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Sunday 23 March 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Safeway PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 2003 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 19 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Safeway
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/9°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/10°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/9°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/10°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 17 · 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
- Grace Park KOR · 266Closed with 65 and briefly tied Pak at 21 under after a birdie from the fringe at 15; needing to hole her approach at the 18th after Pak birdied, she stopped it about three feet away Pak's improvement off tee aids LPGA win over Park (East Valley Tribune)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
East Valley Tribune (Jeff Simon, staff)
23 March 2003
I knew I hit a bad shot, but that's what golf is," Pak said. "I was just trying to make bogey and get in a playoff.
East Valley Tribune (Jeff Simon, staff)
23 March 2003
As long as she (Sorenstam) plays well she makes us play hard,
East Valley Tribune (Jeff Simon, staff)
23 March 2003
I had a couple putts on the front side that sat right on the lip of the hole,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 65 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Grace Park | 67 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 67 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Hee-Won Han | 68 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 6 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 70 · 64 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 7 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 8 | Dorothy Delasin | 67 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Michele Redman | 72 · 70 · 68 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet