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Sunday 3 November 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship
Narita Golf Club, Narita, Japan · Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2002 · Grace Park’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,020,000 USD · Cisco
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/10°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 10.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/10°C · wind 24 km/h NNW, gusts 42 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/8°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 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
- Midori Yoneyama JPNLost the final on the 22nd hole to a 12-foot Park birdie after missing a 2-foot par putt to win on the 20th and leaving a birdie putt an inch short on the 18th Park wins title on 22nd hole - Golf Today, final day report (Wayback Machine copy)
32 started
Same week
LPGA event
Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship
Narita Golf Club, Narita Golf Club, Narita, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grace Park
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final day report)
3 November 2002
I played well in the first part of the season, but fell apart since August.
Golf Today (final day report)
3 November 2002
I came here, played solid, except for today, hung in there and won. I couldn't be happier.
Golf Today (final day report)
3 November 2002
I thought it was over then. I guess I was getting a little tired and it was fortunate when Midori missed that putt. But that's the way it goes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Park | ||
| 2 | Midori Yoneyama | ||
| 3 | Carin Koch | ||
| 4 | Hee-Won Han | ||
| T5 | Rosie Jones | ||
| T5 | Kelly Robbins | ||
| T5 | Michele Redman | ||
| T5 | Yuri Fudoh | ||
| T9 | Rachel Teske | ||
| T9 | Lorie Kane | ||
| T9 | Laura Diaz | ||
| T9 | Karrie Webb | ||
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | ||
| T9 | Catriona Matthew | ||
| T9 | Chieko Amanuma | ||
| T9 | Takayo Bando |
The golfer
born 1979-03-06, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1999; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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