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Sunday 21 April 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 2002 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 900,000 USD · Longs Drugs
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Hee-Won Han KOR · 281Birdied the 16th to tie, then hooked her drive at the 18th against a golf cart, played from walnut chips and bogeyed to lose by one Kerr clinches maiden tour title (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
21 April 2002
I knew this was going to happen eventually,
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
21 April 2002
I have never experienced anything more difficult than those last couple holes coming in," she said. "Being able to hold it together makes me happier than anything else.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
21 April 2002
I tried to hit my drive farther and I pulled it left. I never expected to win because Cristie was at 10 under.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 72 · 67 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Hee-Won Han | 74 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Heather Bowie | 70 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Jane Crafter | 69 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Grace Park | 76 · 74 · 69 · 65 | 284 | −4 |
| 7 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Carin Koch | 71 · 74 · 74 · 67 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Se Ri Pak | 73 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Marnie McGuire | 75 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet