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Sunday 24 February 2002PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Sutherland wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California · Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 February 2002 · Kevin Sutherland’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Accenture
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/8°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R518°/11°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 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
- Scott McCarron USANever trailed until missing a 6-foot par putt on the 33rd hole of the 36-hole final; his 8-foot birdie putt on the 36th to extend the match caught the left lip, losing 1 up Golf Today: Sutherland claims Matchplay crown / McCarron & Sutherland in final (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unattributed wire-style reports)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Sutherland
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2002
I had some serious doubts today whether it was going to happen because I just was not playing very well.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2002
all day long, I'm in just total survival mode, just trying to get to the next hole and not hurt anybody while I'm doing it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2002
He can make mistakes all day, but he still was making par. He was a buzz saw. Absolute buzz saw.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Sutherland | ||
| 2 | Scott McCarron | ||
| 3 | Brad Faxon | ||
| 4 | Paul Azinger | ||
| T5 | Tom Lehman | ||
| T5 | Bob Estes | ||
| T5 | José María Olazábal | ||
| T5 | David Toms | ||
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | ||
| T9 | John Cook | ||
| T9 | Nick Price | ||
| T9 | Jim Furyk | ||
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | ||
| T9 | Steve Flesch | ||
| T9 | Matt Gogel | ||
| T9 | Sergio García |
The golfer
born 1964-07-04, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 1987; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 65 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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