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Sunday 25 February 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Allenby wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2001 · Robert Allenby’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,400,000 USD · Nissan
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R311°/6°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 40 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/9°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 38 · 22.5 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
- Toshi Izawa JPN · 276Closed with 66 to join the six-man playoff; pulled his drive onto a muddy bank and left his second short at the first extra hole. Golf Today: Allenby survives six-way playoff to win Nissan Open (Sports Network; Wayback copy of dead page)
- Brandel Chamblee USA · 276Closed with 67; his 3-wood in the playoff stopped on the front fringe and he missed the long birdie putt. Golf Today: Allenby survives six-way playoff to win Nissan Open (Sports Network; Wayback copy of dead page)
- Bob Tway USA · 276Closed with 68; found the green well right of the pin in the playoff and missed the long birdie putt. Golf Today: Allenby survives six-way playoff to win Nissan Open (Sports Network; Wayback copy of dead page)
- Jeff Sluman USA · 276Closed with 69; left his second short in the playoff and could not birdie. Golf Today: Allenby survives six-way playoff to win Nissan Open (Sports Network; Wayback copy of dead page)
- Dennis Paulson USA · 276Closed with 70; 2-iron to the back fringe in the playoff, missed the birdie putt. Golf Today: Allenby survives six-way playoff to win Nissan Open (Sports Network; Wayback copy of dead page)
144 started · cut E, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Allenby
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allenby | 73 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Toshi Izawa | 73 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Dennis Paulson | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Bob Tway | 67 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Brandel Chamblee | 68 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 7 | Emanuele Canonica | 68 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 72 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Neal Lancaster | 69 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Davis Love III | 68 · 67 · 68 · 75 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | David Berganio Jr | 71 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Chris Perry | 68 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1971-07-12, Melbourne, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1991; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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