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Sunday 14 January 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Mercedes Championships
Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2001 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Mercedes-Benz · Winners-only event (33-man field of 2000 tournament winners).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 30 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/21°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 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
- Rory Sabbatini RSA · 275Led by four going into the final round; after Furyk birdied the 18th, he left a 60-65-foot first putt three feet short and pulled the birdie putt that would have forced a playoff. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Jan 15, 2001: Fantastic finish for Furyk as Sabbatini misses short putt (Bill Kwon)
33 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mercedes Championships
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2001
To come here, just to come here and complete the 72 holes, I would have been happy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2001
I don't think I have the speed I thought I did
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2001
I would have taken 33rd place. I would have made sure I signed the score card, didn't get disqualified for something.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (staff, Bill Kwon at Kapalua; statewide paper, not the host town's)
14 January 2001
That was big for me. I hit it like a three-foot putt. I just touched it. I had no business getting up and down at 16 from where I did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −18 |
| 2 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −17 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 68 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −16 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −16 |
| 5 | John Huston | 74 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −15 |
| 6 | Rocco Mediate | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −14 |
| 7 | David Duval | 73 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 279 | −13 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 67 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −12 |
| T8 | David Toms | 70 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −12 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
| T8 | Michael Clark II | 69 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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