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Sunday 1 August 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August 2004 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 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
14 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/17°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 21 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 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
- John Daly USA · 266erased Singh's two-shot overnight lead with a birdie-eagle-birdie start (holing a nine-iron at the par-4 2nd) but missed a five-footer for par at the 18th that would have forced a playoff Golf Today: Singh holds off Daly to claim win (Buick Open 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 August 2004
I think he did. Bottom line is, you know, I still beat him.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 August 2004
I've never seen crowds like that, unless John was playing in his backyard. I asked him if he paid the crowd to be so noisy, I don't know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 August 2004
This crowd reminded me of Crooked Stick all the way. It's been a long time where I was going through from greens to tees giving high fives and stuff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 63 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | John Daly | 70 · 64 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Carlos Franco | 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 5 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Jeff Sluman | 70 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Daniel Chopra | 68 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Mark O'Meara | 67 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 70 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet