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Sunday 3 September 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Kean wins State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois · Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September 2000 · Laurel Kean’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $900,000 USD · State Farm · 54-hole event
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/22°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/21°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 2 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
- Dina Ammaccapane USA · 204Started the final round tied for second, three behind Kean, and closed with a 69 to finish six back. Golf Today: Kean wins with third round of 66
- Mi Hyun Kim KOR · 204Defending champion; closed with a 68 to tie for second, six behind. Kean caps dream week with Rail Classic victory (Ticker/AP, CNNSI.com)
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Laurel Kean
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
3 September 2000
I lost faith in myself. If I've got anybody to thank, I should thank my family and a good friend of mine in Cleveland who got me back motivated to play again. It was hard to get that confidence back.
Golf Today
3 September 2000
I almost thought I would get in anyway as the fifth alternate. So I knew I had that cushion. I just walked out there and felt comfortable.
Golf Today
3 September 2000
No wonder my Visa bill is so high,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel Kean | 66 · 66 · 66 | 198 | −18 |
| T2 | Dina Ammaccapane | 69 · 66 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| T2 | Mi Hyun Kim | 66 · 70 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| 4 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 68 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| 5 | Lorie Kane | 66 · 69 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Shani Waugh | 69 · 67 · 72 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | 70 · 72 · 66 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Pearl Sinn | 72 · 67 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Michelle McGann | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Kim Williams | 70 · 66 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Marilyn Lovander | 71 · 68 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Angie Ridgeway | 69 · 68 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Eva Dahllof | 68 · 69 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Jean Bartholomew | 72 · 71 · 66 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Kellee Booth | 74 · 67 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Wendy Doolan | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Wendy Ward | 75 · 66 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 71 · 66 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-14, Portland, Maine; USA; turned pro 1987; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet