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Sunday 11 August 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 2002 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 33 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,300,000 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
13 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/11°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SW, 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
- Esteban Toledo MEX · 275began the final round one behind and stayed with Woods through 12 holes, then bogeyed 13, 14 and 15 and the 18th for a 73 to fall into a four-way tie for second Golf Today: Tiger Woods wins by four (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Mark O'Meara USA · 275closed with a 68 to tie for second, four behind; never threatened Woods and Toledo's duel Golf Today: Tiger Woods wins by four (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Brian Gay USA · 275closed with a 68 to tie for second, four behind; never threatened Woods and Toledo's duel Golf Today: Tiger Woods wins by four (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Fred Funk USA · 275closed with a 71 to tie for second, four behind Golf Today: Tiger Woods wins by four (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2002
You just have to stay in the moment. Golf is one shot at a time. You can't live in the past. You have to play the shot at hand.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2002
They were saying things that were just uncalled for at a golfing event. You don't say that to any player, myself, Esteban or any player.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2002
I told my wife this morning, I'm going to go out there and win it. There's no second place for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 63 · 71 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Brian Gay | 69 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Mark O'Meara | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 71 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Esteban Toledo | 68 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | 69 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Pat Bates | 68 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Tom Byrum | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Bob Tway | 71 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | J.J. Henry | 67 · 67 · 76 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 72 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | David Toms | 68 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 8; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet