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Sunday 2 September 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Edwards wins Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday 30 August to Sunday 2 September 2001 · Joel Edwards’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,400,000 USD · Air Canada
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 3.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 20.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 7 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 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
- Steve Lowery USA · 272played his last two holes on Saturday in 5 over, then closed with a 66 to finish alone in second, seven behind CNNSI.com (AP): Air Canada Championship final round (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joel Edwards
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
2 September 2001
It's a moment in your life when all the doubt there is just washed away. It's something you think about for a long, long time.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
2 September 2001
The only way I could lose was if I kept dunking it in the water, which crossed my mind.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
2 September 2001
The guy has been playing for so long. It's tough to come out here and not win in your whole career.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Edwards | 65 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Steve Lowery | 73 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Fred Funk | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Brent Geiberger | 66 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | David Gossett | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Jerry Smith | 71 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Chris Riley | 66 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Bob Estes | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Edward Fryatt | 72 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | J.J. Henry | 67 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Brent Schwarzrock | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Grant Waite | 70 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1961-11-22, Dallas, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1984; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 140 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet