been your highlight in golf? I say, "Stay tuned." Because I think it's going to happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 63 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 330 | −30 |
| 2 | Skip Kendall | 63 · 68 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 330 | −30 |
| 3 | Jay Haas | 65 · 68 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 331 | −29 |
| 4 | Jonathan Kaye | 67 · 70 · 66 · 65 · 64 | 332 | −28 |
| T5 | Jesper Parnevik | 67 · 68 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 334 | −26 |
| T5 | Ben Crane | 68 · 64 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 334 | −26 |
| T5 | Kenny Perry | 64 · 66 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 334 | −26 |
| 8 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 335 | −25 |
| T9 | Chris Riley | 68 · 64 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 67 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Kent Jones | 69 · 65 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Harrison Frazar | 73 · 67 · 66 · 63 · 67 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | J.L. Lewis | 68 · 68 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Paul Azinger | 67 · 65 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Kirk Triplett | 66 · 65 · 68 · 63 · 74 | 336 | −24 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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