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Sunday 10 September 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Redman wins First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Friday 8 to Sunday 10 September 2000 · Michele Redman’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · First Union · final round start delayed by early-morning fog (LPGA release); completed Sunday
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/16°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 0 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
- Jean Bartholomew · 205Closed with a 70: five birdies offset by bogeys at the 1st, 7th and 11th; never got within a shot of Redman Inside the LPGA, September 11, 2000 (LPGA weekly release PDF; 'Redman wins first title of year at First Union Betsy King Classic', tournament summary) - Wayback Machine copy
- Meg Mallon USA · 205Closed with a 67 (four of five birdies on the back nine) from too far back Inside the LPGA, September 11, 2000 (LPGA weekly release PDF; 'Redman wins first title of year at First Union Betsy King Classic', tournament summary) - Wayback Machine copy
140 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michele Redman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
10 September 2000
I think that it is fine, but you cannot tell me that when I was in the third to last pairing that I should not have gotten more than one putt on TV.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
11 September 2000
I think it is really nice that I finally could come into the tournament with a lead in the final round and then finish with the win.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
11 September 2000
To tell you the truth, I am still thinking of how much I wanted to make that putt on 18 to finish.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Redman | 68 · 66 · 68 | 202 | −14 |
| T2 | Meg Mallon | 67 · 71 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Jean Bartholomew | 66 · 69 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| 4 | Lorie Kane | 71 · 67 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 69 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Tina Barrett | 63 · 72 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| T7 | Leta Lindley | 70 · 65 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| T7 | Catriona Matthew | 73 · 67 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T7 | Jennifer Feldott | 71 · 65 · 72 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Jane Geddes | 71 · 71 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Silvia Cavalleri | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Marnie McGuire | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Rosie Jones | 69 · 69 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Sherri Steinhauer | 73 · 69 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1965-04-15, Zanesville, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1988; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet