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Sunday 14 April 2002PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 April 2002 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 31 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · 66th Masters; the second round had to be completed on Saturday morning, and the third round was started off the 1st and 10th tees (Wikipedia)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 43 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/16°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 31 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Masters
1934–2026 in our record, 90 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Retief Goosen RSA · 279Shared the 54-hole lead with Woods but closed with a two-over 74, three-putting three times in the first eight holes Masters Tournament, April 14, 2002: Retief Goosen (ASAP Sports)
88 started · cut +3, 45 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Retief Goosen
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2002
I've always said that it's always a better feeling inside when you make a big par putt than it is a birdie. It's always nice not to drop a shot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2002
You know, I always felt that I had the game that was good enough to win here at this tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2002
I was just saying outside, besides Jack Nicklaus, Tiger is the best player. I think give him a couple more years and I think Tiger will be even greater than Jack Nicklaus will be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | José María Olazábal | 70 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 70 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 65 · 72 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| 8 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 71 · 70 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 70 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 71 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Ángel Cabrera | 68 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 31; majors to date: 7; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, THE MASTERS 2002)).
What’s in the bag
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