2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

WESTERN OPENNOTESTiger Woods tied the tournament 72-hole scoringrecord with his score of 21-under 267. Scott Hochset the record during the 2001 event.Tiger Woods set the 54-hole tournament recordwith his 18-under 198. The old mark of 201 washeld by seven players: Robert Allenby (2002),Vijay Singh (1998), Steve Stricker (1996), BruceCrampton (1973), Chi Chi Rodriguez (1964),Arnold Palmer (1964) and Sam Snead (1949).SCOTT HOCHTiger Woods tied his personal best for fewest puttsin a 72-hole tournament with 104 putts in 2003.Woods also had 104 putts at the 1997 GTE ByronNelson Classic and the 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational.Tiger Woods won the tournament on the frontnine in 2003. He was 18-under on the front,compared to 3-under on the back.My how the times have changed…Tiger Woodstook home a combined $1,620,000 for his threeWestern Open victories. As a matter of fact, his$810,000 check in 2003 equaled the amount ofmoney he earned in his first two victories in 1997($360,000) and 1999 ($450,000). The amountsearned by the other four three-time winners of theWestern Open: Jim Barnes ($900), MacdonaldSmith ($1,100), Ralph Guldahl ($1,750) and TomWatson ($152,000).TOURNAMENT HISTORYYear Winner Score Runner-up Score Location Par/Yards1977 Tom Watson 283 Wally Armstrong 284 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,097Johnny Miller1978 Andy Bean* 282 Bill Rogers 282 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971979 Larry Nelson* 286 Ben Crenshaw 286 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971980 Scott Simpson 281 Andy Bean 286 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971981 Ed Fiori 277 Jim Colbert 281 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,097Greg PowersJim Simons1982 Tom Weiskopf 276 Larry Nelson 277 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971983 Mark McCumber 284 Tom Watson 285 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971984 Tom Watson* 280 Greg Norman 280 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971985 Scott Verplank*# 279 Jim Thorpe 279 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971986 Tom Kite* 286 Fred Couples 286 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,097David FrostNick PriceBEATRICE WESTERN OPEN1987 D.A. Weibring~ 207 Larry Nelson 208 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL** 72/6,752Greg Norman1988 Jim Benepe 278 Peter Jacobsen 279 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971989 Mark McCumber* 275 Peter Jacobsen 275 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,097CENTEL WESTERN OPEN1990 Wayne Levi 275 Payne Stewart 279 Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL 72/7,0971991 Russ Cochran 275 Greg Norman 277 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0401992 Ben Crenshaw 276 Greg Norman 277 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,040SPRINT WESTERN OPEN1993 Nick Price 269 Greg Norman 274 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,040MOTOROLA WESTERN OPEN1994 Nick Price 277 Greg Kraft 278 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0401995 Billy Mayfair 279 Jay Haas 280 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,040Justin LeonardJeff Maggert1996 Steve Stricker 270 Billy Andrade 278 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,073Jay Don Blake1997 Tiger Woods 275 Frank Nobilo 278 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0731998 Joe Durant 271 Vijay Singh 273 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0731999 Tiger Woods 273 Mike Weir 276 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,073ADVIL WESTERN OPEN2000 Robert Allenby* 274 Nick Price 274 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0732001 Scott Hoch 267 Davis Love III 268 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,0732002 Jerry Kelly 269 Davis Love III 271 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,224100TH WESTERN OPEN2003 Tiger Woods 267 Rich Beem 272 Cog Hill G&CC (Dubsdread), Lemont, IL 72/7,320KEY: * = Playoff ~ = Weather-shortened # = Amateur** Rain forced play to be held on nine holes of Butler National and nine holes at adjacent Oak Brook Village course.SECTION 3 / SUMMARIES18th hole at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, site of the Western Open.WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 3-59