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Sunday 17 March 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Teske wins PING Banner Health
Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2002 · Rachel Teske’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · PING / Banner Health
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/10°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/5°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/6°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/6°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 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 · 281Led by four going into the final round but closed with 76 (double bogey at the 1st, bogeys at 17 and 18 from a three-putt and a back bunker), then lost on the second playoff hole Teske beats Sorenstam in playoff (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
PING Banner Health
Moon Valley Country Club, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rachel Teske
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
17 March 2002
To get in a playoff was just amazing," said Teske, who triple-bogeyed No. 18 in the first round. "And then I just had to keep telling myself to concentrate
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
17 March 2002
Annika's a great player," Teske said. "She's achieved just incredible success. But when we're out on the golf course, you're not thinking about what she's achieved
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
17 March 2002
I threw it away," she said. "I mean, Rachel played very steady. She was there at the right time. But I don't normally finish bogey-bogey. I normally don't shoot 76 on Sundays.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Teske | 70 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 70 · 68 · 76 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Mi Hyun Kim | 75 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Akiko Fukushima | 68 · 70 · 71 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 72 · 70 · 75 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Emilee Klein | 67 · 73 · 74 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 73 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Leta Lindley | 71 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Laurel Kean | 69 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Kris Tschetter | 76 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-23, Port Macquarie, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet