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Sunday 27 April 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia · Friday 25 to Sunday 27 April 2003 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 20 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,350,000 USD · Chick-fil-A · 54-hole event, Friday to Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 56 · 31.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 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
- Shani Waugh AUS · 200Birdied the last three holes of regulation for a 65 to force a playoff, then drove into the lake on the fourth extra hole (10th) and lost to a Pak par Golf Today (AP) final-round report
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
27 April 2003
I really like the challenge," Pak said. "A lot of pressure makes me play much better. I don't know the reason, but I enjoy it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 April 2003
I read perfect the putt and, actually, putting saved my day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 April 2003
it's sort of ironic that I should play well at Nancy's tournament because I don't have many hero's in life, but when I read her book I thought, yeah, I think I want to be a golfer just like her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 71 · 65 · 64 | 200 | −16 |
| 2 | Shani Waugh | 69 · 66 · 65 | 200 | −16 |
| 3 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 68 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| 4 | Meg Mallon | 68 · 71 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 66 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Sophie Gustafson | 66 · 74 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T7 | Barb Mucha | 70 · 70 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T7 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 66 · 74 | 207 | −9 |
| T7 | Becky Morgan | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Grace Park | 67 · 72 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 68 · 70 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet