![]() ![]() The indelible image is of Beem raising his arms after the final putt went in, then shaking his hips in a brief but joyous celebration dance. Down the stretch, with Woods draining his string of birdies, Beem holed a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th to keep himself on top.īeem bogeyed the final hole, but it didn't matter: He had a 1-stroke victory over Woods. That came with Woods just one stroke behind, giving Beem a nice cushion on the back nine. He shot 77 and finished tied for fourth place.īeem began his march to victory with an eagle on the par-5 11th, the only eagle on that hole in the entire championship. But Leonard bogeyed the second and sixth holes in the final round, and doubled the eighth, and was not a factor after that. Woods was tied for fourth after 54 holes, two strokes behind Beem and five off Leonard's lead. Justin Leonard was the leader after three rounds, three strokes ahead of Beem in second place. Probably nobody would have expected Beem to hold off a charging Tiger, but that's what he did. 73 in the world rankings after starting the year at No. He wasn't winless on tour - he had two wins, including one earlier in 2002 - but he was No. Prior to this tournament, Beem might have been best-known as one of the wild-and-crazy golfers featured in the book Bud, Sweat and Tees: A Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour (affiliate link). It just wasn't enough to intimidate or overtake journeyman PGA Tour pro Rich Beem for the win. Tiger Woods made one of the best final-round, final-holes charges of his career in the 2002 PGA Championship - he birdied the final four holes consecutively. What Happened at the 2002 PGA Championship Leader after third round: Justin Leonard, 207 ![]() Leader after second round: Retief Goosen, Justin Leonard, Rich Beem, Fred Funk and Mark Calcavecchia, 138 Leader after first round: Fred Funk and Jim Furyk, 68 Where it was played: Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota A surprise winner emerged, and he held off a charging Tiger Woods to grab the trophy. The 2002 PGA Championship was the 84th edition of the tournament. ![]()
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