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Sunday 9 June 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Smith wins Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 2002 · Chris Smith’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 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
14 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 46 · 28.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 17.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 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
- Pat Perez USA · 274chipped in from 20 feet at the 16th to tie Smith at 11 under, then three-putted the 17th from 7 feet for bogey Golf Today: Smith claims maiden tour title - Buick Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
- David Gossett USA · 274birdied the 14th from 16 feet to match Smith at 11 under, then bogeyed the next two holes Golf Today: Smith claims maiden tour title - Buick Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
- Loren Roberts USA · 274started a stroke behind; hit every green on the back nine but missed birdie chances at 13 and 14 and three-putted the 15th Loren Roberts interview, 2002-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
157 started, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Smith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Chris Smith interview, 2002-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 June 2002
I saw when we walked off the 17 green that I had a two-shot lead and I figured one of them might birdie the last hole, but I could feel myself welling up inside
Chris Smith interview, 2002-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 June 2002
I realized about four or five years ago that it's not the arrow; it's the Indian. I quit searching. I have a whole basement full of putters.
Loren Roberts interview, 2002-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 June 2002
So I had nine holes of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride on the front side.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Smith | 66 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Pat Perez | 67 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | David Gossett | 66 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Loren Roberts | 64 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Ian Leggatt | 69 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Tom Lehman | 68 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | 65 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Peter Lonard | 71 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-04-15, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1991; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Buick Classic' (week 23/2002), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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