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Sunday 17 October 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Geiberger wins Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 October 2004 · Brent Geiberger’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,600,000 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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/13°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/7°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 63 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/6°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 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
- Michael Allen USA · 272Shot a closing 67 with a birdie at the last to take solo second, two behind; Geiberger had gone out in 31 and was never caught. Golf Today: Chrysler Classic of Greensboro 2004 round 4 report (wire copy, agency not stated; Wayback Machine copy)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brent Geiberger
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
he was rambling on about No. 16 he was hitting a 2-iron in there with a Top-Flite something and he switched balls. I said, dad, I got eight microphones right here, I'll talk to you later.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
To be able to put my name on the trophy with him, and put myself right up there with him means a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
I sat in there actually in the trailer signed my card and looked at the amount, I couldn't believe they were going to give me a half million dollars for this
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Geiberger | 66 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Michael Allen | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Chris Smith | 70 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Tom Lehman | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | David Toms | 69 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Arjun Atwal | 71 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 66 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | 65 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Gogel | 70 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 70 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Joe Ogilvie | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jeff Brehaut | 68 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ben Crane | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Richard S. Johnson | 67 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ted Purdy | 71 · 68 · 74 · 64 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1968-05-22, Santa Barbara, California; USA; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 219 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet