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Sunday 31 August 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Kung wins State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2003 · Candie Kung’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · State Farm · Shortened to 54 holes: the final round began Sunday Aug. 31 but was suspended by heavy rain and cancelled after 3 1/2 hours (course unplayable, more rain forecast Monday); Kung declared winner on the 54-hole scores
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/20°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 37 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 32.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/17°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 30.6 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
- Laura Davies ENG · 203One behind after a third-round 66 (missed holing a bunker shot at 18 by two inches); the final round was washed out before she could finish the first hole - her third straight runner-up finish at the Rail Kung wins again after Sunday washout - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Candie Kung
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report)
31 August 2003
It feels great right now. It still hasn't sunk in yet, and hopefully, it will in the next couple of days. Two wins in two weeks.
Golf Today (final round report)
31 August 2003
I think a win is a win. But everyone out there who made the cut after Friday wanted to finish 72 holes. It just happened to be one of those weeks.
Golf Today (final round report)
31 August 2003
It was anyone's to win, really. Candie had a one-shot lead, but a one-shot lead is nothing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candie Kung | 64 · 67 · 71 | 202 | −14 |
| 2 | Laura Davies | 70 · 67 · 66 | 203 | −13 |
| 3 | Hee-Won Han | 66 · 69 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| 4 | Karen Stupples | 69 · 69 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Grace Park | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 71 · 65 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Kristi Albers | 67 · 74 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Tammie Green | 67 · 72 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T9 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 70 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Dorothy Delasin | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Jennifer Rosales | 68 · 67 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Young Kim | 69 · 72 · 67 | 208 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-08, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2001; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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