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Sunday 27 February 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 February 2000 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/21°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 40 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/21°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 40 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Lorie Kane CAN · 275led by one with two to play after 16 straight pars, but Webb birdied 17 and 18 and Kane missed a 25-foot birdie putt at the last to tie LPGA weekly news release, February 28, 2000 (PDF; Wayback)
132 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort (East Course), Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
27 February 2000
It was pretty bloody hard -- it's not the prettiest golf I've ever played.
LPGA weekly news release (Feb 28, 2000)
28 February 2000
It was hard to cheer too much because of Lorie. I feel badly that she hasn't won yet. But I know, and so does everyone else, that she will win and win a lot.
LPGA weekly news release (Feb 28, 2000)
28 February 2000
Anytime Karrie's in the field, the bar is raised. She's doing a lot for women's golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 69 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Becky Iverson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Laura Davies | 67 · 68 · 69 · 77 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Catriona Matthew | 71 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Maria Hjorth | 73 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Sherri Steinhauer | 70 · 74 · 67 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Rachel Hetherington | 71 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 9 | Marine Monnet | 70 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Nancy Scranton | 71 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Janice Moodie | 70 · 68 · 73 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet