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Sunday 9 July 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 2000 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 22 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Kroger · Final round interrupted twice by lightning (44 minutes, then 1 hour 49 minutes); finished 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
14 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/17°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 18 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 12.4 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
- Rachel Hetherington AUS · 274Birdied 17 and 18 in regulation to tie Sorenstam (closing 67); lost on the second playoff hole when her approach to No. 1 came up short of the green. LPGA weekly release, July 10, 2000
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA weekly press release
10 July 2000
According to the rankings, Karrie is number one. But I know inside, I'm pretty good.
LPGA weekly press release
10 July 2000
I'm very, very stubborn. I won't quit until I reach my goals.
Golf Today
9 July 2000
They were going nuts up on the green. I didn't know if there was any room for me up there,
LPGA weekly press release
10 July 2000
I was between clubs. Really, I only needed a few more yards, and it would have been perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Rachel Hetherington | 71 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| 4 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Jeong Jang | 72 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Heather Bowie | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Jane Crafter | 70 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Terry-Jo Myers | 67 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 10 | Sara Sanders | 72 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet