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Sunday 29 July 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Gossett wins John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 July 2001 · David Gossett’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,800,000 USD · John Deere
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 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 25 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 23 · 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
- Briny Baird USA · 266played with Gossett, tied him at 17 under with a birdie at the 11th, matched his closing 66 but his birdie try at the 18th to force a playoff never came close CNNSI.com (AP): Gossett wins John Deere Classic (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
, 84 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC at Deere Run, TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Gossett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
29 July 2001
I missed a few putts and hung in there and made some good birdies when it counted. It feels great to make that putt on the last hole to win.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
29 July 2001
I wanted to enjoy it. I put the best putt on it I could.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
29 July 2001
I'm going to walk out of here disappointed that I didn't win the tournament, but I'm glad I didn't lose the tournament. David beat me today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Gossett | 67 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Briny Baird | 69 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Peter Jordan | 69 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Jeff Sluman | 70 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Ian Leggatt | 67 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Matt Gogel | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| 7 | Paul Stankowski | 67 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Woody Austin | 69 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Brian Claar | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Barry Cheesman | 71 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Paul Gow | 65 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Jerry Smith | 65 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Bradley Hughes | 69 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1979-04-28, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 313 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet