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Sunday 20 January 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California · Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 January 2002 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Chrysler · 90-hole, five-round pro-am played over four courses (Wednesday to Sunday)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/6°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/5°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/6°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R520°/6°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 28 · 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
- David Berganio Jr USA · 330Shot 66 with an eagle at the 11th and birdied two of the last three holes to force a playoff at 30 under, then chunked a 4-iron into the water in front of the 18th green on the first extra hole Golf Today: Mickelson beats Berganio in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
· cut -13, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), with Bermuda Dunes CC and Indian Wells Celebrity Course (four-course rotation; fourth course not named in sources opened), PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2002
So I'm very pleased to have won. But I don't feel like it was a surprise and out of nowhere. I feel like I've been really working towards the start of this year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2002
I want to beat the best. I want to move up in the world rankings and have goals. I'm not afraid. And Phil doesn't scare me.
Golf Today: Mickelson beats Berganio in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
20 January 2002
It's only been five months. It's not that long. I've played golf for 29, 30 years, so it's not like I'm going to forget how,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 64 · 67 · 70 · 65 · 64 | 330 | −30 |
| 2 | David Berganio Jr | 69 · 66 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 330 | −30 |
| T3 | Briny Baird | 67 · 67 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 332 | −28 |
| T3 | Cameron Beckman | 67 · 67 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 332 | −28 |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | 64 · 69 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 333 | −27 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 65 · 67 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Chris DiMarco | 67 · 69 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Justin Leonard | 70 · 66 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Brandel Chamblee | 63 · 67 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Kirk Triplett | 64 · 69 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Deane Pappas | 66 · 68 · 63 · 67 · 70 | 334 | −26 |
| T6 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 64 · 68 · 62 · 71 | 334 | −26 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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