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Sunday 8 July 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Hoch wins Advil Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2001 · Scott Hoch’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,600,000 USD · Advil
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/17°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 20.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/22°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 15.9 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 USA · 268started the final round one shot ahead and led for most of the day, but bogeyed the 16th after a bladed chip into a bunker and the 18th after a drive left and an approach into the back bunker; closed with a 66 Golf Today: Western Open 2001 final-round report (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Advil Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (Dubsdread course), Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hoch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scott Hoch interview, 2001-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2001
And it was just, gosh, it was just back and forth like a boxing match, whatever. Just -- I chipped in. He topped me. He birdied. I'd birdie on top of him.
Scott Hoch interview, 2001-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2001
It's my 10th win which that sounds a hell of a lot better than 9.
Davis Love III interview, 2001-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2001
I said I want this guy on the Ryder Cup team with me because I can tell, he is not afraid of anything and he is in this for the long haul.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 66 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 268 | |
| T3 | Mike Weir | 71 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Brandel Chamblee | 69 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 73 · 69 · 67 | 276 | |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 71 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T7 | Dudley Hart | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T7 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 277 | |
| T10 | Frank Lickliter II | 70 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 278 | |
| T10 | Steve Stricker | 72 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 278 | |
| T10 | Matt Gogel | 69 · 74 · 66 · 69 | 278 | |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 278 | |
| T10 | Mark Wiebe | 65 · 74 · 67 · 72 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1955-11-24, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1979; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Advil Western Open' (week 27/2001), OWGR player profile).
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