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Sunday 10 June 2001LPGA TourYear in Review
Davies wins Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 June 2001 · Laura Davies’s win no. 20 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Wegmans
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/8°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/11°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0.1 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
- Wendy Ward USA · 282Shot the day's best round, a 67, from well back to tie for second, three behind Davies claims win despite closing 74 (Golf Today)
- Maria Hjorth SWE · 282Started five behind; got within four with a birdie at the 16th but bogeyed the par-five 17th from a bad bunker lie and closed with a 72 Davies claims win despite closing 74 (Golf Today)
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Laura Davies
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
10 June 2001
This is probably the most important victory of my entire career," said Davies, who collected her last win at the Philips Invitational in May of 2000.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
10 June 2001
I was telling my friends, (LPGA players) Lisa Hackney and Mardi Lunn a few weeks ago that if this bad play keeps up, I’m thinking about having some time off. Now all those thoughts are out the window.
Golf Today (unbylined report; Wayback Machine)
10 June 2001
I mean, one minute you think you’re rubbish, and I was playing like rubbish, and the next thing you’re winning.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 68 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Wendy Ward | 72 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Maria Hjorth | 70 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Brandie Burton | 68 · 69 · 73 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Jenny Lidback | 72 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Mhairi McKay | 70 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 74 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 74 · 69 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Kelli Kuehne | 73 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| 10 | Michelle Estill | 70 · 76 · 69 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1963-10-05, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1985; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet