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Sunday 22 July 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Sluman wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 July 2001 · Jeff Sluman’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/16°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 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
- Paul Gow AUS · 266Australian rookie, co-leader entering the final round; birdied the 72nd hole to tie after Sluman bogeyed it, then lost on the second playoff hole when his tee shot hit a tree and finished in a ditch, leading to a bogey CNNSI.com (AP): Sluman wins B.C. Open in playoff (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
, 85 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeff Sluman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
22 July 2001
I've lost them in one-man, two-man, six-man playoffs, just about everything. I wanted to get off the 'schneid' and I did
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
22 July 2001
Especially coming on the heels of not playing well with the lead last week, I guess you can it's doubly satisfying.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
22 July 2001
I learned lots of things, that I can play and compete against these guys. You know, I matched with one of the best players of the world all day
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 67 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Paul Gow | 69 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 3 | Jonathan Kaye | 67 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Jay Haas | 68 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Steve Pate | 69 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Jim McGovern | 67 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Brian Watts | 66 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Brett Quigley | 67 · 62 · 72 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Trevor Dodds | 74 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Brad Fabel | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1957-09-11, Rochester, New York, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 68 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet