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Sunday 8 September 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Rollins wins Bell Canadian Open
Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course), Markham, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 September 2002 · John Rollins’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Bell
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/16°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 19 · 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
- Neal Lancaster USA · 272led by two on the 72nd tee, pulled a 6-iron 35 yards left behind a bunker and three-putted for double bogey and 72; lipped out for par on the first playoff hole Golf Today: Canadian Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Justin Leonard USA · 272one behind on the 18th, flew his 6-iron over the flag against the grandstand, took a drop and missed a 10-foot par putt for 69; parred the playoff hole after a 50-foot putt from the fringe Golf Today: Canadian Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bell Canadian Open
Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course), Angus Glen Golf Club (South Course), Markham, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Rollins
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 September 2002
I was shaking in my boots and luckily enough I held onto it and it went in the hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 September 2002
Well, I'll probably drink a few Canadians and I really don't know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 September 2002
I think tee-to-green is probably as good as anybody can play until the last hole and just folded up like a cheap suit, I guess.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rollins | 70 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Neal Lancaster | 66 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | 66 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | 68 · 74 · 64 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Grant Waite | 64 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Bob Estes | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Lee Janzen | 72 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jeff Sluman | 71 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1975-06-25, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1997; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 153 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet