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Sunday 27 October 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic
Nine Bridges Golf Club, Jeju, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October 2002 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,500,000 USD · Sports Today / CJ
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Carin Koch SWE · 219Closed with 73 in cold, gusty wind; never got closer as Pak led wire to wire Pak coasts to six shot win - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
84 started, 84 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic
Nine Bridges Golf Club, Nine Bridges Golf Club, Jeju, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report)
27 October 2002
There is always a lot of pressure coming back to Korea to play golf. But I think I controlled myself well; I kind of just freed my mind and it feels really great to win this tournament.
Golf Today (final round report)
27 October 2002
During the British open, the wind was bad, but not this bad. But you forget about the difficult moments when you win. I am so happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 65 · 76 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| 2 | Carin Koch | 70 · 76 · 73 | 219 | +3 |
| T3 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 75 · 76 | 221 | +5 |
| T3 | Mhairi McKay | 70 · 75 · 76 | 221 | +5 |
| T5 | Annika Sorenstam | 73 · 73 · 76 | 222 | +6 |
| T5 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 72 · 74 · 76 | 222 | +6 |
| 7 | Woo-Soon Ko | 73 · 77 · 73 | 223 | +7 |
| T8 | Suzanne Strudwick | 73 · 76 · 75 | 224 | +8 |
| T8 | Jill McGill | 70 · 79 · 75 | 224 | +8 |
| T8 | Rachel Teske | 73 · 76 · 75 | 224 | +8 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet