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Sunday 24 November 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins ADT Championship
Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November 2002 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 42 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · ADT
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 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
- Rachel Teske AUS · 278Led briefly after holing an 8-iron from 130 yards for eagle at No. 10, then hit her 5-iron into the hazard at 17 and three-putted for double bogey Sorenstam finishes season with 13th win - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
ADT Championship
Trump International Golf Club, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 November 2002
I'm just very thankful, obviously, that it's all happening to me. And I've always said I loved what I do, but right now I really love what I do.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 November 2002
No, I don't know how to cook thanksgiving turkey. That's an American thing. We didn't have any Pilgrims in Sweden. So if Dave wants turkey, he has to make turkey.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 November 2002
And so I kind of, the angrier I got, the better I played.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Rachel Teske | 72 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 69 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 69 · 70 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Meg Mallon | 67 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Carin Koch | 73 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Se Ri Pak | 67 · 73 · 77 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| 9 | Lorie Kane | 69 · 69 · 74 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| 10 | Grace Park | 70 · 73 · 73 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 42; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet