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Sunday 23 June 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Canon Greater Hartford Open
TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2002 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Canon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/17°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 22 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 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
- Jonathan Kaye USA · 267third-round leader; closed with a 70 and pushed a 13-foot birdie putt to the right on the 18th that would have forced a playoff Golf Today: Mickelson defends title with closing 64 - Greater Hartford Open 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
- Davis Love III USA · 267closed with a 67 and missed a 25-footer for birdie on the final hole Golf Today: Mickelson defends title with closing 64 - Greater Hartford Open 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canon Greater Hartford Open
TPC at River Highlands, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Phil Mickelson interview, 2002-06-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 June 2002
If I make that putt, I'm tied for the lead and I'm a couple holes ahead and I start putting pressure on guys to keep the pace, and I 3-putt. It's just unbelievable. I was so heated.
Phil Mickelson interview, 2002-06-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 June 2002
I fully expected to be in a playoff. If you give Davis and Jonathan that 18th hole, they're going to make birdie 7 times out of 10.
Davis Love III interview, 2002-06-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 June 2002
it was going to take a low score to win, and 3 under obviously wasn't what we were looking for, but it was exciting to be in the hunt all the way through the whole day basically
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 68 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Jonathan Kaye | 65 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| 4 | Scott Verplank | 65 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Joel Edwards | 68 · 71 · 68 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Jim Carter | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Dan Forsman | 68 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Skip Kendall | 65 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 69 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | David Frost | 72 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Jeff Gove | 73 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Canon Greater Hartford Open' (week 25/2002), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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