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Sunday 25 August 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Riley wins Reno–Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 2002 · Chris Riley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
13 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/11°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 40 · 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
- Jonathan Kaye USA · 271led by two after a birdie at the 11th, bogeyed the par-5 17th after going for the green in two, missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win, then lost the playoff when his 5-foot par putt lipped out Golf Today: Reno-Tahoe Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno–Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Riley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun
26 August 2002
He told me, 'Chris, you are going to win.' That's how smart that guy is,
Las Vegas Sun
26 August 2002
This has been hard work over my whole career. I've never really won anything, but I've always competed hard and I finally kicked the door down.
Las Vegas Sun
26 August 2002
In retrospect, I wish I would have laid up and hit in the fairway. That's probably where I lost the tournament,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Riley | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Jonathan Kaye | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | J.J. Henry | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 65 · 73 · 73 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Brian Gay | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Steve Flesch | 70 · 64 · 70 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 66 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Bob Tway | 68 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Ben Crane | 67 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Woody Austin | 68 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | David Peoples | 69 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1973-12-08, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet