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Monday 26 April 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club, Humble, Texas · Thursday 22 to Monday 26 April 2004 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Shell · weather: rain interrupted play on three straight days; the third round was completed and the final round played on Monday, April 26
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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 25 km/h SSE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 58 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/19°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R527°/18°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0.1 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
- Scott Hoch USA · 279Started the final round three back, birdied his first three holes and got within one with a birdie at the par-5 15th, but closed with a bogey-free 67 two shots short Golf Today: Vijay Singh clinches title with closing 68 (final-round report, unattributed; Wayback Machine snapshot 20040602)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Members Course), Redstone Golf Club, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2004
Yeah, every time there's a rain delay that finishes on Monday, I think I win
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2004
That kind of gave me a two-shot lead, and if you give me a two-shot lead with three holes to go, I think I can handle it
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2004
Vijay was just too tough. I'm not sure if he made any bogeys the last few holes, but if he did he packed them up with a couple birdies.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 74 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Scott Hoch | 73 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | John Huston | 71 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 76 · 69 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Dudley Hart | 69 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | 74 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | John Daly | 76 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | 73 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | José Coceres | 73 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 71 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet