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Sunday 14 March 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Hamilton wins the Honda Classic
The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 March 2004 · Todd Hamilton’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Honda
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 44 · 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
- Davis Love III USA · 277Started six behind, closed with a bogey-free 69 to post 11 under and was waiting for a playoff when Hamilton birdied the last two holes; runner-up at the Honda for the second straight year Golf Today: Hamilton gains first PGA Tour victory (final-round report, unattributed; Wayback Machine snapshot 20040402)
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
The Country Club at Mirasol (Sunrise Course), The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Todd Hamilton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2004
Just pictured when I was a kid, I used to putt in the house to the table leg, so I just pictured a table leg there and I hit the table leg.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2004
I may not swing the club perfectly, I may not do things by the book, but I feel that I grind out. I try to grind out as much as I can. I never give up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2004
He had a big lead and didn't get off to a great start but finished like a true champion and birdied those last two holes when he knew he had to do it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Hamilton | 68 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 69 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Brian Bateman | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | 67 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Woody Austin | 71 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 8 | Brad Faxon | 68 · 66 · 76 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Chad Campbell | 71 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Tommy Armour III | 69 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Lee Janzen | 74 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 66 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1965-10-18, Galesburg, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1987; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet