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Sunday 21 January 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Gustafson wins Subaru Memorial of Naples
The Club at The Strand, Naples, Florida · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2001 · Sophie Gustafson’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD · Subaru
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 27 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 31 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 11.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/6°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 39 · 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 275Started four back, birdied 11 and 12 but bogeyed the 13th as Gustafson holed a 20-footer to go six clear; closed with 69 to finish three back Gustafson closes out 3 shot victory (Golf Today, via Wayback Machine)
, 69 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Subaru Memorial of Naples
The Club at The Strand, The Club at The Strand, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sophie Gustafson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 January 2001
You can't play defensively. I knew that wouldn't work,
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 January 2001
It's nice. It feels good. It's going good, but I need to improve my short game,
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
21 January 2001
I'm very happy to finish second and am glad I ran out of holes out there today because I did not hit the ball the way I like,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie Gustafson | 68 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Dottie Pepper | 68 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Marisa Baena | 68 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Laura Davies | 69 · 75 · 68 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Michele Redman | 72 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Jean Bartholomew | 67 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 67 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Lorie Kane | 72 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Laura Diaz | 67 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Meg Mallon | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Brandie Burton | 67 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1973-12-27, Varberg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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