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Sunday 6 August 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Kane wins Michelob Light Classic
Fox Run Golf Club, Eureka, Missouri · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 August 2000 · Lorie Kane’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800.00 K USD · Michelob Light · 54-hole event
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 25 · 7.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/25°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 0.5 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
- Kristi Albers USA · 208Closed with a 68 to finish alone in second, three behind; Kane's lead never fell below two shots after the third hole. Kane gains first LPGA tour win (Golf Today)
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob Light Classic
Fox Run Golf Club, Fox Run Golf Club, Eureka, Missouri
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorie Kane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
6 August 2000
I saw the interview Mark did when he went back to the (New York) Rangers and he said winning is an attitude. I'm a Mark Messier fan and I said, 'I'm coming in here ready to win.'
Golf Today
6 August 2000
When you have a player like Karrie out there, it's not unusual for her to catch you. I've been caught in Karrie's web a few times and I didn't want it to happen today.
Golf Today
6 August 2000
I'm really happy for her, she's deserved this for a long time,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorie Kane | 68 · 66 · 71 | 205 | −11 |
| 2 | Kristi Albers | 67 · 73 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T3 | Rosie Jones | 68 · 68 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T3 | Sally Dee | 68 · 69 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T3 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 72 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 69 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T7 | Jeong Jang | 73 · 65 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Dorothy Delasin | 72 · 71 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | A.J. Eathorne | 71 · 71 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Catriona Matthew | 69 · 71 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 69 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Audra Burks | 73 · 69 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1964-12-19, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet