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Sunday 4 July 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Ames wins Cialis Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 July 2004 · Stephen Ames’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,800,000 USD · Cialis
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 20.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 56 · 2.8 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
- Steve Lowery USA · 276went ahead with a front-nine 33 but double-bogeyed the 13th after a hooked tee shot; holed an 8 1/2-footer at the 18th for solo second, two behind Golf Today: Ames captures maiden PGA Tour title (Cialis Western Open 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Cialis Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Ames
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 July 2004
When I get home they're going to be partying in Calgary, and I'm sure they're partying in Trinidad.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 July 2004
I told them, guys, I'm going to win this week for you guys. I both sat them down and told them about it, and our dream came true.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 July 2004
I wasn't thinking about the British Open thing at all. I knew if I made that I'd be sole 2nd, so I was happy to knock that putt in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ames | 67 · 73 · 64 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Steve Lowery | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Mark Hensby | 67 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Stuart Appleby | 71 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Geoff Ogilvy | 68 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 70 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 73 · 65 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-28, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago; TTO; turned pro 1987; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet