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Sunday 27 January 2002European TourYear in Review
Goosen wins Johnnie Walker Classic
Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Perth, Australia · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 January 2002 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 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
- Pierre Fulke SWE · 282Never in contention for the title after Goosen's 13-stroke 54-hole lead; a best-of-the-day 66, finished with a 35ft birdie putt, took second place eight strokes back. Edgy Goosen stays on top - The Independent
156 started, 84 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Perth, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Retief Goosen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
28 January 2002
There's so much pressure on you when you are expected to win. It's a funny feeling and it's very difficult. I was just trying to hang in there, telling myself to stay calm and focused
The Independent
28 January 2002
The first hole was a bit of a shock. I don't know what happened.
The Independent
28 January 2002
What Goose did was unbelievable, but there is no way I should have been only five under. I couldn't make a single putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 68 · 63 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Pierre Fulke | 72 · 70 · 74 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 72 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Raphael Jacquelin | 75 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Simon Dyson | 71 · 74 · 70 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 75 · 69 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Nick Dougherty | 74 · 76 · 68 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Mathias Gronberg | 73 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Nick Faldo | 71 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Peter Fowler | 71 · 77 · 70 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Thongchai Jaidee | 67 · 72 · 78 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Wayne Riley | 77 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg (Polokwane), South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankFrom on the OWGR event page (week 4, 2002); age 32 stated by The Independent ('The 32-year-old') and matches born 1969-02-03 (Wikipedia); majors_to_date 1 = Wikipedia major championships (2001 U.S. Open; next 2004) and 'US Open champion' (Golftoday, RTÉ); tour win 8 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table no. 8 + season page '(8)').
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