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Sunday 19 March 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Standard Register PING
The Legacy Golf Resort, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 2000 · Charlotta Sorenstam’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Standard Register
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/12°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/10°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/9°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 278tied for the lead with three to play, bogeyed the 16th from a greenside bunker and missed a 10-foot birdie putt at 18 AP: Charlotta Sorenstam ends Webb's streak (CNNSI.com, March 19, 2000; Wayback)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Standard Register PING
The Legacy Golf Resort, The Legacy Golf Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charlotta Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA weekly news release (March 20, 2000)
20 March 2000
It feels great. I started to cry as soon as I was done – tears of joy. I was a little nervous out there, but I was able to stay focused and relaxed at the same time.
LPGA weekly news release (March 20, 2000)
20 March 2000
Karrie's streak has done a lot for the LPGA. We deserve it. I hope we can get more publicity – we are a great bunch of women.
AP via CNNSI.com
19 March 2000
She was solid as a rock today. I just hope she takes it easy on herself now. She knows she can do it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 72 · 64 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Leta Lindley | 72 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Carin Koch | 69 · 73 · 68 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 73 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Betsy King | 74 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Jane Geddes | 69 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Joan Pitcock | 70 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-16, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1994; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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