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Sunday 13 October 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Tataurangi wins Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 October 2002 · Phil Tataurangi’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Invensys
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/19°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/15°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 24 · 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
- Stuart Appleby AUS · 331Nearly aced the 17th, then missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff; closed with 66 to tie for second AP: Tataurangi shoots 62 to win first PGA Tour title (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
- Jeff Sluman USA · 331Missed the 18th green with a 6-iron and could not hole the chip to force a playoff; closed with 67 to tie for second AP: Tataurangi shoots 62 to win first PGA Tour title (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin, TPC at The Canyons and Southern Highlands Golf Club, TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Tataurangi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
13 October 2002
It's out of my wildest dreams to have won, … No way did I start out the day thinking I had a chance to win.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
13 October 2002
It's pretty bizarre, isn't it? … To beat the players who were in the field this week is very special to me.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
13 October 2002
I did all the things you were supposed to do. Phil just did one thing better. He won the shootout.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Tataurangi | 67 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 62 | 330 | −29 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | 66 · 68 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 331 | −28 |
| T2 | Jeff Sluman | 66 · 66 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 331 | −28 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 65 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 332 | −27 |
| 5 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 65 · 70 · 64 · 65 | 333 | −26 |
| T6 | David Duval | 67 · 66 · 67 · 63 · 71 | 334 | −25 |
| T6 | Dan Forsman | 65 · 71 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 334 | −25 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 65 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 334 | −25 |
| T9 | Joel Edwards | 72 · 67 · 62 · 66 · 68 | 335 | −24 |
| T9 | Notah Begay III | 65 · 70 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 335 | −24 |
| T9 | Paul Stankowski | 65 · 70 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 335 | −24 |
| T9 | John Cook | 69 · 67 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 335 | −24 |
The golfer
born 1971-10-31, Auckland, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 165 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet