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2002
_Player
Score
Par
Earnings
1st
_Hale Irwin
200
-16
$225,000
2nd
_Tom Watson
201
-15
$132,000
3rd
_Jim Dent
202
-14
$99,000
3rd
_Jim Thorpe
202
-14
$99,000
5th
_Allen Doyle
203
-13
$62,000
5th
_Dana Quigley
203
-13
$62,000
5th
_Sammy Rachels
203
-13
$62,000
8th
_Mike Hill
205
-11
$48,000
9th
_Tom Jenkins
206
-10
$40,500
9th
_Jay Overton
206
-10
$40,500
_2001 Winner: Gil Morgan (204)lor Color
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Total Purse: $1,400,000
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The first round of the 2002 Ace Group Classic Tom Watson shot an 8-under-par 64 for the lead. Watson
shot birdies on the 10th, 11th and 14th holes to get to 5-under then followed with a hole-in-one on the
163 yard, par-3 16th hole. Finishing in second place one stroke back was Dana Quigley with a 7-under-
par 65. Jim Thorpe took third place with a 6-under-par 66 while Allen Doyle and Hale Irwin shared fourth
place one stroke back. Finishing in sixth place were Tom Jenkins, Dick Mast, Don Pooley and Sammy
Rachels with 4-under-par 68s. Tenth place was shared by John Bland, Jim Dent, Stewart Ginn, Jay Sigel,
Gil Morgan, Jay Overton and Mike Smith with 3-under-par 69s.

In Saturday's second round Tom Watson expanded his lead to two strokes after shooting a 66 for a 14-
under-par 130 total. Watson shot two birdies over his front nine followed by birdies on the 10th, 13th,
15th and 17th holes to beat the old 36-hole tournament record by one stroke. Finishing in second place
was Hale Irwin with a second round 64 for a 12-under-par 132 total. Irwin shot eight birdies in his round
and could have been a stroke closer but was penalized after dropping his ball on his marker on the 5th
green. Dana Quigley took third place with a 68 for an 11-under-par 133 total. Fourth place was shared
by Allen Doyle and Jim Thorpe with 10-under-par 134s while Roger Davis and Mike Hill shared sixth one
stroke back. Eighth place was shared by Jim Dent, Tom Jenkins, Gil Morgan and Sammy Rachels with 8-
under-par 136s six strokes off the lead.

In the final round on Sunday Hale Irwin earned his thirty-third career victory by shooting seven birdies
for a 68. Irwin finished with a 16-under-par 200 total for $225,000 and a one stroke victory over Tom
Watson. Watson, who lead in the first two rounds, carded a final round 71 after shooting into the water
on the 17th hole for a bogey. Jim Dent and Jim Thorpe shared third place with 14-under-par 202s for
$99,000 apiece. Finishing in fifth place were Allen Doyle, Dana Quigley and Sammy Rachels with 13-
under-par 203s. Mike Hill took eighth place with a 205 and Tom Jenkins and Jay Overton shared ninth
place one stroke back. The defending champion, Gil Morgan, finished in eleventh place after a final
round 71 for a 9-under-par 207 total.