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Sunday 4 November 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Weir wins the Tour Championship presented by Dynegy
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 November 2001 · Mike Weir’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Dynegy
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 270birdied the 72nd hole to join the playoff, then drove into the trees on the extra hole; his 40-foot birdie putt broke away at the end Golf Today: Weir wins four way playoff, Tour Championship 2001 final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 270slid a 25-foot birdie putt by on the 72nd; in the playoff was blocked by a tree, took a drop and nearly holed an 80-foot chip Golf Today: Weir wins four way playoff, Tour Championship 2001 final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- David Toms USA · 270missed an 8-foot par putt on the 71st; in the playoff hit 9-iron to 35 feet and left the birdie putt short Golf Today: Weir wins four way playoff, Tour Championship 2001 final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
29 started, 29 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship presented by Dynegy
Champions Golf Club, Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Weir
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2001
Standing over that putt I knew -- I didn't know I was going to make it, but I felt like I was going to make a good stroke because I made so many of those throughout the day
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2001
I was playing, winning an $18,000 tournament Canadian, and I was pumped for that. That was awesome.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2001
I made an awful swing. I wasn't aggressive enough. To be honest with you, I just wanted to put it in play and didn't make an aggressive enough swing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | 68 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | 69 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | David Toms | 73 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | David Duval | 69 · 69 · 63 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Bob Estes | 71 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 71 · 62 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Chris DiMarco | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Joe Durant | 73 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 65 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, Sarnia, Ontario; CAN; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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