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Saturday 8 June 2002AmateurYear in Review
Larrazábal wins the Amateur
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Wales · Monday 3 to Saturday 8 June 2002 · 107th Amateur Championship (R&A book: 3-8 June 2002); stroke-play qualifying at Royal Porthcawl and Pyle & Kenfig, match play at Royal Porthcawl; 36-hole final Saturday 8 June
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/11°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/8°C · wind 25 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 39 · 8.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R616°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Amateur
1885–2026 in our record, 131 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Martin Sell ENG · lost 1 upThree down at lunch, he won the 29th, 33rd and 34th to square the match, but pulled his drive at the 35th into the rough as Larrazabal birdied it, then missed the 36th green and duffed his chip before conceding Sell sold short in one-shot surrender (The Independent)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
The Amateur
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Alejandro Larrazábal
Runner-up: Martin Sell
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
9 June 2002
I was thinking of turning professional for the Qualifying School this year. Now, for sure, I am going to wait. It's amazing to win.
The Independent
9 June 2002
I was buzzing when I got the match back to square and I was determined to hit the fairway at the 17th but pulled it into the rough
The Independent
9 June 2002
I am absolutely shattered and disappointed. But I came here with no expectations so I have to be delighted to have made the final.
The golfer
ESP; age 22 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet