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Sunday 17 February 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Mattiace wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2002 · Len Mattiace’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,700,000 USD · Nissan
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/9°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 5.3 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
- Scott McCarron USA · 270Led by three with seven holes to play but missed 6-foot putts on the 16th (par) and 17th (birdie), then putted from behind the 18th green and missed a 6-foot par putt to finish one behind with a 71 Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
- Brad Faxon USA · 270Missed birdie putts of 8 and 12 feet down the stretch and his 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th stopped a half-inch short; closed with a 68 Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
- Rory Sabbatini RSA · 270Failed to get up and down for birdie from left of the 17th; closed with a 68 to tie for second, one stroke behind Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
, 80 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Len Mattiace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
17 February 2002
Sometimes it feels like it's a long way away, Other times, you feel like you can smell it, touch it.
Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
17 February 2002
I didn't force anything, Some pins were difficult. You either hit a great shot or you make bogey. I didn't want to do that. I just wanted to be right there and see what happens.
Golf Today: Mattiace clinches first PGA tour title (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style report)
17 February 2002
That was my tournament to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Len Mattiace | 69 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Scott McCarron | 69 · 65 · 65 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| 5 | Toru Taniguchi | 66 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 70 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Chris DiMarco | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 68 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Fred Couples | 72 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 66 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Brian Gay | 71 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Fred Funk | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1967-10-15, Mineola, New York; USA; turned pro 1990; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 158 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet