2004 PGA Tournament - Arjun/Daniel/Vijay/(Jyoti)

Kumar · Post by **Kumar** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:07 pm

The first PGA tournament is Mercedes Championship, but I guess it is only for winners!!!! In that case, would the Sony Open Honolulu (Jan 15-18) be the first tournament for Arjun and Daniel?

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 9:57 pm

Date Tournament Location Champion

Jan. 5-11 Mercedes Championships Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, HI Ernie Els
Jan. 12-18 Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club Honolulu, HI Ernie Els
Jan. 19-25 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic **PGA West- Palmer Private, Indian Wells, LaQuinta, Bermuda Dunes
La Quinta, CA Mike Weir
Jan. 26-1 FBR Open Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ Vijay Singh
Feb. 2-8 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am **Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach, CA Davis Love III
Feb. 9-15 Buick Invitational Torrey Pines Golf Course (**South Course, North Course) San Diego, CA Tiger Woods
Feb. 16-22 Nissan Open Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA Mike Weir
Feb. 23-29 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, CA Tiger Woods
Feb. 23-29 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Tucson, AZ Frank Lickliter II
March 1-7 Ford Championship at Doral Doral Golf Resort and Spa (Blue Course) Miami, FL Scott Hoch
March 8-14 The Honda Classic Country Club at Mirasol Palm Beach Gardens, FL Justin Leonard
March 15-21 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge Orlando, FL Tiger Woods
March 22-28 THE PLAYERS Championship Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Davis Love III
March 29-4 BellSouth Classic Tournament Players Club at Sugarloaf
Duluth, GA Ben Crane
April 5-11 # The Masters Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, GA Mike Weir
April 12-18 MCI Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island, SC Davis Love III
April 19-25 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club (Jacobsen/Hardy Course) Houston, TX Fred Couples
April 26-2 HP Classic of New Orleans English Turn Golf and Country Club
New Orleans, LA Steve Flesch
May 3-9 Wachovia Championship Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, NC David Toms
May 10-16 EDS Byron Nelson Championship **TPC at Four Seasons Resort and Cottonwood Valley Irving, TX Vijay Singh
May 17-23 Bank of America Colonial Colonial Country Club
Ft. Worth, TX Kenny Perry
May 24-30 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tournament Players Club at Southwind
Memphis, TN David Toms
May 31-6 the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village Golf Club
Dublin, OH Kenny Perry
June 7-13 Buick Classic Westchester Country Club Harrison, NY Jonathan Kaye
June 14-20 # U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Southampton, NY Jim Furyk
June 21-27 Booz Allen Classic Tournament Players Club at Avenel
Potomac, MD Rory Sabbatini
June 28-4 Western Open Cog Hill Golf and Country Club Lemont, IL Tiger Woods
July 5-11 John Deere Classic Tournament Players Club at Deere Run
Silvis, IL Vijay Singh
July 12-18 # British Open Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon, Scotland Ben Curtis
July 12-18 B. C. Open En-Joie Golf Club Endicott, NY Craig Stadler
July 19-25 Greater Milwaukee Open Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Milwaukee, WI Kenny Perry
July 26-1 Buick Open Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club Grand Blanc, MI Jim Furyk
Aug. 2-8 The INTERNATIONAL Castle Pines Golf Club Castle Rock, CO Davis Love III
Aug. 9-15 # PGA Championship Whistling Straits (Straits Course) Kohler, WI Shaun Micheel
Aug. 16-22 WGC-NEC Invitational Firestone Country Club Akron, OH Darren Clarke
Aug. 16-22 Reno Tahoe Open Montreux Golf and Country Club Reno, NV Kirk Triplett
Aug. 23-29 Buick Championship Tournament Players Club at River Highlands Cromwell, CT
Aug. 30-6 Deutsche Bank Championship Tournament Players Club of Boston Norton, MA Adam Scott
Sept. 6-12 Bell Canadian Open Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, ON, CA Bob Tway
Sept. 13-19 Valero Texas Open LaCantera Golf Club San Antonio, TX Tommy Armour III
Sept. 17-19 # Ryder Cup Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)
Detroit, MI European Team
Sept. 20-26 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa (Mystic Rock Course) Farmington, PA J.L. Lewis
Sept. 27-3 WGC-American Express Championship Mount Juliet Estate
Co. Kilkenny, Ireland Tiger Woods
Sept. 27-3 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Annandale Golf Club Madison, MS John Huston
Oct. 4-10 TBD

Oct. 11-17 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro Forest Oaks Country Club
Greensboro, NC Shigeki Maruyama
Oct. 18-24 FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort Walt Disney World Resort (**Magnolia Course, Palm Course) Lake Buena Vista, FL Vijay Singh
Oct. 25-31 Chrysler Championship Westin Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) Palm Harbor, FL Retief Goosen
Nov. 1-7 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, GA
Nov. 8-14 Franklin Templeton Shootout * Tiburon Golf Course Naples, FL
Nov. 15-21 WGC-World Cup * Real Club de Golf de Sevilla Sevilla, Spain
Nov. 22-28 The Skins Game * Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta,
La Quinta, CA
Dec. 6-12 Target World Challenge * Sherwood Country Club Thousand Oaks, CA
Dec. 13-19 Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:01 pm

would the Sony Open Honolulu (Jan 15-18) be the first tournament for Arjun and Daniel? -Kumar

There are still several days for the US PGA golfers to sign in for the Sony Open and the names of the players who have signed in already have not been officially announced. I am sure that Daniel and Arjun are eager to match their golf skills with Tiger, Vijay, Ernie, etc at the first opportunity in 2004.

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:04 am

Kumar, Sony Open will be the first US PGA tournament for Daniel and Arjun in 2004. Daniel confirmed that for us.

Arjun and myself will both be playing in the Sony Open in January. -Daniel Chopra

Kumar · Post by **Kumar** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 7:16 am

Thanks Bhushan,
I hope to see both of them on TV on saturday /sunday

How many people have won their first PGA tournament?

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:49 am

How many people have won their first PGA tournament? -Kumar

The winner of the very first PGA tournament obviously won his first PGA tournament but I am sure Kumar is not looking for that answer. I could not find any golfer listed as winning his first PGA tournament. Daniel or Arjun can become one.

Some interesting facts:

Youngest winner: Johnny McDermott 19 years, 10 months
1911 US. Open

Oldest Winner: Sam Snead - 52 years, 10 months
1965 Greater Greensboro Open

Most Money Won By a Rookie: $1,864,584 by Carlos Franco in 1999
(Daniel and Arjun can try to beat this record)

Kumar · Post by **Kumar** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:09 pm

The winner of the very first PGA tournament obviously won his first PGA tournament but I am sure Kumar is not looking for that answer. I could not find any golfer listed as winning his first PGA tournament. Daniel or Arjun can become one.

hmmm

. me tooo... Thanks bhushan for the statistics!!!
So letz see if Daniel and Arjun can break that mark !! I am guessing Arjun will play in couple of majors atleast and Daniel will play in atleast one major.

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:05 am

Kumar, here is another interesting statistics that Daniel and Arjun can shoot for. In 2003 Ben Curtis won the British Open in his first major tournament of his career. He was a 1000-1 to win the British Open, and now he is the rookie of the year.

Kumar · Post by **Kumar** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:41 am

Kumar, here is another interesting statistics that Daniel and Arjun can shoot for. In 2003 Ben Curtis won the British Open in his first major tournament of his career. He was a 1000-1 to win the British Open, and now he is the rookie of the year.

I should have put 10 dollars on him!!!!

Well I would gladly settle for their appearance in all the four GS these year and may be a top 10 finish in atleast one of them !!!! may be this year i should put 10 $ on Arjun !!!

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 5:44 pm

The Mercedes PGA Championship starts today at the Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii although the real action does not start until Thursday Jan. 8th. Arjun Atwal and Daniel Chopra are not in the field as this tournament is restricted to 30 golfers. Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, etc will be in action to win the $1,060,000 first prize. Ernie Els won this tournament last year and took home a million dollars and a brand new SL 500 Mercedes car.

TV schedule for this tournament:
Thurs Jan 8, 2004 ESPN 7:00 - 10:30 PM EST
Fri Jan 9, 2004 ESPN 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM EST
Sat Jan 10, 2004 ESPN 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM EST
Sun Jan 11, 2004 ESPN 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST

Arjun and Daniel will play the next tournament (Sony Open) at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii from Jan 15 to 18.

ajay · Post by **ajay** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:26 pm

Less than a week left for Arjun and Daniel debut on PGA tour. It will be exciting time for Indian golf.
A warning - We need to keep out expectation moderate as making the cut itself will be an achievement. I remember when Arjun started playing EPGA, it wasn't that easy for him to make the cut.

ajay · Post by **ajay** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:47 pm

Folks, the action has started and PGA 2004 is on its way. The first tournament of the PGA 2004 and Vijay Singh seems to start from where he left. After a bogie free first round and 5 birdies, Vijay was T3 in a restricted field of top golfers (30 players). Tiger, who started with a first round of -2, opened his 2nd round on a wrong foot as he lost 3 strokes in first two holes. But he pulled back one stroke with a birdie on 3rd and currently tied at 22.
Vijay is yet to start his second round.

Vijay showed in 2003 that others can also reach the level of Tiger Woods or even upstage him. With no love lost between them let's see how this rivalry goes in 2004.

I'm sure that both Arjun and Daniel will be benefit with the presence of Vijay Singh as even few encouraging words by the champion can make a difference in their performance.

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:07 am

I hope Vijay does feel some affinity with golfers from his country of origin. If so, he could be a great mentor for Arjun, Daniel and (eventually) Jeev, Jyoti, etc. His path (starting from the APGA, then gradually playing EPGA or JPGA events before graduating to the big league) is the one most Indian players have trod...

Kumar · Post by **Kumar** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:31 am

Vijay did spectacularly well in the second round with streak of 7 birdies to finish 9 under 64 for the day and 14 under for the tournament to remain at top position at the end of first round 1stroke ahead of stuart appleby. . !!!! Woods is tied for 8th with 3 under today and 5 under overall and 9 shots behind Vijay.

Letz hope PKB's prayers are answered and Vijayfeel affinity with Arjun and other Indians and help them out in their debut tour. .

As far as the expectations for Arjun and Daniel go, how many tournaments would you expect them to make the cut? (in terms of percentage?)

ajay · Post by **ajay** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:44 pm

Kumar,
I would probability give them 40% of the tournaments to make the cut. We need to give them a year to settle down at this level. Fortunately both of them have earlier experience of European tour and that should help. It will be a tough strugle just to keep their card for next year.

But you never know, Arjun did win an EPGA event in his first year itself. May be he or Daniel win a tournament itself.

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