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Saturday 10 February 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Kane wins LPGA Takefuji Classic
Kona Country Club, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 February 2001 · Lorie Kane’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Takefuji
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/19°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 17 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/19°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 25 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/19°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 3.7 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 207Led by two entering the final round but bogeyed the third, played the front nine in 2 over and missed five putts inside 10 feet; three closing birdies and a missed 40-foot eagle try at 18 left her two back Kane takes route 66 on way to Takefuji title (The Honolulu Advertiser)
, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Takefuji Classic
Kona Country Club (Ocean Course), Kona Country Club, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorie Kane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller, staff)
11 February 2001
Before, I was trying too hard," Kane admitted. "Way too hard.
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller, staff)
11 February 2001
It seemed like every putt I missed was on the high side. It was like I was over-reading them. So when we came to the 10th, after five of those, I shot straight at the hole and started making them.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
10 February 2001
I just go out and do the best I can. Whatever the media has created for them, that's for those two to worry about. And they don't worry too much.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 69 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 67 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T4 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 70 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Maria Hjorth | 67 · 75 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| 6 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 69 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Wendy Ward | 72 · 68 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T7 | Nancy Harvey | 70 · 71 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Sherri Turner | 71 · 69 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Nancy Scranton | 68 · 73 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 73 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Marnie McGuire | 73 · 68 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1964-12-19, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
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