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Sunday 7 April 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Office Depot Championship
El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California · Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April 2002 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD · Office Depot · 54-hole event, Friday to Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/8°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/10°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/9°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 38 · 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 210Started three back, led early, bogeyed the par-3 16th after her short par putt rimmed out, birdied 17 to get within one, and her 30-foot birdie putt at the last slid past Pak gains narrow victory (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Office Depot Championship
El Caballero Country Club, El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
7 April 2002
Playing with Annika was great," Pak said. "Then she caught up, but I didn't want to think about it.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
7 April 2002
But I was not just going to give my trophy away,
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
7 April 2002
She had an incredible year. I think she has been in the shadows and we should give her all the credit she deserves,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 68 · 68 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 68 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| 3 | Laura Diaz | 71 · 69 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T4 | Wendy Doolan | 69 · 74 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T4 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 73 · 72 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T4 | Kelli Kuehne | 71 · 76 · 68 | 215 | −1 |
| T7 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73 · 73 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T7 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | 76 · 70 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T7 | Kristal Parker | 70 · 74 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T7 | Val Skinner | 76 · 71 · 69 | 216 | E |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 75 · 72 · 69 | 216 | E |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet