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Sunday 6 October 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 October 2002 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 40 on the LPGA Tour · purse 775,000 USD · Samsung
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 272Began the final round tied for the lead at 15 under but double-bogeyed the first and hit into the water on the second en route to a 71 Sorenstam coasts to six shot win - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report)
6 October 2002
Why should you limit yourself? The sky is the limit. That's what my caddie always tells me.
Golf Today (final round report)
6 October 2002
I know I can't win every tournament on the planet, but I know I have the game I want.
Golf Today (final round report)
6 October 2002
I just had a terrible start. It wasn't mental and it wasn't the pressure. I struggled with my swing early. I needed to play tip-top golf, and I didn't. But I'm proud of the way I hung in there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Michele Redman | 65 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Rosie Jones | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Rachel Teske | 72 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Carin Koch | 73 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Dorothy Delasin | 72 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 40; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet