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Sunday 6 January 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Mercedes Championships
Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 January 2002 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Mercedes
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/21°C · wind 31 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 36 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 37 · 2.2 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 Toms USA · 274Birdied four of the last six holes for a 67 but left a 72nd-hole birdie putt to win half a roll short in the mist; could not reach the par-5 18th in two in the playoff and made par to Garcia's birdie Golf Today: Garcia beats Toms in playoff (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
, 32 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Mercedes Championships
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
El Nino hits Kapalua (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2002-01-07)
6 January 2002
I was there, making those birdies, and I'm thinking to myself, 'Jesus, this is what you work for, this is what you're waiting for.' It's such a thrill.
Garcia tells golf media to get a grip (Advertiser Staff, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2002-01-07)
6 January 2002
I've always said, I'm not going to hit a shot until I'm ready, If it takes me a hundred regrips, I don't care.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 January 2002
I mean, that hole is not a medium-hitter's hole at all.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 73 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 274 | −18 |
| 2 | David Toms | 69 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −18 |
| 3 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −17 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 72 · 73 · 65 | 277 | −15 |
| T5 | Scott McCarron | 71 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −14 |
| T5 | Mark Calcavecchia | 72 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −14 |
| T5 | Chris DiMarco | 67 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −14 |
| 8 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −13 |
| 9 | Brad Faxon | 71 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
| T10 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 74 · 74 · 65 | 281 | −11 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 70 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet