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Sunday 26 May 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May 2002 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/6°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 48 · 10.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/11°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 50 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/8°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0.2 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
- David Peoples USA · 276shared the lead until Furyk's eagle at 15, where Peoples ran a birdie try past and missed the comebacker; closed with a 68 Golf Today: Furyk claims title with closing 65 - Memorial Tournament 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
- John Cook USA · 276holed a 40-foot birdie at 16 but pushed a 10-foot birdie putt at 17 and closed par-par for a 69 Golf Today: Furyk claims title with closing 65 - Memorial Tournament 2002 (AP copy; Wayback Machine)
105 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jim Furyk interview, 2002-05-26 (ASAP Sports)
26 May 2002
I'm looking at the board saying, "Wow, I'm only three back." And there's a lot of golf to play. It kind of gets you excited.
Jim Furyk interview, 2002-05-26 (ASAP Sports)
26 May 2002
At that point I know that the tournament, I've got a 2-shot lead, at least the tournament's kind of sitting in my hands
David Peoples interview, 2002-05-26 (ASAP Sports)
26 May 2002
I didn't get through Q school, I got up there in the real world and tried to deal with a regular job. Made me realize how fortunate I am to be able to play golf
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | David Peoples | 69 · 74 · 65 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | John Cook | 73 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | David Duval | 75 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Harrison Frazar | 70 · 65 · 75 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Shigeki Maruyama | 74 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Bob Tway | 65 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Billy Andrade | 72 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 66 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Memorial Tournament' (week 21/2002), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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