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Sunday 4 August 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Beem wins the International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 August 2002 · Rich Beem’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/12°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 31 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/12°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 2.2 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
- Steve Lowery USA · 43 pointscame from 10 points back after the weather delay (birdie from a pond at 14, holed wedge eagle at 15, double eagle 2 at 17) but missed a 10-foot birdie putt at 18 that would have won Golf Today: Beem holds off late rally from Lowery (round 4 report, Wayback Machine copy)
, 38 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rich Beem
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 August 2002
You're right, it was the longest ten minutes of my life, but you know what, it was all worth it. I'm at such a high right now, it's unbelievable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 August 2002
Those used to be blond, and now I'm sure it's gray.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 August 2002
I was out there trying to win this golf tournament, and I knew after I saw the leaderboard on 17, I knew I had to make birdie to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Beem | 44 points | |
| 2 | Steve Lowery | 43 points | |
| 3 | Mark Brooks | 33 points | |
| T4 | Greg Norman | 27 points | |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 27 points | |
| 6 | Lee Janzen | 26 points | |
| T7 | Frank Lickliter II | 25 points | |
| T7 | Craig Barlow | 25 points | |
| T9 | Tom Lehman | 23 points | |
| T9 | Craig Perks | 23 points |
The golfer
born 1970-08-24, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1994; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 148 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet