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Sunday 21 May 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Firstar LPGA Classic
Country Club of the North, Beavercreek, Ohio · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 May 2000 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 20 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · Firstar
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 51 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/12°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 16 · 0.1 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 · 198Led by a stroke at the 8th but took a two-stroke penalty for grounding her club in a bunker (triple-bogey 8); holed a 131-yard 9-iron for eagle at the 18th to finish one behind Sorenstam holds of Webb to win (Golf Today)
- Cristie Kerr USA · 198Closed with a career-best 64 to finish one behind Sorenstam holds of Webb to win (Golf Today)
143 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Firstar LPGA Classic
Country Club of the North, Country Club of the North, Beavercreek, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 May 2000
This is the best I've played in a really long time -- probably since I won in Ohio last year at New Albany," Sorenstam said after her 20th career victory. "I played great.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 May 2000
Annika being Annika, I didn't expect her to bogey it,
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 May 2000
I thought if I shot 64 I would've blown everybody away,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 65 · 66 | 197 | −19 |
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 68 · 65 | 198 | −18 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 66 · 64 | 198 | −18 |
| 4 | A.J. Eathorne | 69 · 66 · 64 | 199 | −17 |
| 5 | Mi Hyun Kim | 63 · 69 · 68 | 200 | −16 |
| 6 | Wendy Ward | 71 · 67 · 63 | 201 | −15 |
| 7 | Brandie Burton | 66 · 65 · 71 | 202 | −14 |
| T8 | Jen Hanna | 68 · 71 · 64 | 203 | −13 |
| T8 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 68 · 68 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| 10 | Dina Ammaccapane | 67 · 70 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet