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Sunday 5 May 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Compaq Classic of New Orleans
English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 May 2002 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Compaq
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/24°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/24°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 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
- Dudley Hart USA · 275came closest but finished four behind; Choi, who took the lead in the second round, was tied but never trailed after that Golf Today: Choi becomes first South Korean winner - Compaq Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
- Geoff Ogilvy AUS · 275came closest but finished four behind; Choi, who took the lead in the second round, was tied but never trailed after that Golf Today: Choi becomes first South Korean winner - Compaq Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
155 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Compaq Classic of New Orleans
English Turn Golf and Country Club, English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Choi becomes first South Korean winner - Compaq Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
5 May 2002
I believe it will influence a generation of Korean golfers to come to the U.S. and try out for the PGA. In that sense, the win is very special.
Golf Today: Choi becomes first South Korean winner - Compaq Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
5 May 2002
This win is very special to me because when I first came to the U.S. I had a 10-year plan laid out. It's earlier than I though it would happen, but it's part of the plan.
Golf Today: Choi becomes first South Korean winner - Compaq Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
5 May 2002
The greens kept getting harder and faster and browner and slippery, as I like to say. It was very slick and, actually, hard to read sometimes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Dudley Hart | 68 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | John Cook | 74 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mike Sposa | 72 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Chris DiMarco | 72 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Dan Forsman | 65 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Nick Price | 74 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 69 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Tim Clark | 68 · 67 · 75 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | David Toms | 69 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Bryce Molder | 69 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 143 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Compaq Classic of New Orleans' (week 18/2002), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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