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Monday 6 September 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Friday 3 to Monday 6 September 2004 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday-to-Monday event: final round played Monday, September 6 (ESPN dates; Golf Today report 'shooting a 69 on Monday')
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 271The defending champion started seven back, ran off four straight birdies and birdied the 18th to post 13 under; three behind. Golf Today: Deutsche Bank Championship 2004 round 4 report (no agency line; Wayback Machine copy)
- Tiger Woods USA · 271Paired with Singh, he drew level at 13 under with a chip-in at 12, but bogeyed the 14th and parred 15 as Singh birdied; closed 69, three behind. Golf Today: Deutsche Bank Championship 2004 round 4 report (no agency line; Wayback Machine copy)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 September 2004
I think it was 95 percent Tiger and five percent for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 September 2004
That's why there's 18 holes. It's not just a nine-hole event.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 September 2004
This is the best ball-striking week I've had all year, and unfortunately I didn't win because I didn't play the par 5s well at all today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 69 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 65 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Daniel Chopra | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | John Rollins | 67 · 66 · 75 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Shigeki Maruyama | 68 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Hank Kuehne | 68 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| 8 | Jay Williamson | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Brad Faxon | 72 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 68 · 76 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 69 · 64 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet