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Sunday 21 April 2002PGA TourYear in Review
Leonard wins WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 2002 · Justin Leonard’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · WorldCom
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/21°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 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
- Heath Slocum USA · 271Went one ahead when Leonard bogeyed the 13th and missed a 2-foot putt at the 14th, then hit his tee shot at the 16th into a bunker and made double bogey after a fat bunker shot and a missed putt of about six feet ASAP Sports interview transcript: Heath Slocum, WorldCom Classic, 2002-04-21
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Leonard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2002
And I'll learn more from today, shooting a 73 and winning by one stroke, than if I shot 68 and won by 6.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2002
Very difficult golf course. Thank God it is, because if it wasn't then I would already be on an airplane somewhere.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2002
And I don't think I missed anything inside six feet all week, and that was the first one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Leonard | 67 · 64 · 66 · 73 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Heath Slocum | 67 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 64 · 72 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Billy Mayfair | 65 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | 62 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Glen Hnatiuk | 68 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera | 66 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 70 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Frank Nobilo | 72 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Craig Stadler | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 73 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Len Mattiace | 70 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1972-06-15, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1994; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet