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Sunday 21 January 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Faxon wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2001 · Brad Faxon’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Sony
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 28 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 38 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 264Cut Faxon's lead to one with a birdie at the 6th, but Faxon birdied the next three holes; Lehman bogeyed the 13th and missed a birdie putt at 15. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Jan 22, 2001: Faxon whips Waialae (Bill Kwon); Els, out of rhythm, earns third (Dave Reardon); Notebook; Key hole
145 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brad Faxon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (staff)
21 January 2001
I had a bad lie. It was a 1-out-of-100 shot. Birdie was a very big surprise.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (staff)
21 January 2001
That's pretty remarkable for a course with only two par-5s
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (staff)
21 January 2001
He's hitting it longer. It's got to be 20 yards further,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Faxon | 64 · 64 · 67 · 65 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 66 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 68 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| 4 | Billy Andrade | 69 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Fred Funk | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Briny Baird | 68 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Joe Ozaki | 66 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Loren Roberts | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Greg Chalmers | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Brian Gay | 71 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Davis Love III | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 66 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Tom Byrum | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1961-08-01, Oceanport, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1983; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 72 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet