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Sunday 31 October 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 2004 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 24 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/22°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/22°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 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
- Tommy Armour III USA · 271Played with Singh in the final group, holed a long birdie putt at 16 to get within two but bogeyed the 72nd hole with a 69 to fall into a tie for second, five behind. Golf Today: Chrysler Championship 2004 round 4 report (wire copy, agency not stated; Wayback Machine copy)
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 271Closed with a 68 to share second, five strokes behind; none of the contenders made a move on Sunday. Golf Today: Chrysler Championship 2004 round 4 report (wire copy, agency not stated; Wayback Machine copy)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
I've done a lot of things. I was a bouncer one time, bounced people off (laughter). I guess that's the most dangerous thing that I've ever done.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
I can't help but say it's just -- it's like a miracle that I'm sitting up here with $10 million and nine wins in a season.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
Well, he's inside you on every hole (laughter). I mean, that's it.
St. Petersburg Times (John Schwarb; Wayback Machine copy, page dead)
1 November 2004
My whole year wasn't that great, but it was nice to finish second,
St. Petersburg Times (Bob Harig; Wayback Machine copy, page dead)
1 November 2004
It's amazing … It's just as amazing as Tiger was four years ago.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Tommy Armour III | 70 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Joe Durant | 68 · 71 · 70 · 63 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Kirk Triplett | 64 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | David Toms | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Spike McRoy | 69 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Carl Pettersson | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 3; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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