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Saturday 14 April 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins the Office Depot hosted by Amy Alcott
Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California · Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 April 2001 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 27 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Office Depot
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/9°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/8°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/8°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 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
- Mi Hyun Kim KOR · 210Came from 11 back with a tournament-low 65, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole (18th) after missing the green Sorenstam wins from ten back (Golf Today, via Wayback Machine)
- Pat Hurst USA · 211Squandered a six-shot lead with 10 holes to play, closing with three straight bogeys (a three-putt from seven feet at 16, a missed par putt at 17, a failed bunker up-and-down at 18) for 77 and third Sorenstam wins from ten back (Golf Today, via Wayback Machine)
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Office Depot hosted by Amy Alcott
Wilshire Country Club, Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
14 April 2001
I was sitting here maybe an hour ago and somebody asked me if I thought I had a chance, and I said I did. But in the back of my mind, I was thinking it was only a slim chance.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
14 April 2001
When I saw she was seven-under, I thought I'd better stop eating," said Sorenstam, "When I heard she missed her putt on 17, I started putting and getting loose again. Then they told me to get on the tee.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
14 April 2001
When you three-putt from seven feet, you lose control from the driver's seat,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 73 · 66 | 210 | −6 |
| 2 | Mi Hyun Kim | 70 · 75 · 65 | 210 | −6 |
| 3 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 67 · 77 | 211 | −5 |
| 4 | Michele Redman | 71 · 70 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Dina Ammaccapane | 69 · 73 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T5 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 67 · 76 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Janice Moodie | 74 · 73 · 67 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 74 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Kristi Albers | 69 · 72 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Dorothy Delasin | 71 · 74 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Pearl Sinn | 74 · 70 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 71 · 73 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Kathryn Marshall | 75 · 67 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet