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Sunday 24 September 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Friday 22 to Sunday 24 September 2000 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Safeway
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/6°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/5°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 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
- Jeong Jang KOR · 215Rookie who began the week as second alternate; led on the back nine, double-bogeyed the par-3 16th with a three-putt, then three-putted the 16th again on the second playoff hole Inside the LPGA, September 25, 2000 (LPGA weekly release PDF; 'Kim beats Jang on second hole of sudden-death playoff', tournament summary, U.S. Solheim Cup team) - Wayback Machine copy
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
24 September 2000
It was tough because she is like my younger sister. I really wanted to win the tournament, but if I won, she might be sad.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
25 September 2000
This year I have had some good chances, but the last day I have just collapsed, but not today.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
25 September 2000
During the playoff, I forgot, I think because I was pretty nervous, that the greens were so fast, and from where I was, I just had those three putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 70 · 73 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| 2 | Jeong Jang | 75 · 69 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Marnie McGuire | 74 · 70 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T3 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 72 · 73 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Se Ri Pak | 75 · 73 · 69 | 217 | +1 |
| T5 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 78 · 72 · 67 | 217 | +1 |
| T7 | Dottie Pepper | 69 · 74 · 75 | 218 | +2 |
| T7 | Maggie Will | 74 · 74 · 70 | 218 | +2 |
| T7 | Kellee Booth | 72 · 75 · 71 | 218 | +2 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 74 · 72 | 219 | +3 |
| T10 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 75 · 71 · 73 | 219 | +3 |
| T10 | Michelle McGann | 73 · 71 · 75 | 219 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet