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Sunday 27 May 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Koch wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2001 · Carin Koch’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $900,000 USD · final round started at 7:30 a.m. in threesomes off the 1st and 10th tees because of a rain threat and the U.S. Women's Open the next week; the bad weather did not come until about an hour after play ended (AP; ASAP transcript)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/11°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 56 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 54 · 12.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 41 · 4.8 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 · 272Went one ahead with a birdie at the seventh but made three straight bogeys from the eighth; two late birdies left her two behind Koch gains first LPGA win (Golf Today)
- Mhairi McKay SCO · 272Took a one-shot lead into Sunday and closed with a 70; bogeyed the 11th and drove out of bounds for a double bogey at the 17th before chipping in at the last Koch gains first LPGA win (Golf Today)
141 started, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carin Koch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2001
I thought I would jump a little higher. (Laughter.) It's great. I'm not sure if it's hit me yet. It will take a little while.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2001
And we decided he should be inside the ropes one week so he could help me, and I win. That's feels pretty special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2001
I think to lose, to lose is the thing that's most disappointing. Doesn't matter what fashion.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carin Koch | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Maria Hjorth | 71 · 69 · 63 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Mhairi McKay | 69 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Rosie Jones | 68 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Grace Park | 70 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Mi Hyun Kim | 70 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 7 | Dottie Pepper | 69 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Barb Mucha | 70 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Laura Diaz | 70 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 68 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 68 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Jane Crafter | 66 · 74 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Jenna Daniels | 72 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-23, Kungälv, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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