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Sunday 4 November 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Beckman wins Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 November 2001 · Cameron Beckman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,400,000 USD · Southern Farm Bureau
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 270led by two entering the final round but shot 71; Beckman birdied the 14th (Campbell bogeyed) and took the lead for good with a birdie at the 17th Golf Today: Beckman gains narrow victory, Southern Farm Bureau Classic 2001 final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cameron Beckman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined wire report)
4 November 2001
I was impressed with myself. I didn't know if I was capable of that. Now, I know.
Golf Today (unbylined wire report)
4 November 2001
I told my caddie as we were walking up 13 'He (Campbell) has got to start feeling it at some point. If I can just start making some birdies, I've got a shot,'
Golf Today (unbylined wire report)
4 November 2001
I'm not one who likes to lay up on a par-5. I heard them. I wanted to hit a 3-wood as bad as they did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Beckman | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Fred Funk | 65 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Dan Forsman | 68 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | J.J. Henry | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Carl Paulson | 67 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Dicky Pride | 66 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Chris Smith | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1970-02-15, Minneapolis, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 1993; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 172 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet