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Sunday 28 July 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Sybase Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July 2002 · Gloria Park’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $950,000 USD · Sybase
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/19°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/22°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 28 · 1.1 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
- Hee-Won Han KOR · 270Closed with a 67 to tie at 14 under, slid an 8-foot birdie putt past at the 72nd hole for the win, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole Park beats Han in playoff (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sybase Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gloria Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via Golf Today)
28 July 2002
I had a big fight with my dad last night about my putting stroke. I cried for two hours and couldn't sleep,
Associated Press (via Golf Today)
28 July 2002
It was the same thing as the regulation hole, but a little closer. I had been hitting really good short irons all week and I hit that pitching wedge close.
Associated Press (via Golf Today)
28 July 2002
I knew if I made the putt that would win the tournament, so I hit it to the hole, but it didn't get in,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria Park | 71 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Hee-Won Han | 70 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Beth Daniel | 73 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Diana D'Alessio | 72 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Michele Redman | 71 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| 8 | Kelli Kuehne | 69 · 65 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Candie Kung | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Kim Saiki | 71 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Sherri Steinhauer | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-02-27, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1998; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet