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Sunday 7 July 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Kelly wins Advil Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2002 · Jerry Kelly’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Advil
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/22°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/21°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/20°C · wind 6 km/h SSE, gusts 15 · 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
- Davis Love III USA · 271one behind at the start and runner-up for a second straight year; after heckling on 16 and 17 he pulled his drive at the 17th into deep rough behind trees and lipped out the par putt, closing with a 66 Golf Today: Kelly wins with closing 65 (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Advil Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jerry Kelly
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
Well, my wife told me to shoot 63, so I was a couple short of her expectations but, you know, it felt really comfortable out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
When I'm smiling with the fans and the fans are interacting -- there is no better feeling than, you know, to be cheered for, to be yelled at. It just feels awesome.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
It's just sad when a guy gets a chance -- gets close to the lead and is on the 16th tee and can't take his backswing because of a fan yelling.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 67 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Brandt Jobe | 69 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | John Cook | 67 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Peter Lonard | 71 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Chris Riley | 70 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Stuart Appleby | 70 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Neal Lancaster | 68 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Nick Price | 73 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 66 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 67 · 65 · 75 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1966-11-23, Madison, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1989; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 39 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet