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Sunday 7 October 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Toms wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 October 2001 · David Toms’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $3.5 million USD · Michelob
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/12°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 51 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 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
- Kirk Triplett USA · 270closed with 66, birdieing the 14th, 15th and 17th after a bogey at the 11th to get within one; Toms two-putted the 18th from 35 feet to win Golf Today: Toms defends Michelob title, Michelob Championship 2001 final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Toms
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 October 2001
I watched the President's speech in the locker room. We were all in there kind of glued to the television.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 October 2001
I looked at him before I hit the last putt over there when Esteban was lining up his putt, I said you are going to by my Porsche.
Golf Today (unbylined wire report)
7 October 2001
It's probably easier to just stay in that trailer where nobody is looking at you. Then when he makes par you can slump down and say, `God,' and the camera is not on you.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 64 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Kirk Triplett | 67 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Esteban Toledo | 68 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Len Mattiace | 67 · 66 · 74 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 6 | J.J. Henry | 65 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Rich Beem | 66 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Jimmy Green | 65 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Neal Lancaster | 65 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Jim McGovern | 71 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Michael Muehr | 65 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-04, Monroe, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1989; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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