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Sunday 3 October 2004PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Els wins WGC-American Express Championship
Mount Juliet Golf Course, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland · Thursday 30 September to Sunday 3 October 2004 · Ernie Els’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · American Express
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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 61 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/8°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 76 · 8.5 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
- Thomas Bjørn DEN · 271Playing partner who cut the lead to one twice; bunkered tee shot cost a bogey at 14, and his 10-foot birdie try at 17 lipped out as Els birdied; closed 68, one behind. Golf Today: WGC-American Express Championship 2004 round 4 report (no agency line; Wayback Machine copy)
68 started, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-American Express Championship
Mount Juliet Golf Course, Mount Juliet Golf Course, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2004
It seems like when I win, I've got to play. I don't get it served on a platter for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2004
I needed to get that out of my system and start over, otherwise I'm going to get left behind.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2004
I came up one shot short of Ernie, but I came up a long way ahead of everybody else, and that gives me a good indication of where my golf is going.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | David Howell | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | 71 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Todd Hamilton | 66 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 10 | Zach Johnson | 68 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet