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Sunday 5 August 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Pernice wins the International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 2001 · Tom Pernice Jr.’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/13°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/14°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/15°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/15°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 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
- Chris Riley USA · 33 pointsbirdied three holes on the back nine to come from off the pace to second, one point behind, his best career finish CNNSI.com (AP): Pernice wins The International (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
, 37 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Pernice Jr.
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
5 August 2001
They are the two most important things in my life, and it's just great to have them here
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
5 August 2001
I didn't know where I stood. I just kept playing. When they told me I finished second, it was hard to believe.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
5 August 2001
This is very disappointing. I've put myself in position to win a lot out here. I think this is the first win that I've really thrown away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 34 points | |
| 2 | Chris Riley | 33 points | |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 32 points | |
| T3 | Chris DiMarco | 32 points | |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 32 points | |
| T6 | Brett Quigley | 30 points | |
| T6 | Brad Faxon | 30 points | |
| 8 | Woody Austin | 28 points | |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 27 points | |
| T9 | Edward Fryatt | 27 points |
The golfer
born 1959-09-05, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1983; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 135 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet