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Sunday 22 September 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Tampa Bay Classic
Westin Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2002 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,600,000 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
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/26°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/26°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 34 · 3.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/26°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/25°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0.9 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
- Glen Day USA · 274started six behind, went out in 32 to get within three after a birdie at the ninth, then bogeyed the 10th after clipping a tree and closed with 69, seven back Golf Today: Tampa Bay Classic 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tampa Bay Classic
Westin Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Westin Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
St. Petersburg Times
23 September 2002
The fairways are narrow, the greens are very hard. But the courses I play in Houston are similar. I actually felt comfortable about this course.
Golf Today (AP report)
22 September 2002
When I first started out the day I did feel some pressure and uneasiness to be honest, but as the holes went by I felt much more comfortable,
Golf Today (AP report)
22 September 2002
I said 12-under (would win) at the first of the week, … Obviously, I was wrong. K.J. played really well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 63 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Glen Day | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Mark Brooks | 73 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Rod Pampling | 65 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | John Morse | 74 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 6 | Paul Gow | 68 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Craig Barlow | 68 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Pat Perez | 67 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Tommy Armour III | 71 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Donnie Hammond | 70 · 66 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 76 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet