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Sunday 29 September 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Roberts wins Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club (Resort Course), San Antonio, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September 2002 · Loren Roberts’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Valero
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Fred Funk USA · 264birdied 11, 12 and 13 to lead at 17 under, then three-putted the 16th from 45 feet for his only bogey; closed with 64 for his fourth runner-up finish of the year Golf Today: Texas Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Garrett Willis USA · 264closed with 66, finishing with two birdies to tie for second; a 40-foot putt on the last hole stayed out Golf Today: Texas Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
- Fred Couples USA · 264made four straight birdies from the 13th to reach 17 under, then bogeyed the 17th after missing the green; closed with 64 Golf Today: Texas Open 2002 final round report (AP report; Wayback Machine copy)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club (Resort Course), La Cantera Golf Club (Resort Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Loren Roberts
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
Today I just went out there and just hit nothing but solid golf shots and made some putts when I had to coming down the stretch. For me, I feel like I really turned the calendar back a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
I told my caddie walking down the 16th fairway, I said, "Let's see if we can get three 10-footers coming into the house here."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
It goes to say that the 40-somethings are really pushing a pretty big surge with those three names up on the leaderboard.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Roberts | 67 · 63 · 67 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 68 · 68 · 64 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Garrett Willis | 71 · 61 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Fred Couples | 68 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T5 | Joel Edwards | 66 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | J.L. Lewis | 70 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Shaun Micheel | 68 · 64 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Pat Perez | 68 · 62 · 69 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Kenneth Staton | 70 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 68 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Brian Gay | 67 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 67 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Matt Peterson | 69 · 62 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1955-06-24, San Luis Obispo, California; USA; turned pro 1975; age 47 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 72 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet