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Sunday 25 August 2002PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Parry wins WGC-NEC Invitational
Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 2002 · Craig Parry’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · NEC
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/9°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/9°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0.7 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 272co-leader with Parry after 54 holes; drove into the woods at the 2nd and made a double bogey at the 12th, then birdied four of the last holes to tie for second, four behind ASAP Sports transcript: Robert Allenby, WGC NEC Invitational, 2002-08-25
- Fred Funk USA · 272one behind after 54 holes; hit a 4-wood into the water at the 2nd and closed with a fourth straight 68 to tie for second, four behind ASAP Sports transcript: Fred Funk, WGC NEC Invitational, 2002-08-25
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-NEC Invitational
Sahalee Country Club (South and North nines), Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Craig Parry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 2002
I've been knocking on the door for 10 or 12 years, even longer playing events in America. And just really not being able to finish it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 2002
It was just a feeling of, You beauty, I know I can finish it off.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 2002
He was the best player not to win on Tour. And now he's broken through. And I'm a hundred percent sure there's going to be many more.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Parry | 72 · 65 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Justin Rose | 67 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Rich Beem | 74 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| 8 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 65 · 73 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Matt Gogel | 68 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1966-01-12, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet