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Sunday 15 October 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Vallejo, California · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 October 2000 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 25 on the LPGA Tour · purse $725,000 USD · Samsung
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/9°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/9°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/10°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 278Started the final round four behind in the last pairing with Inkster, birdied the 1st, 7th, 12th and 13th, but Inkster answered each run and both parred the last five holes Inkster wins Samsung World Championship (AP) - CNNSI.com, Oct 15, 2000 (Wayback Machine copy)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Vallejo, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
15 October 2000
I thought, 'Oh, boy, here we go.' I'm sure she wanted to take it to me, since I took it to her last week.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
16 October 2000
Going wire-to-wire here is great, especially with this field. To be here, with the best 20 players in the world, is a great win.
LPGA (Inside the LPGA weekly release)
16 October 2000
I was hitting first out there into the green, and every time I thought I was putting pressure on her, she would come right back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 74 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Pat Hurst | 69 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Karrie Webb | 71 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| 5 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 71 · 75 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| 6 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 288 | E |
| 7 | Mi Hyun Kim | 73 · 70 · 75 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| 8 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 75 · 74 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| 9 | Michele Redman | 71 · 76 · 73 · 71 | 291 | +3 |
| 10 | Janice Moodie | 72 · 75 · 71 · 75 | 293 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 25; majors to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet