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Monday 16 April 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Cóceres wins WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 April 2001 · José Cóceres’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · WorldCom · Playoff suspended for darkness on Sunday April 15 after two extra holes (play had been halted about an hour for lightning that afternoon); completed Monday April 16
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/20°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 18 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/16°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 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
- Billy Mayfair USA · 273Lost a five-hole playoff: Cóceres missed a short putt to win at the third extra hole, but Mayfair chipped six feet past and missed the return for bogey at the fifth ASAP Sports interview transcript: Billy Mayfair, 2001-04-16
133 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
José Cóceres
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2001
It was always my thought that I was going to win this tournament, but not with such a high difficulty.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2001
Then 18, I played from the hazard and I am happy that the crocodile wasn't around there
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2001
Obviously if you are going to lose a playoff you'd like to lose to a birdie, but to have a 4 out there on 18 this morning isn't really all that bad
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Coceres | 68 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Billy Mayfair | 65 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Carl Paulson | 71 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 68 · 67 · 74 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 69 · 72 · 63 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Mark Brooks | 66 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Billy Andrade | 66 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1963-08-14, Chaco, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (WorldCom Classic, week 15 of 2001)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet