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Sunday 1 October 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Kane wins New Albany Golf Classic
New Albany Country Club, New Albany, Ohio · Thursday 28 September to Sunday 1 October 2000 · Lorie Kane’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/7°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/3°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/8°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 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
- Mi Hyun Kim KOR · 277Closed with a 68 and birdied the last two holes to join Kane at 11 under, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole when her chip from the back fringe slid past and Kane holed for birdie Inside the LPGA, October 2, 2000 (LPGA weekly release PDF; 'Kane tops Kim in playoff to claim New Albany Golf Classic title', tournament summary, notes) - Wayback Machine copy
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
New Albany Golf Classic
New Albany Country Club, New Albany Country Club, New Albany, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorie Kane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2000
You know, I stood on the tee and I said, "This is mine and I'm going to win it."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2000
I made Danny where a Blue Jackets hat today. I said, "You know, let's go see what happens here. They won last night. Let's see if we can."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 October 2000
Even after I signed off and I was waiting outside, and then until I saw Shani put her tee shot in the water , I knew I had a chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorie Kane | 74 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Kelli Kuehne | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Brandie Burton | 71 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Shani Waugh | 70 · 68 · 66 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Meg Mallon | 73 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Susie Redman | 67 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Beth Daniel | 73 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Rachel Hetherington | 72 · 74 · 68 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1964-12-19, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet