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Saturday 4 March 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins LPGA Takefuji Classic
Kona Country Club, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 March 2000 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 19 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Takefuji · 54-hole event; final round and playoff on Saturday, March 4
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/17°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 26 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/18°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 19 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/18°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 20 · 2.7 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 207missed a nine-foot birdie putt for the win at the 72nd hole, then left an 11-foot birdie putt short on the first playoff hole Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller): Webb beats Sorenstam in LPGA playoff at Kona, March 5, 2000 (Wayback)
132 started, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Takefuji Classic
Kona Country Club (Ocean Course), Kona Country Club, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller)
5 March 2000
I actually enjoy that situation. Some people may feel uncomfortable, but I'd rather have a chance to make a 10-footer in a playoff to win.
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller)
5 March 2000
We'd played together the first two days. There wasn't anything left to say.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Paul Arnett)
6 March 2000
I got so close -- you can't get any closer than losing in a playoff. This gives me a lot of confidence. My turn will come.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 70 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| 3 | Janice Moodie | 67 · 70 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| 4 | Sally Dee | 71 · 72 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Sherri Turner | 75 · 69 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T5 | Sherri Steinhauer | 71 · 73 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T7 | Grace Park | 69 · 75 · 68 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Dana Dormann | 71 · 70 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Marisa Baena | 70 · 68 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Jean Bartholomew | 74 · 70 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T10 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 72 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T10 | Lorie Kane | 69 · 72 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T10 | Jill McGill | 68 · 73 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet