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Sunday 4 November 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Mizuno Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hanno, Saitama, Japan · Friday 2 to Sunday 4 November 2001 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 31 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,080,000 USD · Mizuno
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/13°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 16.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 47 · 6.2 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 Davies ENG · 206Began the final round two behind and struggled in the wind to a 71 (three bogeys, four birdies); birdied 16 and 17 but her second at 18 found a greenside bunker Sorenstam surpasses $2 million with Mizuno title (AP) - CNNSI.com (Wayback Machine copy)
77 started, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mizuno Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hanno, Saitama, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via CNNSI.com
4 November 2001
It is more of a goal for me to be the first one to break it. I have had such a great year in so many ways and that tops it all off.
Associated Press via CNNSI.com
4 November 2001
I worked a lot in the off-season on my short game and my putting and I think that made a big difference for me this year.
Golf Today (unbylined round 2 report)
3 November 2001
She is very impressive. The results have been impressive and she is at the peak of her golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 67 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Laura Davies | 70 · 65 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T3 | Marisa Baena | 66 · 71 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T3 | Woo-Soon Ko | 67 · 71 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| 5 | Aki Takamura | 70 · 68 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| 6 | Ji-Hee Lee | 72 · 71 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T7 | Yu Ping Lin | 69 · 69 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Silvia Cavalleri | 70 · 70 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Sophie Gustafson | 73 · 71 · 68 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Kayo Yamada | 67 · 71 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 31; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet