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Sunday 4 March 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Durant wins Genuity Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 March 2001 · Joe Durant’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Genuity
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/23°C · wind 25 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/22°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 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
- Mike Weir CAN · 27254-hole leader; bogeyed the 9th (plugged in a bunker) and 10th to fall level, then could not buy a putt in swirling wind and closed with 71 ASAP Sports interview transcript: Mike Weir, 2001-03-04
145 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Genuity Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Blue Monster course, Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joe Durant
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2001
It is a dream come true for me. I have always wanted to play the Tour since I was seven years old. To have played this well this year is beyond anything I would have imagined
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2001
I usually hit it pretty straight, so usually the tougher the conditions the better I have a chance of doing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2001
Obviously Joe played a phenomenal round of golf today in those conditions. 65 is a hell of a score. My hat is off to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Durant | 68 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Mike Weir | 62 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Hal Sutton | 66 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Davis Love III | 65 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Nick Price | 71 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Chris Smith | 69 · 66 · 76 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Bob Estes | 68 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Billy Andrade | 67 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Lee Porter | 69 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-07, Pensacola, Florida; USA; turned pro 1987; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Genuity Championship, week 9 of 2001)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet