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Sunday 13 May 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Damron wins Verizon Byron Nelson Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2001 · Robert Damron’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Verizon
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 29 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0.5 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
- Scott Verplank USA · 263birdied the 72nd hole from eight feet to force a playoff, missed birdie putts on the first three extra holes and lost when he pushed his putt at the par-three 17th, the fourth extra hole Golf Today: Damron gains first win in playoff - Byron Nelson Classic 2001 (unbylined; Wayback Machine)
156 started, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Verizon Byron Nelson Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Damron
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Robert Damron interview, 2001-05-13 (ASAP Sports)
13 May 2001
I never had any huge adrenaline rush. I never had any real butterflies. I just felt like I was going to hit the shot that I needed to hit at the time.
Robert Damron interview, 2001-05-13 (ASAP Sports)
13 May 2001
I'm glad he doesn't have many more holes to go. He can't birdie holes he doesn't have left to play.
Scott Verplank interview, 2001-05-13 (ASAP Sports)
13 May 2001
I'm disappointed I didn't win the tournament, but other than not winning, I couldn't ask for anything else.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Damron | 66 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Scott Verplank | 62 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 69 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | David Duval | 64 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Brian Watts | 68 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 69 · 61 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | David Peoples | 66 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1972-10-27, Pikeville, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1994; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 173 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Verizon Byron Nelson' (week 19/2001), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet