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Sunday 16 January 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins the Office Depot
Ibis Golf & Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 January 2000 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · Office Depot
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Juli Inkster USA · 285closed with a bogey-free 64 (tying her career low) but started the day too far back; never in contention for the win LPGA weekly news release, January 17, 2000 (PDF; Wayback)
80 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Office Depot
Ibis Golf & Country Club, Ibis Golf & Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
16 January 2000
Some people say it's harder to defend a tournament, but I think it's the biggest advantage you can have. You've got better memories than anyone else in the field.
AP via CNNSI.com
16 January 2000
I have high expectations of myself and so do a lot of other people. It's good to get my first win straight-away. Hopefully, it's a sign of good things to come.
AP via CNNSI.com
16 January 2000
But Karrie had too big a lead and she wasn't going to make stupid mistakes. I knew I was playing for second.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 77 · 77 · 64 | 285 | −3 |
| 3 | Lorie Kane | 74 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| 4 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 80 · 69 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| 5 | Catriona Matthew | 70 · 77 · 74 · 69 | 290 | +2 |
| 6 | Cindy McCurdy | 71 · 74 · 72 · 74 | 291 | +3 |
| T7 | Michele Redman | 73 · 74 · 76 · 69 | 292 | +4 |
| T7 | Laura Philo | 76 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Sherri Steinhauer | 74 · 72 · 76 · 71 | 293 | +5 |
| T9 | Chris Johnson | 69 · 76 · 77 · 71 | 293 | +5 |
| T9 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 76 · 75 · 74 | 293 | +5 |
| T9 | Nancy Lopez | 70 · 73 · 74 · 76 | 293 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet