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Sunday 20 October 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Burns wins Disney Golf Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October 2002 · Bob Burns’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,700,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 2.8 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
- Chris DiMarco USA · 264Birdied the final hole for a 68 but finished a stroke behind after Burns birdied 13 and 14 to pull two clear AP: Burns beats DiMarco, holds off Woods for first title (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Disney Golf Classic
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Burns
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
20 October 2002
When his name is below mine, that's pretty cool
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
20 October 2002
I was pretty nervous until hitting my tee shot on 17, … Once I got over the water, I thought I could get it to the house.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
20 October 2002
My hat's off to him, … He came out and beat me today, and that's what it's all about out here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Burns | 63 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Chris DiMarco | 64 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 264 | −24 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 265 | −23 |
| T4 | Tim Herron | 67 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| T4 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 63 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| T6 | David Toms | 69 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | John Rollins | 66 · 71 · 64 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | 66 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | Tim Clark | 65 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T10 | Carlos Franco | 66 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Scott Hoch | 64 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Esteban Toledo | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Robert Damron | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1968-04-05, Mission Hills, California; USA; turned pro 1991; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 240 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet