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Sunday 14 May 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Hurst wins Electrolux USA Championship
Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironhorse Course), Franklin, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2000 · Pat Hurst’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Electrolux
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Juli Inkster USA · 279Rallied from six shots back to within two with three holes left, then hit a 7-iron into the water at the 16th and bogeyed the last two holes Hurst seals wire to wire win (Golf Today)
143 started, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Electrolux USA Championship
Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironhorse Course), Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironhorse Course), Franklin, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pat Hurst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined round-3 report; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2000
I had an 'oops' on that," Hurst said with a shrug. "Just because it happened on the first hole of my third round, I tried to be patient out there and not let it bother me.
Golf Today (unbylined round-3 report; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2000
I knew there were a lot of holes left. I made plenty of birdies the last two rounds, that I could at least make birdies out there and one hole's not going to kill me,
Golf Today (unbylined round-3 report; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2000
Everyone was probably a little shocked with that," Webb said of Hurst's triple bogey. "It gets you into a mindset where you feel like you can close the gap because she's already helped out a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hurst | 65 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Wendy Doolan | 73 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Michelle McGann | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Michele Redman | 70 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Karrie Webb | 73 · 67 · 67 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 67 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Sherri Steinhauer | 69 · 76 · 71 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 74 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1969-05-23, San Leandro, California; USA; turned pro 1991; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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