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Sunday 11 June 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 June 2000 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 12 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Wegmans · Rain interrupted the final round for almost an hour in the morning; play finished Sunday (squeegees used on the 16th and 17th greens)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 53 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/12°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 65 · 9.3 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
- Wendy Doolan AUS · 282A second-round co-leader, she fell back with a third-round 77, then closed with a 66 (three straight birdies after the turn and a 118-yard pitching-wedge eagle hole-out at the 13th) to finish two behind Mallon clinches title with closing 67 (Golf Today)
142 started, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2000
I think we went through three seasons today. I haven't played in rain like this in a very long time, and I can't ever remember winning a golf tournament having it this wet outside.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2000
Well, there's one thing that's different between this and the other 11 is I've never won when it's under 70 degrees.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2000
Golf doesn't stop because of rain. Golf stops because of lightning.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 74 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Wendy Doolan | 70 · 69 · 77 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | Dale Eggeling | 71 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Rosie Jones | 73 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 75 · 69 · 76 · 66 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 73 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| 7 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 74 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Jeong Jang | 70 · 75 · 71 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 70 · 74 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Se Ri Pak | 71 · 74 · 73 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 73 · 72 · 75 · 69 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | LaRee Pearl Sugg | 71 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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