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Sunday 14 July 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Teske wins Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July 2002 · Rachel Teske’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD · Kroger
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/13°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/13°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 19 · 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
- Beth Bauer USA · 272Led entering the final round with Karrie Webb but closed with a 69; missed birdie putts of 10 feet at the 13th and 15 feet at the 16th as Teske birdied the 15th and 16th Teske claims second win of season (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rachel Teske
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 July 2002
I hit the ball solid, like I did yesterday," said the 30-year-old Teske, who earned $150,000. "But I've probably never putted as well as I did today. They were just going in from everywhere.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 July 2002
I played well a couple of years ago, but it's always disappointing when you have a chance to win and you don't," she said. "So today, I really wanted to do one better, and I was just focusing on that.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 July 2002
I really hit it close a lot and I was just burning the edges," she said. "I had a lot of opportunities to win, but they just didn't fall.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Teske | 67 · 73 · 64 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Beth Bauer | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Laura Diaz | 70 · 64 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Kelli Kuehne | 71 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Amy Fruhwirth | 70 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Mhairi McKay | 71 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 73 · 68 · 72 · 62 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Natalie Gulbis | 73 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-23, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
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