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Sunday 22 August 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Taylor wins Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 August 2004 · Vaughn Taylor’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/13°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 66 · 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
- Steve Allan AUS · 278led by two at 12 under going to the 72nd hole but his bunker shot flew over the green and he made double bogey; his approach in the playoff came up short Golf Today: Vaughn Taylor wins four man playoff (Reno-Tahoe Open 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Scott McCarron USA · 278hometown favourite closed with 71 to join the playoff, then missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole Golf Today: Vaughn Taylor wins four man playoff (Reno-Tahoe Open 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Hunter Mahan USA · 278rookie saved par from 14 feet at the 72nd for a 74 to make the playoff, then failed to convert from 16 feet on the first extra hole Golf Today: Vaughn Taylor wins four man playoff (Reno-Tahoe Open 2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
131 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vaughn Taylor
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (golftoday.co.uk, Wayback Machine copy)
22 August 2004
I've dreamed of this probably ever since I've played golf. ... Those two putts on the last hole, I'll never forget them.
Golf Today (golftoday.co.uk, Wayback Machine copy)
22 August 2004
So, the whole way from the fairway to the green I was just trying to convince myself I was going to make the putt,
Golf Today (golftoday.co.uk, Wayback Machine copy)
22 August 2004
I might try my hand at the blackjack tables,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughn Taylor | 67 · 67 · 69 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Scott McCarron | 69 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Steve Allan | 68 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Hunter Mahan | 69 · 67 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Carl Pettersson | 69 · 67 · 74 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Mark Wilson | 67 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Roland Thatcher | 66 · 68 · 68 · 77 | 279 | −9 |
| 8 | Woody Austin | 71 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Dennis Paulson | 68 · 75 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Michael Allen | 71 · 66 · 75 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Ken Duke | 71 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Daniel Chopra | 67 · 70 · 73 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Joe Ogilvie | 72 · 64 · 72 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-09, Roanoke, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1999; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 251 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet