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Sunday 6 May 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Toms wins Compaq Classic of New Orleans
English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 2001 · David Toms’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Compaq
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/20°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 42 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 268Led by three entering the final round but made triple bogey at the fifth after his chip out hit a tree, then drove into the water at the par-five 15th for a bogey that put him one behind; closed with 72 Golf Today: Toms claims win with closing 64
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Compaq Classic of New Orleans
English Turn Golf and Country Club, English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Toms
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
6 May 2001
On the last hole I told my caddie,'how about let's just make this one for the crowd,' They've been incredible all week.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
6 May 2001
It's a dream come true. Other than my first victory this has to be the most special.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 66 · 73 · 63 · 64 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 66 · 64 · 72 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 67 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Harrison Frazar | 68 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Chris Smith | 73 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Brian Gay | 66 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 7 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 71 · 63 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Frank Lickliter II | 67 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Stephen Ames | 69 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Steve Lowery | 71 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-04, Monroe, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1989; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Compaq Classic, week 18 of 2001)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet