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Sunday 13 October 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions
Magnolia Grove (Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail), Mobile, Alabama (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October 2002 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse 750,000 USD · Mobile
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Carin Koch SWE · 272Led after each of the first three rounds (opened with a course-record 62) but played the final 12 holes in 2 over for a 73 Pak wins as Koch fades - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Catriona Matthew SCO · 272Closed with 68 to tie for second, four behind Pak wins as Koch fades - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
34 started, 34 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Magnolia Grove (Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail), Mobile, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report)
13 October 2002
It looks like I'm the one who stopped her though. I feel pretty sorry for her, but I was pretty hungry for the win, too.
Golf Today (final round report)
13 October 2002
The thing is, if you can get one or two to drop, then everything is so much easier. It's just such a difference.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 65 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Catriona Matthew | 68 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Carin Koch | 62 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Rosie Jones | 70 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Wendy Ward | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Laura Diaz | 71 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Emilee Klein | 66 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Janice Moodie | 66 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Laura Davies | 71 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet