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Sunday 25 July 2004PGA TourYear in Review
Franco wins U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 2004 · Carlos Franco’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · U.S. Bank
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/16°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/16°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 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
- Fred Funk USA · 269closed with a 66 but finished two strokes behind Franco Golf Today: Carlos Franco wins in Milwaukee again (2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Brett Quigley USA · 269shared the 54-hole lead but, never having led into a final round, shot a steady 69 with one birdie and one bogey and never made a charge Golf Today: Carlos Franco wins in Milwaukee again (2004 round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
157 started, 85 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Carlos Franco
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Franco | 68 · 63 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Brett Quigley | 65 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Billy Andrade | 72 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Olin Browne | 65 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Patrick Sheehan | 65 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | 65 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Danny Briggs | 65 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| 10 | Scott Hoch | 68 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1965-05-24, Asunción, Paraguay; PAR; turned pro 1986; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 127 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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