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Sunday 23 January 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Scranton wins Subaru Memorial of Naples
The Club at The Strand, Naples, Florida · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 January 2000 · Nancy Scranton’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Subaru
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/16°C · wind 30 km/h W, gusts 50 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/9°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 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
- Maria Hjorth SWE · 275closed with 64 to force a playoff, matched Scranton's birdie at 18, then missed a 6-foot par putt on the second extra hole (10th) AP: Scranton beats Hjorth in playoff at Naples (CNNSI.com, Jan 23, 2000; Wayback)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Subaru Memorial of Naples
The Club at The Strand, The Club at The Strand, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Scranton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
23 January 2000
It was very, very satisfying. Basically, I've done it. I've gotten back to where I felt like I could play.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
23 January 2000
I thought it was going to be a little more of a shootout.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
23 January 2000
If I would've hit it a little bit firmer it would have gone in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Scranton | 66 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Maria Hjorth | 72 · 71 · 68 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Dale Eggeling | 70 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Meg Mallon | 64 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Catrin Nilsmark | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Tina Barrett | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 72 · 72 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Betsy King | 68 · 69 · 74 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Catriona Matthew | 72 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jennifer Feldott | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Cindy Flom | 72 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jen Hanna | 66 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1961-04-26, Centralia, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1985; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet