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Monday 28 May 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Lickliter wins Kemper Insurance Open
TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland · Thursday 24 to Monday 28 May 2001 · Frank Lickliter II’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Kemper Insurance · weather: play was suspended for the third time on Sunday during the final round; the final round was completed on Monday, May 28 (the first Monday finish in the event's 34-year history)
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 53 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/15°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 46 · 48.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 50 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/15°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 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
- J.J. Henry USA · 269PGA Tour rookie; tied for the lead when Sunday's play was stopped, he bogeyed the 16th on Monday after blocking his drive right, missed an eight-foot birdie try at 17 and left a 25-foot birdie putt short at the last; closed with a 68 Golf Today: Kemper Open 2001 final-round report (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
158 started, 63 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Insurance Open
TPC at Avenel, TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Frank Lickliter II
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Frank Lickliter interview, 2001-05-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 May 2001
It's something I'll never forget the rest of my life. And it looks like I'll be playing here for the next 20 years.
Frank Lickliter interview, 2001-05-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 May 2001
Just get back totally into the moment. And for some reason I did it extremely well right there. Even after everything that had happened the last half an hour.
J.J. Henry interview, 2001-05-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 May 2001
I'm not going to lie, I didn't really sleep real well last night, just for the fact that being so close to your first victory.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lickliter II | 69 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | J.J. Henry | 65 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 67 · 72 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Bradley Hughes | 70 · 63 · 72 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Spike McRoy | 71 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Scott Hoch | 68 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 68 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Brent Schwarzrock | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | 65 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Dan Forsman | 68 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1969-07-28, Middletown, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1991; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Kemper Insurance Open' (week 21/2001), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet