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Sunday 4 August 2002LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Wendy's Championship for Children
Tartan Fields Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Friday 2 to Sunday 4 August 2002 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD · Wendy's
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/22°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 25 · 0.1 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 · 209Closed with a 70 in the final group; after Kim's double bogey at 17 she was one back, but drove into the left rough at the 18th and finished a shot behind Kim avoids disaster with final-hole par (AP, ESPN.com, Aug. 4, 2002, via Wayback Machine)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wendy's Championship for Children
Tartan Fields Golf Club, Tartan Fields Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 August 2002
You know, player, me, my caddie, gallery, everybody say hit the grass and come back the water. Only cameraman say short of the green.
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
4 August 2002
Golf is a difficult game. Nobody knows who will get the win, you know?
Associated Press (ESPN.com)
4 August 2002
After Mi Hyun put the ball in the water, I got excited a little bit. I was anxious to make another birdie at the next hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 67 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| 2 | Hee-Won Han | 73 · 66 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| 3 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 73 · 65 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Michele Redman | 68 · 72 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T4 | Lorie Kane | 68 · 73 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| 6 | Rosie Jones | 66 · 75 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Betsy King | 71 · 71 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Candie Kung | 73 · 68 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Barb Mucha | 71 · 73 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T10 | Donna Andrews | 73 · 73 · 69 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Yu Ping Lin | 70 · 72 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 71 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Mhairi McKay | 65 · 80 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet