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Sunday 30 June 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Mattiace wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2002 · Len Mattiace’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · FedEx
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/24°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0.1 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
- Tim Petrovic USA · 267birdied 15 and 16 (eagle putt left short at 16) but missed a 35-foot birdie putt at 18 that would have forced a playoff; closed with a 68 Golf Today: Mattiace wins from seven back (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
154 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Len Mattiace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2002
I'm not used to this. This is only my second win so I'm not used to all this stuff. But it was, it's more nerve-racking waiting and watching, and not playing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2002
He's a friend of mine. We have known each other a long time. I was hoping he would play well. He had a great tournament. He played three great rounds.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2002
I wasn't really nervous, I was just trying to focus on my shots. I think it was a little too hot to be nervous out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Len Mattiace | 69 · 68 · 65 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Tim Petrovic | 65 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Notah Begay III | 66 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | David Toms | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | David Howser | 66 · 70 · 70 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Jim Carter | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Tripp Isenhour | 72 · 65 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 72 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Robert Gamez | 70 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Justin Leonard | 66 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Neal Lancaster | 70 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Pat Bates | 68 · 63 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1967-10-15, Mineola, New York; USA; turned pro 1990; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet