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Sunday 20 May 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Garcia wins MasterCard Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2001 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · MasterCard
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 25 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 52 · 0.9 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 269defending champion and overnight co-leader; held a three-shot lead on the eighth tee, then bogeyed the eighth, ninth, 14th and 17th for a closing 70 Golf Today: MasterCard Colonial 2001 final-round report (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
- Brian Gay USA · 269closed with a 65 and birdied the last, but an approach into the water at the 15th cost a bogey that kept him from second alone Golf Today: MasterCard Colonial 2001 final-round report (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
116 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MasterCard Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport: Garcia grabs first PGA title, 21 May 2001 (Wayback Machine)
21 May 2001
I've been playing well over the last year and a half, but I didn't get any good breaks. On Sunday I got a few and everybody saw how well I could play.
Golf Today: MasterCard Colonial 2001 final-round report (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
20 May 2001
It's a great feeling to be able to win on this course. Hopefully this will help me in my career. It's just a great feeling to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 69 · 66 · 63 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Brian Gay | 66 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Glen Day | 68 · 72 · 64 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Shigeki Maruyama | 72 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Brett Quigley | 69 · 64 · 66 · 73 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Corey Pavin | 68 · 64 · 73 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | David Toms | 67 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Rocco Mediate | 72 · 62 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'MasterCard Colonial' (week 20/2001), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet