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Sunday 19 May 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Moodie wins Asahi Ryokuken International Championship
Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club, North Augusta, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2002 · Janice Moodie’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,250,000 USD · Asahi Ryokuken · Saturday rain: the third round was completed on Sunday morning before the final round (five extra holes for Moodie)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 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
- Laura Davies ENG · 280Four behind entering the final round; eagled the 6th but missed birdie chances at 8 and 9, bogeyed the 10th and closed with 73 to finish seven back Moodie coasts to seven shot victory (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 87 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Asahi Ryokuken International Championship
Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club, Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club, North Augusta, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Janice Moodie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
19 May 2002
Obviously, you're going to be intimidated playing with the best women's golfer in the world and Laura's a great player,'' said Moodie, who shot a steady 2-under 70 to win her second LPGA title Sunday. ``But no, I'm not.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2002
What do you think? I like the cushion. Sorry fans.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2002
I never had any doubt. I mean I've come so close so many times.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2002
But credit to Janice, she didn't give us a chance. Two decent players chasing her and she never looked back. She just went forward.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janice Moodie | 70 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Laura Davies | 67 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Rosie Jones | 71 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Carin Koch | 70 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Grace Park | 69 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Catriona Matthew | 72 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Kim Williams | 71 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Amy Fruhwirth | 75 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Marnie McGuire | 73 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 285 | |
| T10 | Nancy Scranton | 75 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Wendy Doolan | 72 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 70 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1973-05-31, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1997; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet