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Sunday 6 May 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 May 2001 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 28 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Chick-fil-A · 54-hole event (three rounds), as LPGA.com and Golf Today list it
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/13°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 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
- Sophie Gustafson SWE · 203Co-led overnight; double-bogeyed the first, recovered with an eagle at the seventh and two-putted for birdie at the 18th to force a playoff, then lost when her approach at the second extra hole (10th) found the water Sorenstam wins 5th title of 2001 in playoff (Golf Today)
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
6 May 2001
I just needed the momentum and knew that if I could make one birdie, then I could make two, and so on.
CNNSI.com (Associated Press story; Wayback Machine)
6 May 2001
I'm overwhelmed," she said after her 28th career victory. "I've put in a lot of hard work and to see the results so quickly is great. I'm enjoying every moment.
CNNSI.com (Associated Press story; Wayback Machine)
6 May 2001
What's scary about her is that she doesn't make mistakes," said Gustafson, 0-2 in playoffs. "You know that you've got to beat her. She's not going to crumble.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 66 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 70 · 65 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | Beth Daniel | 67 · 68 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | Dottie Pepper | 66 · 74 · 64 | 204 | −12 |
| 5 | Catriona Matthew | 71 · 65 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 70 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Sara Sanders | 66 · 73 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T8 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 68 · 72 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Kathryn Marshall | 67 · 72 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Nancy Scranton | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 28; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet