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Sunday 29 February 2004PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California · Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 February 2004 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 40 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Accenture
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/8°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/12°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 21.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/11°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/10°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R516°/8°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 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 USALed 1 up after the morning 18 but lost the 20th to a bogey, gave Woods a half at the 21st after a heckler was ejected at the fifth tee, and never won another hole; beaten 3 and 2 ASAP Sports interview transcript: Davis Love III, WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, 2004-02-29
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 February 2004
Hey, from the first tee on, it's just eyeball to eyeball, let's go, let's have some fun, let's compete. That, to me, is exciting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 February 2004
The only thing I could really rely on was my short game and my putter.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 February 2004
You don't have to like me and you don't have to pull for me, but respect me to play the game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | ||
| 2 | Davis Love III | ||
| 3 | Darren Clarke | ||
| 4 | Stephen Leaney | ||
| T5 | Ian Poulter | ||
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | ||
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | ||
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | ||
| T9 | Kenny Perry | ||
| T9 | John Huston | ||
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T9 | Freddie Jacobson | ||
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | ||
| T9 | David Toms | ||
| T9 | Chad Campbell | ||
| T9 | Adam Scott |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 40; majors to date: 8; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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