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Sunday 26 August 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Cook wins Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 August 2001 · John Cook’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/12°C · wind 6 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/18°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/19°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 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
- Jerry Kelly USA · 272led by one with three holes to play, then made a triple-bogey 6 at the par-3 16th after missing the green and mis-hitting two chips; his approach at the 18th stopped about 4 inches from an eagle that would have forced a playoff CNNSI.com (AP): Reno-Tahoe Open final round, with final-round scores (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Cook
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
26 August 2001
I played so badly yesterday I was embarrassed to be out here to tell you the truth.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
26 August 2001
I feel bad for Jerry. It was difficult to watch. I've been there. I've done that. I've done that at the British Open with a chance to win.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
26 August 2001
It was one of those things that makes you love and hate the game
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cook | 69 · 64 · 74 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Bryce Molder | 70 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Charles Howell III | 68 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | 71 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Duffy Waldorf | 71 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Dan Forsman | 71 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | J.P. Hayes | 68 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Tim Herron | 66 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 67 · 74 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Brian Gay | 69 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1957-10-02, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1979; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 133 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet