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Sunday 21 July 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
Squaw Creek Country Club, Vienna, Ohio · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 July 2002 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD · Giant Eagle
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 15.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, 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
- Kelly Robbins USA · 203Led by one entering the final round and by two in the 11th fairway, but hit a sand wedge fat into a bunker and bogeyed while Kim birdied; Kim's 7-wood to 4 feet at 17 decided it, Robbins closing with 71 Kim's late birdie on 17th enough to hold off Robbins (AP, ESPN.com, July 21, 2002, via Wayback Machine)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
Squaw Creek Country Club, Squaw Creek Country Club, Vienna, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
21 July 2002
In the morning, I saw the newspaper and saw Kelly and me standing together. I didn't know I was that short.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
21 July 2002
No, because she's a very long player. Every time she was playing a short iron, I'd have to hit a long iron or a fairway wood.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
21 July 2002
Any time you can finish second, you've hit a lot of shots well. But I was licking my chops hoping for something better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 65 · 68 · 69 | 202 | −14 |
| 2 | Kelly Robbins | 64 · 68 · 71 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | Dorothy Delasin | 69 · 69 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 72 · 66 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Tammie Green | 76 · 65 · 65 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Natalie Gulbis | 67 · 71 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Beth Bader | 64 · 71 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 69 · 69 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Michele Redman | 72 · 67 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Gail Graham | 71 · 68 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 65 · 70 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Joanne Morley | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Fiona Pike | 70 · 71 · 67 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Jennifer Rosales | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet