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Sunday 7 October 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Delasin wins Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Vallejo, California · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 October 2001 · Dorothy Delasin’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · Samsung
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/12°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/11°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/11°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 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
- Se Ri Pak KOR · 281Started one behind and twice closed to within a stroke, but bogeyed 13, 15 and 17 (missing short putts) for a 72; playing with a strained neck Delasin wins Samsung World Championship (AP) - CNNSI.com (Wayback Machine copy)
- Karrie Webb AUS · 281Started one behind; a double bogey after a 6-iron into the hazard (7th per AP, 8th per Golf Today) left her four back, closing 72 Four shot win for Delasin - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Vallejo, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dorothy Delasin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via CNNSI.com
7 October 2001
You have to earn your respect. I just wanted to show the world that I belong here, and I'm not going anywhere.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
7 October 2001
He just helped me understand golf. All I thought about was, `You've got to hit good shots, make birdies.' He's like, `That's not the game.'
Golf Today (unbylined report)
7 October 2001
I should have won this golf tournament, but that's golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Delasin | 70 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Kelly Robbins | 71 · 75 · 72 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| 5 | Emilee Klein | 71 · 75 · 65 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 74 · 70 · 68 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| 7 | Mi Hyun Kim | 74 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Lorie Kane | 78 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Laura Diaz | 77 · 70 · 74 · 68 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Annika Sorenstam | 73 · 72 · 71 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Wendy Ward | 76 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Sophie Gustafson | 71 · 74 · 74 · 71 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Janice Moodie | 76 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1980-08-26, Lubbock, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1999; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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