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Sunday 29 April 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Hoch wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2001 · Scott Hoch’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Chrysler
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 25 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).
- R118°/6°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/5°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/11°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 30 · 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
- Brett Quigley USA · 273Closed with 67 including a holed 92-yard sand-wedge eagle at the 13th and briefly led after a putt from the fringe at 15, but Hoch overtook him; missed birdie chances at 17 and 18 ASAP Sports interview transcript: Brett Quigley, 2001-04-29; News & Record: Quigley in unfamiliar territory
- Scott Simpson USA · 273First-round leader with 66, closed with a bogey-free 68 to tie for second one stroke behind Golf Today: Hoch claims first title for four years
157 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hoch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2001
Especially when you don't know if you are going to win again. And you are not sure about it yourself since it has been over three years since I have.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2001
I went from like the duck looking calm on the outside on top of the water, but peddling like hell underneath and that is kind of the way I was inside
News & Record (Ed Hardin column)
30 April 2001
I've never played well here. Check my record.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2001
I had goose bumps in the back of my neck, my hair was standing up, my arms. The place went nuts. It was an amazing scene.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hoch | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Scott Simpson | 66 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | K.J. Choi | 72 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | David Berganio Jr | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Olin Browne | 71 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Kaname Yokoo | 71 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1955-11-24, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1979; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Greater Greensboro Classic, week 17 of 2001)).
What’s in the bag
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