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Sunday 16 April 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2000 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD · Longs Drugs · Final round sent off both nines in threesomes because of the threat of afternoon thunderstorms
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Brandie Burton USA · 280Started three back and got within four after Inkster's double bogey at the 12th, but bogeyed the 16th and 17th and closed with a 74, five behind LPGA weekly release, April 17, 2000
143 started, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA weekly release (April 17, 2000), PDF via Wayback Machine
17 April 2000
I am still really hungry, and I have a lot of desire to continue to play well. I don't think there is really a limit as to how many I can win.
LPGA weekly release (April 17, 2000), PDF via Wayback Machine
17 April 2000
It was never over, but I did start thinking about second place and Solheim Cup points,
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
16 April 2000
The wind was tough, it was playing havoc with my swing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Brandie Burton | 69 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 3 | Carin Koch | 69 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Rachel Hetherington | 66 · 74 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 5 | A.J. Eathorne | 76 · 67 · 68 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Becky Iverson | 72 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 73 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| 8 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 66 · 74 · 74 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Kate Golden | 71 · 71 · 71 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T9 | Dottie Pepper | 73 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T9 | Kris Tschetter | 72 · 69 · 72 · 75 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet