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Sunday 5 November 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Kane wins Mizuno Classic
Seta Golf Course, Otsu, Shiga, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 3 to Sunday 5 November 2000 · Lorie Kane’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Mizuno
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Sophie Gustafson SWE · 204Co-led by three after 36 holes and was 12 under through nine, missed a 3-foot par putt at 16, birdied 18 from 15 feet to force a playoff, then bunkered her second at the first extra hole and lost to Kane's birdie Kane wins Mizuno Classic in playoff (AP) - CNNSI.com, Nov 5, 2000 (Wayback Machine copy)
80 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mizuno Classic
Seta Golf Course, Seta Golf Course, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorie Kane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
6 November 2000
I'm just as excited as when I won the first time. I don't know what to say. I've worked so hard to win, and I know I'm capable of it.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
6 November 2000
From the day I started on the LPGA Tour, I've referred to our money list as a points standings, and I'd love to make a million points.
AP via CNNSI.com
5 November 2000
Lorie played great golf today. Six-under-par is a tremendous score. At least I made her fight for it. I didn't give it away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 68 · 66 | 204 | −12 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 66 · 69 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| 3 | Yuri Fudoh | 71 · 65 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 69 · 66 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Akiko Fukushima | 69 · 71 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Joanne Morley | 70 · 67 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 71 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Kasumi Fujii | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Michie Ohba | 69 · 70 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Ikuyo Shiotani | 71 · 69 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1964-12-19, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet