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Sunday 25 August 2002European TourYear in Review
Scott wins Diageo Scottish PGA Championship
The Gleneagles Hotel (PGA Centenary Course), Perthshire, Scotland · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 2002 · Adam Scott’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Diageo
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/10°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 21 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/13°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 6 km/h WNW, gusts 18 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 7 km/h E, gusts 17 · 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
- Raymond Russell SCO · 272Cut Scott's five-shot overnight lead to three with birdies on the first two holes, then dropped a shot on the third; closed with a 68 and took second alone when Torrance bogeyed the 17th. Scott romps to title - BBC Sport, 25 August 2002 (Wayback Machine copy)
149 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Diageo Scottish PGA Championship
The Gleneagles Hotel (PGA Centenary Course), The Gleneagles Hotel (PGA Centenary Course), Perthshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
25 August 2002
When you're hot you're hot. Maybe it is winner's luck. You quite often see guys run away with it in the end when there's just no real pressure.
Golf Today
25 August 2002
It was important to win in Britain and the continent of Europe, because my other wins were in perfect weather and on Friday here when the weather was not great I played beautifully.
Golf Today
25 August 2002
After missing out on the NEC, one reason for me to come this week was to win and play my way back into the top 50.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 67 · 65 · 67 · 63 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | Raymond Russell | 67 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 272 | |
| 3 | Sam Torrance | 69 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 273 | |
| 4 | Scott Gardiner | 67 · 72 · 65 · 72 | 276 | |
| 5 | Marcel Siem | 70 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 277 | |
| 6 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 278 | |
| T7 | Henrik Bjornstad | 68 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 279 | |
| T7 | Matthew Cort | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | |
| T7 | Ian Garbutt | 67 · 74 · 71 · 67 | 279 | |
| T7 | Andrew Oldcorn | 67 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 61 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 34, 2002) from OWGR event page / player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet