2002 WGC-American Express Championship

The 2002 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 19 to 22 September at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the third WGC-American Express Championship tournament, following the cancellation of the 2001 edition in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and the third of four World Golf Championships events in 2002.

2002 WGC-American Express Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–22 September 2002
LocationThomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
52°31′34″N 7°11′20″W / 52.526°N 7.189°W / 52.526; -7.189
Course(s)Mount Juliet Golf Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,246
Field65 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
263 (−25)
Location map
Mount Juliet is located in Ireland
Mount Juliet
Mount Juliet
Location in the Republic of Ireland
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World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, to capture his second WGC-American Express Championship and his fifth World Golf Championship. He set the tournament record for score to-par at 25 under. Woods also went the first 71 holes of the tournament without making a bogey, only bogeying the 18th hole in the final round.

Field

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1. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 9 September

Robert Allenby (2), Stuart Appleby, Paul Azinger, Rich Beem (2), Thomas Bjørn (3), Ángel Cabrera (3), Mark Calcavecchia, Michael Campbell (3), Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, John Cook, Chris DiMarco (2), David Duval, Ernie Els (2,3), Bob Estes (2), Niclas Fasth (3), Brad Faxon (2), Fred Funk (2), Jim Furyk (2), Sergio García (2,3), Retief Goosen (2,3,5), Pádraig Harrington (3), Scott Hoch, Jerry Kelly (2), Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie (3), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (2), Peter Lonard, Davis Love III (2), Steve Lowery (2), Shigeki Maruyama (2), Len Mattiace (2), Scott McCarron (2), Rocco Mediate (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Colin Montgomerie (3), Craig Parry (4), Kenny Perry (2), Nick Price (2), Chris Riley (2), Eduardo Romero (3), Justin Rose (3,5), Adam Scott (3), Vijay Singh (2), David Toms (2), Scott Verplank, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods (2)

2. Top 30 on the 2002 PGA Tour money list as of 9 September

Craig Perks, John Rollins, Jeff Sluman, Kevin Sutherland

3. Top 20 on the 2002 European Tour Order of Merit as of 9 September

Gary Evans, Anders Hansen, Søren Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Stephen Leaney, Carl Pettersson

4. Top 3 on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit as of 9 September

Scott Laycock, Peter O'Malley

5. Top 3 on the 2001–02 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit

Tim Clark

6. Top 3 on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 9 September

Kenichi Kuboya

7. Winner of the 2001 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit

Thongchai Jaidee

Round summaries

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First round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Tiger Woods 65 −7
T2   Steve Lowery 66 −6
  David Toms
T4   Chris DiMarco 67 −5
  Gary Evans
  Retief Goosen
  Jerry Kelly
  Vijay Singh
  Mike Weir
T10   José Cóceres 68 −4
  Ernie Els
  Bob Estes
  Niclas Fasth
  Justin Leonard
  José María Olazábal
  Craig Parry
  Kenny Perry
  Nick Price
  Scott Verplank

Second round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Tiger Woods 65-65=130 −14
2   Jerry Kelly 67-65=132 −12
T3   Steve Lowery 66-67=133 −11
  David Toms 66-67=133
5   Retief Goosen 67-67=134 −10
T6   Stuart Appleby 69-66=135 −9
  Ernie Els 68-67=135
  Gary Evans 67-68=135
T9   Chris DiMarco 67-69=136 −8
  Bob Estes 68-68=136
  Stephen Leaney 69-67=136
  Justin Leonard 68-68=136
  Davis Love III 69-67=136
  Rocco Mediate 69-67=136
  Vijay Singh 67-69=136

Third round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Tiger Woods 65-65-67=197 −19
T2   Retief Goosen 67-67-68=202 −14
  Jerry Kelly 67-65-70=202
  Steve Lowery 66-67-69=202
  Scott McCarron 71-67-64=202
  Vijay Singh 67-69-66=202
  David Toms 66-67-69=202
8   Rocco Mediate 69-67-67=203 −13
9   Davis Love III 69-67-68=204 −12
T10   Stuart Appleby 69-66-70=205 −11
  Bob Estes 68-68-69=205
  Justin Leonard 68-68-69=205
  Mike Weir 67-70-68=205

Final round

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Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 65-65-67-66=263 −25 1,000,000
2   Retief Goosen 67-67-68-62=264 −24 540,000
3   Vijay Singh 67-69-66-65=267 −21 367,500
T4   Jerry Kelly 67-65-70-66=268 −20 235,000
  David Toms 66-67-69-66=268
6   Scott McCarron 71-67-64-67=269 −19 180,000
7   Sergio García 69-69-70-62=270 −18 155,000
8   Davis Love III 69-67-68-67=271 −17 130,000
T9   Michael Campbell 71-66-71-64=272 −16 111,000
  Bob Estes 68-68-69-67=272
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52°31′33″N 7°11′19″W / 52.525903°N 7.188697°W / 52.525903; -7.188697