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Sunday 14 October 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Estes wins Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 October 2001 · Bob Estes’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $4.5 million USD · Invensys · 90-hole event over five days (Wednesday-Sunday), three-course rotation
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R530°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 330tied Estes at 29 under with a birdie on the 15th, then thinned a 4-iron into the water at the par-5 16th (saved par) and missed birdie chances on the last two holes Las Vegas Sun: Invensys Classic notebook: Lehman settles for second (Oct. 15, 2001)
- Rory Sabbatini RSA · 330closed with 64 to finish one stroke behind Estes, tied second Las Vegas Sun: Estes gambles, collects jackpot (Oct. 15, 2001)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin (host course); also TPC at the Canyons and Southern Highlands Golf Club, TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Estes
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun
15 October 2001
Not that I have to play for the other guys out here on tour, but a lot of times, you're trying to prove it to yourself. You're trying to find out for yourself how tough you are.
Las Vegas Sun
15 October 2001
I don't know if there was a camera there, I don't know if they had it on tape or not, but they sure should have because that was the shot of the tournament for sure.
Las Vegas Sun
15 October 2001
29-under is awfully good and good enough to win at some tournaments. It just wasn't good enough this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Estes | 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 63 | 329 | −30 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 63 · 62 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 330 | −29 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 64 · 67 · 72 · 63 · 64 | 330 | −29 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 69 · 65 · 68 · 69 · 61 | 332 | −27 |
| T4 | Scott McCarron | 68 · 65 · 65 · 63 · 71 | 332 | −27 |
| 6 | Cameron Beckman | 67 · 67 · 69 · 66 · 64 | 333 | −26 |
| T7 | John Daly | 67 · 62 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 337 | −22 |
| T7 | Craig Parry | 64 · 66 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 337 | −22 |
| T7 | Chris Riley | 69 · 65 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 337 | −22 |
| T7 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 67 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 337 | −22 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-02, Graham, Texas; USA; turned pro 1988; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 43 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet