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Sunday 13 July 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Daniel wins BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open
Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver, British Columbia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2003 · Beth Daniel’s win no. 33 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,300,000 USD · BMO Financial Group
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/15°C · wind 7 km/h NW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/15°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 33 · 5.8 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 · 276Took the lead with a two-shot swing at the 12th, but her 8-foot birdie putt at 17 stopped on the edge and she left a 12-foot birdie putt short at 18 before Daniel holed from 7 feet Daniel clinches title with closing birdies (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open
Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Beth Daniel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2003
it's pretty cool to stand over a 6-footer and just tell yourself let's just get it over with right now. Let's just knock this thing in the hole and no sudden death play off.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2003
That was a goal of mine this year to be the oldest player to ever win on the LPGA Tour.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2003
I wish some of the younger players would work as hard as Beth and I work. I think their games would be better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Daniel | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 68 · 75 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Kim Saiki | 70 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Jeong Jang | 68 · 73 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Becky Morgan | 71 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Donna Andrews | 70 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Leta Lindley | 69 · 75 · 72 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Janice Moodie | 71 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-14, Charleston, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 1978; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet