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Sunday 15 July 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Maruyama wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2001 · Shigeki Maruyama’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 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
- Charles Howell III USA · 266birdied six of his last seven holes for a closing 64 to tie at 18-under; lost the playoff on the first extra hole (par-five 18th) after hooking his drive into the left rough and missing his par putt Golf Today: Maruyama beats Howell in playoff - Greater Milwaukee Open 2001 (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
156 started, 88 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shigeki Maruyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Maruyama beats Howell in playoff - Greater Milwaukee Open 2001 (unbylined report; Wayback Machine) (through an interpreter)
15 July 2001
This is one of my dreams since I started playing golf. I am really pleased to achieve my goal.
Golf Today: Maruyama beats Howell in playoff - Greater Milwaukee Open 2001 (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
15 July 2001
It's not baseball, but I still hit one into the stands
Golf Today: Maruyama beats Howell in playoff - Greater Milwaukee Open 2001 (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
15 July 2001
Shigeki is a great player. He's probably one of the nicest guys out here. He's always smiling. But now he's obviously got a reason to smile.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shigeki Maruyama | 68 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Charles Howell III | 66 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | J.P. Hayes | 69 · 66 · 71 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Tim Herron | 69 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Blaine McCallister | 69 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Brent Geiberger | 65 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Harrison Frazar | 70 · 68 · 62 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Kenny Perry | 66 · 63 · 71 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Steve Lowery | 72 · 69 · 66 · 64 | 271 | |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 69 · 72 · 66 · 64 | 271 | |
| T10 | Jay Haas | 64 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 271 | |
| T10 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 67 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan; JPN; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 62 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Greater Milwaukee Open' (week 28/2001), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet