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Sunday 12 September 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Minnesota · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September 1999 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD · Samsung · Limited 20-player field, no cut
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/10°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/9°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/6°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 48 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Karrie Webb AUS · 281Started the final round one stroke ahead of Pak and Davies, double-bogeyed the 15th and the 72nd hole (bunkered third shot on the par-5 18th, missed a 6-foot bogey putt) and closed with a 74 to lose by one. Pak wins Samsung World Championship (AP), CNNSI.com, Sept. 12, 1999
, 19 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Rush Creek Golf Club, Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
12 September 1999
I just don't want to [watch]. I just want to get ready for a playoff.
AP via CNNSI.com
12 September 1999
I feel like I did everything already. Now I'm No. 1 in the world,
AP via CNNSI.com
12 September 1999
Obviously I'm a little bitter right now. But there's not too many times I'm going to be in that situation to make double to lose.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 67 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 70 · 65 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Rachel Hetherington | 73 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Rosie Jones | 76 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Laura Davies | 69 · 71 · 68 · 76 | 284 | −4 |
| 6 | Meg Mallon | 70 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| 7 | Kelli Kuehne | 75 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| 8 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 75 · 69 · 74 | 288 | E |
| 9 | Juli Inkster | 74 · 72 · 71 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Cindy McCurdy | 73 · 74 · 74 · 70 | 291 | +3 |
| T10 | Kelly Robbins | 75 · 73 · 71 · 72 | 291 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet