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Sunday 24 October 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Palmer wins Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 October 2004 · Ryan Palmer’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,200,000 USD · Funai
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/20°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 21 · 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 269Began three behind the leaders, ran off four birdies in five holes on the back nine to get within two of Palmer, then bogeyed the par-4 16th after a wayward drive; closed with a 67. Golf Today: Funai Classic 2004 round 4 report (Reuters; Wayback Machine copy)
- Briny Baird USA · 269Shared the 54-hole lead with Tom Lehman and Singh, was three under for his round through 15 holes but drove into the rough at 16 and bogeyed from the back of the green; closed with a 70. Golf Today: Funai Classic 2004 round 4 report (Reuters; Wayback Machine copy)
, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ryan Palmer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2004
I've been struggling all week on my long putts going down grain and having those ten footers come back. When I saw it go in, I thought, "That's justice."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2004
Yeah, I talk about that a lot because I joined up on the first hole and played with Payne Stewart and Graham Marsh. It was unbelievable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2004
anybody sitting up here who says I didn't feel any pressure today, either they teed off at 8:00 this morning or they're crazy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Palmer | 68 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Briny Baird | 65 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 66 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Cameron Beckman | 68 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Joey Sindelar | 66 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Mark Hensby | 64 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Tom Lehman | 66 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Tim Clark | 69 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Vaughn Taylor | 68 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | John Huston | 64 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Neal Lancaster | 69 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Carl Pettersson | 70 · 70 · 68 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1976-09-19, Amarillo, Texas; USA; turned pro 2000; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 217 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet