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Sal Johnson
April 01, 2002
Craig Perks's victory at the Players was worth $1,065,000 more than his last win, a Hooters tour event in Natchez, Miss., in 1995, when he raked in $15,000....
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Craig Perks's victory at the Players was worth $1,065,000 more than his last win, a Hooters tour event in Natchez, Miss., in 1995, when he raked in $15,000....

Perks jumped from 203rd to 64th in the World Ranking, the biggest move into the top 75 in the 16-year history of the ranking, surpassing John Daly's surge from 169 to 54 following his win at the 1991 PGA Championship....

Defending champion Tiger Woods finished 14th on rounds of 71-72-70-74, the first time since the 1999 British Open that he failed to crack 70 in a tournament....

Woods was last in putting, with 133, the highest total of his career....

High winds sent scores soaring in the final round at the Madeira Island Open (average score: 75.08), but Diego Borrego of Spain shot a 69 for his second victory on the European tour.

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