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Sunday 15 September 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Forsman wins SEI Pennsylvania Classic
Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pennsylvania · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September 2002 · Dan Forsman’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,300,000 USD · SEI
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/13°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 6.4 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 271defending champion; led alone until a bogey at the par-5 14th, came up short at the 17th, then left an eagle putt inches short on the 18th and closed with 65 Golf Today: Pennsylvania Classic 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Billy Andrade USA · 271led after each of the first three rounds; a rain-hit drive at the 10th led to a double bogey, and after laying up on 18 his 25-foot birdie putt to force a playoff finished 2 feet short; closed with 69 Golf Today: Pennsylvania Classic 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
SEI Pennsylvania Classic
Waynesborough Country Club, Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dan Forsman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2002
I handed in the TOUR school application yesterday to the TOUR official and he handed it back to me and said, there you go. So it's in my bag.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2002
It is for me. I don't know what Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods would think. It's probably a major for them. For me it's a storybook ending.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2002
To make a long story short, it sucks to finish second. But I'm very happy for Dan Forsman who is a good friend, a wonderful person,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Forsman | 73 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Billy Andrade | 66 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 271 | |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | John Huston | 72 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jeff Sluman | 73 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 273 | |
| T5 | Olin Browne | 73 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Brent Geiberger | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | |
| T7 | Ian Leggatt | 70 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 274 | |
| T7 | Hidemichi Tanaka | 73 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 274 | |
| T7 | Jeff Brehaut | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1958-07-15, Rhinelander, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1982; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 197 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet