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Sunday 4 May 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 2003 · Grace Park’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Michelob Light
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/16°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/10°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 2.4 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 276Led for most of Sunday and was two ahead with four holes left, but bogeyed the par-5 15th and the 16th and missed a 35-foot birdie putt on the 18th Park gains victory on final hole (Golf Today, AP)
- Karrie Webb AUS · 276Closed with a 67 from five strokes back to finish one short Park gains victory on final hole (Golf Today, AP)
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 276Closed with a 69 to finish one short Park gains victory on final hole (Golf Today, AP)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grace Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 2003
It's honestly believing in myself and that's all I thought about coming down the stretch. I said believe in yourself. Believe in yourself. I kept repeating that in my head. It came true.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 2003
This is the biggest check I have ever made, so that's something special, too and exciting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 2003
She shanked a shot out there. You guys saw how poorly she started. A lot of players would have said, you know what, would have given up and she didn't.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Park | 67 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 66 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 5 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| 6 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| 7 | Jennifer Rosales | 69 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Hee-Won Han | 67 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1979-03-06, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1999; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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