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Sunday 10 June 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Estes wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 June 2001 · Bob Estes’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · FedEx
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 16.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 17 · 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
- Bernhard Langer GER · 268playing two groups ahead, closed with a bogey-free 66 and got within one with a 25-foot birdie at the 16th, but parred the last two holes (left a downhill birdie putt short at 17, missed from about 12 feet at 18) Golf Today: Estes gains wire to wire win - St. Jude Classic 2001 (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
157 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Estes
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Bob Estes interview, 2001-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2001
Would have rather had a three-shot lead going down 18 instead of one, but you've only got to win by one, don't ya.
Bob Estes interview, 2001-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2001
Before, I was lost. You know, the putting was a mystery and hitting the driver in the fairway was a mystery.
Bernhard Langer interview, 2001-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2001
It's always tough to lead all four days, with all of the stuff that's going on, and he obviously had a brilliant round on Thursday and was in the lead the whole week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Estes | 61 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | 69 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Tom Lehman | 69 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Scott McCarron | 66 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Paul Goydos | 66 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Curtis Strange | 65 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | John Daly | 69 · 65 · 63 · 73 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Nick Price | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Jesper Parnevik | 67 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Nick Faldo | 66 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Scott Hoch | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-02, Graham, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1988; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 101 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St.Jude Classic' (week 23/2001), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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