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Sunday 11 July 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Hensby wins John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July 2004 · Mark Hensby’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · John Deere
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 31 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/19°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 13.6 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
- John Morgan ENG · 268bogey-free 65 with birdies on four of the last five holes forced a playoff; holed a 10-footer to survive the first extra hole, then hit into the hazard at the par-3 16th and lost on the second Golf Today: Hensby beats Morgan in playoff (John Deere Classic 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Hensby
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2004
I feel pretty good inside that I actually gave John the position because obviously he's from there and it's a dream for him to play in that. He can thank me later
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2004
It's a dream come true to win on the PGA TOUR but obviously to win in Illinois, that's extra special, too.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2004
I feel like a winner, I really do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hensby | 68 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | John Morgan | 66 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | José Coceres | 62 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Joel Kribel | 70 · 65 · 70 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | 64 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | John Rollins | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | 70 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1971-06-29, Melbourne, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1995; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet