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Sunday 22 October 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living
Magnolia Grove, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Mobile, Alabama (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2000 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · AFLAC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Dottie Pepper USA · 273Closed with a 67 to lead at 15 under until Webb birdied 15-17 to tie; in the playoff on 18 she drove into deep rough, advanced the ball only about 50 yards and missed her par putt Webb beats Pepper in playoff at AFLAC Champions (AP) - CNNSI.com, Oct 22, 2000 (Wayback Machine copy)
43 started, 42 made it
Same week
LPGA event
AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove (Crossings Course), Magnolia Grove, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Mobile, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
23 October 2000
My birdie on 16 (during regulation) was a key putt because I made birdie there and Dottie didn't. It was a good momentum changer for me.
AP via CNNSI.com
22 October 2000
I've had two unbelievable years. At the end of this year, I'll sit back and relax and look back on what I've done.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
23 October 2000
I missed being perfect by one yard. It was sitting down really deep and I could only see about one quarter of the ball. I had to take a chance at it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Dottie Pepper | 71 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Nancy Scranton | 65 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 70 · 72 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Michele Redman | 69 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 7 | Barb Mucha | 66 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Sherri Steinhauer | 68 · 70 · 64 · 78 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Rachel Hetherington | 75 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Laura Davies | 73 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet