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Sunday 14 July 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Sluman wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July 2002 · Jeff Sluman’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 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
14 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 39 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 19 · 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
- Tim Herron USA · 265closed with a 66, the best of the leading group, but started too far back to threaten; tied for second four behind Golf Today: Jeff Sluman coasts to victory (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Steve Lowery USA · 265two behind after 54 holes; cut the gap to two with a birdie at the 10th but three-putted the 11th and bogeyed the 13th, closing with a 70 to tie for second four back Golf Today: Jeff Sluman coasts to victory (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeff Sluman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
14 July 2002
I had a lot of friends and family up from Chicago to cheer me on and after feeling last year like I disappointed them, I was certainly glad to get it done this year,
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
14 July 2002
It's funny how your mind kind of goes, because nobody had really made a huge run and I had a four- and five-shot lead at various times, … And I just didn't want to make a mistake.
Golf Today (round 4 report, unbylined)
14 July 2002
You never could catch him, … He played well with the lead.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 64 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Tim Herron | 68 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Steve Lowery | 66 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 265 | −19 |
| 4 | Kenny Perry | 64 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Joey Sindelar | 69 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | J.P. Hayes | 68 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Greg Chalmers | 67 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Tommy Armour III | 63 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Kirk Triplett | 66 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Skip Kendall | 68 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T10 | Chris Smith | 67 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1957-09-11, Rochester, New York; USA; turned pro 1980; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet