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Sunday 23 September 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Allenby wins Marconi Pennsylvania Classic
Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 September 2001 · Robert Allenby’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,300,000 USD · Marconi · Rain and fog over the first three days; eleven players returned Sunday morning to complete their third rounds (Golf Today). Played as scheduled the week after the 11 September attacks.
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 11.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/11°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Rocco Mediate USA · 272Laurel Valley member and local favourite; three behind Allenby entering the final round, never got within two strokes on Sunday and closed with a 68 to tie for second Golf Today: Allenby coasts to three shot win (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
- Larry Mize USA · 272started the final round five back, shot 65 with a bogey at the 17th and a closing birdie to tie for second, three behind ASAP Sports transcript: Larry Mize, Marconi Pennsylvania Classic, 2001-09-23
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Marconi Pennsylvania Classic
Laurel Valley Golf Club, Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Allenby
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2001
Golf didn't seem important. And to tell you the truth, it still doesn't. When something like that happens -- has happened, how could anything be important.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2001
I know I can win a major. I know I've got it in me. I think I proved how good I can hit it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2001
I got run over by two buzz saws this year. I played pretty good, both times and got waxed.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Larry Mize | 73 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Rocco Mediate | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Kevin Sutherland | 76 · 65 · 64 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 5 | Nick Price | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Matt Gogel | 70 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Jay Williamson | 74 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | 70 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Glen Hnatiuk | 70 · 73 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 10 | Cameron Beckman | 70 · 71 · 65 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1971-07-12, Melbourne, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1991; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today report also says he began the week ranked 31st in the world).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet