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Sunday 7 July 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins U.S. Women's Open
Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kansas · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2002 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 28 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3.0 million USD
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/20°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/22°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 278Led by two after 54 holes and shot level-par 70, but Inkster's 66 passed her; Sorenstam bogeyed the 8th to lose the lead, birdied 14 to get within one, then watched from the 15th tee as Inkster holed a 15-foot par putt and a 12-foot birdie at 16, and followed with two straight bogeys Inkster wins by two shots - Golftoday, U.S. Women's Open 2002 round 4 report (AP; Wayback copy)
156 started · cut +9, 69 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Annika Sörenstam
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
I am very much an American, and you know, Americans haven't won the U.S. Open in a while, and you don't get too many opportunities to win a US Open, and I felt like I had the opportunity.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
I got two great kids at home. I like being a mom, so this was a great week, but those three are still the three to beat. Annika is the best player in the world.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2002
I didn't lose any shots, didn't lose anything to the field other than Juli passed me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| 3 | Shani Waugh | 67 · 73 · 71 · 72 | 283 | +3 |
| 4 | Raquel Carriedo | 75 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 284 | +4 |
| 5 | Se Ri Pak | 74 · 75 · 68 · 68 | 285 | +5 |
| 6 | Mhairi McKay | 70 · 75 · 71 · 70 | 286 | +6 |
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne | 70 · 76 · 72 · 69 | 287 | +7 |
| T7 | Laura Diaz | 67 · 72 · 77 · 71 | 287 | +7 |
| T7 | Janice Moodie | 71 · 72 · 71 · 73 | 287 | +7 |
| T7 | Beth Daniel | 71 · 76 · 71 · 69 | 287 | +7 |
| T7 | Jennifer Rosales | 73 · 72 · 74 · 68 | 287 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 28; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
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