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Sunday 28 April 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Mediate wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks, Greensboro, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 2002 · Rocco Mediate’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · Chrysler
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mark Calcavecchia USA · 275fell four behind after a two-shot swing at the fifth and bogeys at 7, played holes 3-11 in 3 over (slowed by a sneezing attack) and closed with a 72 Golf Today: Mediate claims 5th PGA Tour title - Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks, Forest Oaks, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rocco Mediate
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rocco Mediate interview, 2002-04-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 April 2002
the way I played last week, I was just hoping to make the cut here and get some work on my swing, and yet here I am.
Rocco Mediate interview, 2002-04-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 April 2002
Yesterday I was in a rhythm and my swing felt like half decent. Today I had nothing.
Mark Calcavecchia interview, 2002-04-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 April 2002
the way I hit it, to finish second alone was a minor miracle, honestly. I did not deserve to win the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Mediate | 68 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia | 65 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Jonathan Byrd | 72 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | 67 · 72 · 66 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Carl Paulson | 68 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 67 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Stephen Ames | 71 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | K.J. Choi | 71 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Robert Gamez | 67 · 67 · 73 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Kevin Sutherland | 71 · 68 · 75 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Paul Stankowski | 66 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Pat Bates | 71 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jonathan Kaye | 69 · 72 · 66 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-17, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1985; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic' (week 17/2002), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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