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Sunday 7 April 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Goosen wins BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 2002 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · BellSouth
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/6°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/6°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/4°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/4°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 41 · 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
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 276Shot 76 in the third round, then posted a 65 early on Sunday, a round the winner likened to 'shooting 60', and was not even on site when Goosen finished four strokes clear ASAP Sports interview transcript: Retief Goosen, BellSouth Classic, 2002-04-07
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC Sugarloaf, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Retief Goosen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2002
Jesper Parnevik, the round of golf he played today, it was like shooting 60, I think. It was an unbelievable round.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2002
I was shaky coming down these last few holes. The third shot into 18, I told myself, just hit it right down there on the front right of the green.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2002
I've lost a little bit of hearing in my left ear, but otherwise, I'm still going.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Jesper Parnevik | 66 · 69 · 76 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Scott McCarron | 67 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | John Rollins | 66 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Bob Tway | 67 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 7 | Dudley Hart | 66 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Phil Tataurangi | 71 · 64 · 76 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Steve Flesch | 68 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 65 · 73 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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