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Sunday 13 May 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Electrolux USA Championship
Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironhorse Course), Franklin, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2001 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 26 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Electrolux · lightning and rain delays in the second and third rounds; 13 players finished the third round on Sunday morning
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Catriona Matthew SCO · 275Birdied the last three holes for a 69 but finished one behind Inkster's closing 65 Inkster wins with closing 65 (Golf Today)
144 started, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Electrolux USA Championship
Legends Club of Tennessee, Ironhorse Course, Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironhorse Course), Franklin, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2001
To be able to come back out of pack and win is awesome," said Inkster.
CNNSI.com (Associated Press story; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2001
When I birdied 3, 4 and 5 to get to 9 under and they were at 10, I'm like, 'We got a ballgame now,'" Inkster said. "That's when I was in the tournament to win.
CNNSI.com (Associated Press story; Wayback Machine)
13 May 2001
I was in the position I wanted to be in. This time it didn't happen," Sorenstam said. "It's happened before this year, so I can't be too hard on myself.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Catriona Matthew | 66 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Nancy Scranton | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Sherri Turner | 65 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 70 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Tracy Hanson | 67 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Pat Hurst | 64 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Jill McGill | 66 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Heather Bowie | 72 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Wendy Doolan | 69 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Kris Tschetter | 75 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Kelly Robbins | 68 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet