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Sunday 23 November 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins ADT Championship
Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November 2003 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · ADT
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 23 km/h NNW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 35 · 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 282Three ahead entering the final round; caught by Mallon's five back-nine birdies, she hooked her tee shot on 18 into deep rough, laid up and missed a 12-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff Mallon wins as Sorenstem falters - Golf Today, final round report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
ADT Championship
Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach, Championship Course, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
It's not necessarily facing down the No. 1 player, but facing down your own demons on the golf course is pretty difficult. And that part was a lot of fun.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
Well, see, I'm Irish so I'm saying she's going to make it. You always say that. You always throw it out there so in case it happens you're not surprised.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2003
I'm going to let this go in a heart beat. This year has been too great to even look back and say that this was a big disappointment.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 74 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 74 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| 4 | Beth Daniel | 75 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| 5 | Se Ri Pak | 73 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 288 | E |
| 6 | Grace Park | 76 · 75 · 69 · 69 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Michele Redman | 72 · 72 · 72 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Rosie Jones | 76 · 67 · 73 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
| 9 | Laura Diaz | 69 · 77 · 71 · 74 | 291 | +3 |
| T10 | Becky Morgan | 76 · 70 · 73 · 74 | 293 | +5 |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | 73 · 75 · 73 · 72 | 293 | +5 |
| T10 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 74 · 73 · 72 · 74 | 293 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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