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Sunday 4 June 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic
Wachesaw Plantation East Golf Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 2000 · Grace Park’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · Kathy Ireland Greens.com · Final round halted by a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay; 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
14 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/23°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 40 · 7.5 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
- Juli Inkster USA · 275Led by three after the rain delay and went to 15 under, then bogeyed the 17th (stubbed chip) and missed a 10-foot par putt at the 18th to fall one behind Park charges back to win first tournament (CNNSI.com, AP)
- Pat Hurst USA · 275Holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the 18th for a closing 70 to tie Inkster for second, one behind Park charges back to win first tournament (CNNSI.com, AP)
131 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic
Wachesaw Plantation East Golf Club, Wachesaw Plantation East Golf Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grace Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (AP), via Wayback Machine
4 June 2000
I needed that break," said Park, who was tiring in the sticky South Carolina temperatures that had reached close to 100 degrees on the weekend. "I called for it.
CNNSI.com (AP), via Wayback Machine
4 June 2000
I'm disappointed, it was my tournament," Inkster said. But "it was kind of hard to play the last two, three holes when you have no clue where you stand. I got out of my rhythm and she caught me.
Golf Today (unbylined round-3 report; Wayback Machine)
3 June 2000
I am the rookie coming up and I am not really scared of anyone person behind me. I have no fear. I am just going to play the game and hope that it is there tomorrow.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Park | 66 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Pat Hurst | 71 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Kristal Parker | 69 · 66 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Michelle McGann | 66 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Kate Golden | 72 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Karen Stupples | 68 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 68 · 71 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Dale Eggeling | 70 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Mhairi McKay | 72 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Moira Dunn | 69 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1979-03-06, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1999; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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