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Sunday 10 February 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Olazábal wins Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 February 2002 · José María Olazábal’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,600,000 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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/7°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/8°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/9°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/9°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 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
- J.L. Lewis USA · 276Co-leader after 54 holes; hit his layup too close to the pond on the par-5 18th, left his third 40 feet past, lagged to 8 feet and pushed the par putt for a bogey that cost him a playoff Golf Today: Olazabal claims win with closing 65 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
- Mark O'Meara USA · 276Co-leader after 54 holes; closed with a 70 to tie for second, one behind (birdie putt on 18) Golf Today: Olazabal claims win with closing 65 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
, 89 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South and North Courses), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
José María Olazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Olazabal claims win with closing 65 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
10 February 2002
I thought I would really need a great round, and you don't expect to shoot 7-under around here. I got it going on the front nine,
Golf Today: Olazabal claims win with closing 65 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
10 February 2002
I kind of got a bad break, then I choked.
Golf Today: Olazabal claims win with closing 65 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
10 February 2002
I just embarrassed myself. What can I say?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 71 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Mark O'Meara | 67 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | J.L. Lewis | 68 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | John Daly | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 77 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Bob Estes | 75 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 70 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Chris Riley | 66 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | John Rollins | 70 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 73 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 43 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet