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Monday 4 November 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Donald wins Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi · Thursday 31 October to Monday 4 November 2002 · Luke Donald’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,600,000 USD · Southern Farm Bureau · weather: final round started Sunday 3 November, stopped by rain after about an hour and cancelled on Monday 4 November; result stands after 54 holes
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/8°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/7°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/8°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 53 · 26 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R512°/10°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 8 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
- Deane Pappas RSA · 202One stroke behind after 54 holes and never got to play the final round: rain washed it out, leaving him second at 202 AP: Rookie is Tour's 18th first-time winner this year (ESPN.com, Wayback Machine copy)
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
4 November 2002
It's definitely not the way I would have liked to have won my first, … A win is a win and I'll take it. I would have loved to have done it over 72 holes.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
3 November 2002
I grew up playing a lot of golf in England in wet conditions and windy and cold, so it was not to unfamiliar to me.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
4 November 2002
I just didn't want to go out there in the slop and have something weird happen
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 66 · 68 · 67 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Deane Pappas | 66 · 68 · 68 | 202 | −14 |
| 3 | Brad Elder | 65 · 67 · 71 | 203 | −13 |
| 4 | Chad Campbell | 69 · 66 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| T5 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 67 · 71 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Robin Freeman | 71 · 69 · 65 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Spike McRoy | 69 · 67 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Chris Smith | 67 · 69 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Jay Williamson | 71 · 68 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 66 · 68 · 71 | 205 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 163 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet