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Sunday 9 June 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 2002 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · McDonald's
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 55 · 33.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 60 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 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 Daniel USA · 282Led by four after 54 holes but closed with 77: three-putted from 12 feet for double bogey at the 5th, then her approach at 10 rolled 20 feet off the green while Pak birdied from 18 inches, and she bogeyed three of the first four holes on the back nine Se Ri Pak wins as Daniel fades - Golftoday, McDonald's LPGA Championship 2002 round 4 report (AP; Wayback copy)
144 started · cut +8, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
DuPont Country Club, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2002
I was on 18, I was in the bunker, and I thought, okay, so I got to get up and down -- hopefully make par, but if not, make bogey. Then I kind of chance to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2002
It's true, if you know that maybe a little bit of pressure, but thank God, I didn't know that. Little helping today maybe.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2002
Thursday I hit the ball as solidly as I hit it today, but I just got screwed. I mean, every time I hit a shot I thought was good, and it was bad.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| 2 | Beth Daniel | 67 · 70 · 68 · 77 | 282 | −2 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 76 · 73 · 65 | 284 | E |
| T4 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 285 | +1 |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 285 | +1 |
| T6 | Carin Koch | 68 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Michele Redman | 74 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 286 | +2 |
| 8 | Catriona Matthew | 70 · 73 · 75 · 70 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Karen Stupples | 75 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 290 | +6 |
| T9 | Michelle McGann | 71 · 72 · 72 · 75 | 290 | +6 |
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 74 · 73 · 73 · 70 | 290 | +6 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet