2002 Open Championship
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2002 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 - 21 July 2002 |
| Location |  Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,034 |
| Field | 156 players, 83 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+2) |
| Prize fund | £3,800,000 $5,300,000 |
| Winner's share | £700,000 $1,106,140 |
| Champion | |
| Ernie Els | |
| 278 (-6), playoff | |
The 2002 Open Championship was the 131st Open Championship held from 18-21 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Ernie Els won his first Open Championship and third major championship in a playoff over Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, and ultimately in a sudden-death playoff over Thomas Levet.
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Round summaries
First round
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Ernie Els |  South Africa |
70-66=136 | -6 |
| Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland |
69-67=136 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama |  Japan |
68-68=136 | ||
| Bob Tway |  United States |
70-66=136 | ||
| Duffy Waldorf | United States |
67-69=136 | ||
| T6 | Søren Hansen |  Denmark |
68-69=137 | -5 |
| Carl Pettersson |  Sweden |
67-70=137 | ||
| Des Smyth | Ireland |
68-69=137 | ||
| T9 | Stephen Ames |  Canada |
68-70=138 | -4 |
| Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-70=138 | ||
| Thomas Levet |  France |
72-66=138 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
74-64=138 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
69-69=138 | ||
| Ian Poulter |  England |
69-69=138 | ||
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
68-70=138 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
70-68=138 |
Amateurs: Young (+5), Kemp (+6), Larrazábal (+10).
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
70-66-72=208 | -5 |
| 2 | Søren Hansen | Denmark |
68-69-73=210 | -3 |
| T3 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-70-73=211 | -2 |
| Sergio García |  Spain |
71-69-71=211 | ||
| Justin Leonard | United States |
71-72-68=211 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan |
68-68-75=211 | ||
| Scott McCarron | United States |
71-68-72=211 | ||
| Justin Rose | England |
68-75-68=211 | ||
| Des Smyth | Ireland |
68-69-74=211 | ||
| T10 | Steve Elkington |  Australia |
71-73-68=212 | -1 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-67-76=212 | ||
| Thomas Levet | France |
72-66-74=212 | ||
| Peter Lonard | Australia |
72-72-68=212 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els* | South Africa |
70-66-72-70=278 | -6 | £700,000 |
| T2 | Thomas Levet | France |
72-66-74-66=278 | £286,667 | |
| Stuart Appleby | Australia |
73-70-70-65=278 | |||
| Steve Elkington | Australia |
71-73-68-66=278 | |||
| T5 | Gary Evans | England |
72-68-74-65=279 | -5 | £140,000 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-67-76-67=279 | |||
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan |
68-68-75-68=279 | |||
| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-70-73-69=280 | -4 | £77,500 |
| Sergio García | Spain |
71-69-71-69=280 | |||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa |
71-68-74-67=280 | |||
| Søren Hansen | Denmark |
68-69-73-70=280 | |||
| Scott Hoch | United States |
74-69-71-66=280 | |||
| Peter O'Malley | Australia |
72-68-75-65=280 |
*Ernie Els and Thomas Levet were tied after the four hole aggregate playoff eliminating Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington: Els (4-3-5-4=16), Levet (4-3-5-4=16), Appleby (4-3-5-5=17), Elkington (5-3-4-5=17). Els defeated Levet in the first hole of sudden death (par-bogey).
References
- ^ "PGA European Tour - Tournaments". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2002042&roundno=1. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "PGA European Tour - Tournaments". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2002042&roundno=2. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "PGA European Tour - Tournaments". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&infosid=1&eventid=2002042&roundno=3. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
External links
| Preceded by 2002 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2002 PGA Championship |
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