The 2002 PGA Championship was the 84th

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, held August 15–18 at

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, a suburb southwest of

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won his only

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title, one stroke ahead of runner-up

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. This was the third major at Hazeltine; it hosted the U.S. Open in

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. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in

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, also a runner-up finish for Woods.

Course layout

Source: Lengths of the course for previous majors: * , par 72 - 1991 U.S. Open * , par 72 - 1970 U.S. Open

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 15, 2002'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, August 16, 2002'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, August 17, 2002'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, August 18, 2002'' In a dramatic final round, Woods birdied each of the last four holes to post a 9-under clubhouse score. Beem, in the final group behind Woods, sank a birdie putt on the 16th hole to maintain a two-shot margin with two holes to play. After a par 3 at the 17th, Beem was on the green at the par-4 18th in two shots. With the luxury of three putts to win the title by one stroke, Beem bogeyed and Third round leader Justin Leonard shot 77 (+5) to finish six strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

Full results
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