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Sunday 24 March 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Diaz wins Welch's/Circle K Championship
Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2002 · Laura Diaz’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 800,000 USD · Welch's/Circle K
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/8°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 49 · 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
- Juli Inkster USA · 271Led after the second and third rounds but closed with 71, trading front-nine birdies for bogeys; her birdie at the 18th left her one behind when Diaz two-putted for birdie Diaz gains first LPGA win (Golf Today, AP copy)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Welch's/Circle K Championship
Randolph North Golf Course, Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Laura Diaz
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
24 March 2002
As much as it's been talked about -- all of my seconds, no victories yet -- I'm relieved," she said. "The question, 'When are you going to get a victory?' I got a victory. The question is over.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
24 March 2002
But I won against 143 other people, and I won against the golf course.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
24 March 2002
I take pride in being a pretty good front-runner, and the last two days I just couldn't get anything going on that front side,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Diaz | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 66 · 64 · 70 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 71 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Kelly Robbins | 71 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Lorena Ochoa | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Denise Killeen | 68 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | 70 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Dorothy Delasin | 65 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1975-04-27, Scotia, New York; USA; turned pro 1997; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet