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Sunday 15 August 2004PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Singh wins PGA Championship
Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August 2004 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,250,000 USD · 86th PGA Championship; first major at Whistling Straits; three-hole aggregate playoff (10th, 17th, 18th) on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 18 km/h N, gusts 33 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Justin Leonard USA · 280Led by two with five to play but missed four putts inside 12 feet coming in, including a 12-foot par putt at the 72nd that would have won; lost the three-hole aggregate playoff 2004 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
- Chris DiMarco USA · 280Closed with 71, the only player in the final nine groups to break par, but left an 18-foot birdie putt to win short at the 72nd; lost the three-hole aggregate playoff 2004 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Kohler
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2004
It's the prettiest one, I think. I must say that I really tried my hardest out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2004
When you look at the score, I shot 4-over, but it was a good 4-over for me. I thought I played nicely.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2004
I think what ultimately cost me the tournament was my putting, and I missed about four putts, I think, inside of ten feet on the back nine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 68 · 69 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 68 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | 66 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 66 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Chris Riley | 69 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 72 · 67 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Paul McGinley | 69 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 71 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Ben Crane | 70 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 71 · 69 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, 86th PGA CHAMPIONSIP 2004); Wikipedia: 'third in the world rankings' at the time).
What’s in the bag
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