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Sunday 25 May 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2003 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 29 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Corning
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/6°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/9°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/11°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0.6 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
- Lorie Kane CAN · 268Began the final round two behind leader Catriona Matthew and closed with a bogey-free 67, but made seven straight pars to finish as Inkster shot 62 Inkster claims title with closing 62 (Golf Today, AP)
, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2003
No, I'm thinking win, just win the tournament. It's great to have those records, but some day they'll be broken, but you'll always be a winner here, which is great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2003
Well, I beat Annika by 29, so that feels pretty good (laughter). I can't say that very often. She usually beats me by 29.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2003
There was a number out there for someone, and I tried my best to have it be me, but it was Juli.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 66 · 68 · 62 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 67 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Catriona Matthew | 68 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 69 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Meg Mallon | 67 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Soo-Yun Kang | 72 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Rosie Jones | 66 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Anna Acker-Macosko | 71 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Karrie Webb | 71 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Wendy Ward | 70 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet