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Sunday 27 October 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Byrd wins Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 October 2002 · Jonathan Byrd’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,700,000 USD · Buick
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- David Toms USA · 262Started the final round a stroke off the lead and shot 65, but his 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff slid over the left edge Golf Today: Byrd claims first win with closing 63 (Buick Challenge 2002 round-4 report, unbylined; Wayback Machine copy; site defunct)
, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course), Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jonathan Byrd
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined round-4 report; Wayback Machine copy)
27 October 2002
She took one for the team, … She did as much to help me win this tournament as I did.
Golf Today (unbylined round-4 report; Wayback Machine copy)
27 October 2002
My goals for the year were to finish in the top 40 and I wanted to win a tournament, … And now I've won a tournament.
Golf Today (unbylined round-4 report; Wayback Machine copy)
27 October 2002
A first-time winner took it deep on me today,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Byrd | 67 · 66 · 65 · 63 | 261 | −27 |
| 2 | David Toms | 66 · 68 · 63 · 65 | 262 | −26 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 265 | −23 |
| T4 | John Huston | 68 · 67 · 61 · 70 | 266 | −22 |
| T4 | Craig Parry | 67 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −22 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 71 · 63 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| T7 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T7 | Joey Sindelar | 69 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T7 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| T10 | Billy Andrade | 67 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T10 | Carlos Franco | 66 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −20 |
| T10 | Tim Herron | 63 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 268 | −20 |
The golfer
born 1978-01-27, Anderson, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2000; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 205 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet