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Sunday 24 June 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2001 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 25 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · McDonald's
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 24 · 14.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 42 · 18.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 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
- Laura Diaz USA · 272Started three back, birdied 9 through 12 and the 17th to close within two, then drove into the right rough and bunkered her approach at the 18th and missed the six-foot par save Webb becomes youngest LPGA Grand Slam winner - Golftoday, McDonald's LPGA Championship 2001 round 4 report (Wayback copy)
144 started · cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
DuPont Country Club, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2001
Well, to be honest with you, I nearly didn't play today. I did have a flight booked to fly back with my parents today at 12:30
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2001
Obviously, eight majors ago, I had not won a major and now I have completed the career Grand Slam.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2001
Yeah, I'm happy with the week, but I'm still aching for that first win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 64 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Laura Diaz | 67 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Wendy Ward | 65 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Maria Hjorth | 71 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| 5 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Laura Davies | 67 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Becky Iverson | 66 · 73 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| 8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| 9 | Helen Alfredsson | 68 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Michele Redman | 69 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Maggie Will | 68 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 25; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet