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Sunday 29 August 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Austin wins Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 August 2004 · Woody Austin’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,200,000 USD · Buick
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/11°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 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
- Tim Herron USA · 270Double-bogeyed the 17th but holed a 12-footer for birdie at the 72nd to force a playoff; lost on the first extra hole after driving into deep rough. Golf Today: Buick Championship 2004 round 4 report (no agency line; Wayback Machine copy)
, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Championship
TPC at River Highlands, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Woody Austin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2004
I feel like deep down I've never showed the true talent that I have.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2004
I feel like if I can get my confidence back, I can show that I haven't shown you anything yet.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2004
You're lucky to be playing golf, try to enjoy it. Bad stuff happens. You had two doubles and a triple and are in a playoff to win the golf tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Austin | 68 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Tim Herron | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Fred Funk | 66 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 70 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Zach Johnson | 67 · 65 · 73 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Jason Bohn | 71 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Matt Gogel | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Corey Pavin | 62 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Todd Fischer | 71 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Jeff Sluman | 72 · 69 · 70 · 62 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Tom Byrum | 69 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-27, Tampa, Florida; USA; turned pro 1986; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 125 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet