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Sunday 24 March 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Perks wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2002 · Craig Perks’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 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
12 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 57 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/9°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/11°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 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
- Stephen Ames TTO · 282Posted a closing 67 early and led by one while Perks bogeyed 14 and 15, then waited about two hours as Perks chipped in for eagle at 16, birdied 17 and chipped in for par at 18 ASAP Sports interview transcript: Stephen Ames, The Players Championship, 2002-03-24
· cut +2, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Craig Perks
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2002
I never dreamed that, you know, I'd finish 3, 2, 4, the way I did, and it obviously worked out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2002
I really couldn't find the planet to save my life.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2002
Everybody else would agree with me he chose the wrong club off the tee. It went through the fairway and made a good four, should I say (laughter) -- very good 4.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Perks | 71 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Stephen Ames | 74 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | Rocco Mediate | 71 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 77 · 68 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Billy Andrade | 73 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 69 · 72 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Carl Paulson | 69 · 69 · 69 · 77 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 74 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | John Huston | 73 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-06, Palmerston North, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 199 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet