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Sunday 21 July 2002PGA TourYear in Review
McRoy wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 July 2002 · Spike McRoy’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,100,000 USD
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 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
- Fred Funk USA · 270closed with a 67 to finish 18 under, one behind McRoy's 65; McRoy came from seven back and leader Shaun Micheel bogeyed the last two holes Golf Today: McRoy claims first PGA Tour victory (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
143 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Spike McRoy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
21 July 2002
It was just absolutely miserable, … The most miserable thing about it is I'm watching a buddy of mine that's not having a good day.
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
21 July 2002
It's going to be really cool to see that one go up there, … I know he'll be very proud.
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
21 July 2002
If you win, you take care of a lot of problems, that's for sure,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spike McRoy | 70 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Fred Funk | 71 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Cliff Kresge | 72 · 67 · 70 · 62 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Brian Henninger | 67 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Robert Gamez | 68 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Glen Day | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Shaun Micheel | 65 · 65 · 67 · 74 | 271 | −17 |
| 8 | Eduardo Herrera | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | John Rollins | 71 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Paul Gow | 67 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1968-05-20, Huntsville, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1991; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 355 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet