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Sunday 1 September 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Sauers wins Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September 2002 · Gene Sauers’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Air Canada
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 1.4 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
- Steve Lowery USA · 270started two behind, drew level before bogeying the par-3 16th from a greenside bunker, then missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th to tie; closed with 68 (also runner-up at the event in 2001) Golf Today: Air Canada Championship 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gene Sauers
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | 69 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Craig Barlow | 67 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 62 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 6 | Tom Scherrer | 68 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | David Gossett | 67 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Peter Lonard | 66 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Harrison Frazar | 68 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | John Senden | 68 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1962-08-22, Savannah, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1984; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 893 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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