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Sunday 20 July 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Han wins Sybase Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 July 2003 · Hee-Won Han’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 950,000 USD · Sybase
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/21°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 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
- Meg Mallon USA · 275Tied with Han entering the final round after four closing birdies Saturday; her 73 included near-misses for birdie from 25 feet at 16 and 45 feet at 17 Han gets first LPGA Tour victory - Sybase Big Apple Classic 2003 (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sybase Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hee-Won Han
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2003
Last year I make 16, par 3. I just focused on the last three holes with no bogeys. I didn't make no bogeys.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2003
In Korea? They are so happy, but -- because I'm Korean and a Korean won, they will be happy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2003
The pin on 16 was unbelievable. What can you say? I don't know where you put a pin on that green.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hee-Won Han | 68 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Meg Mallon | 70 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 69 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 69 · 65 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Michele Redman | 72 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Denise Killeen | 77 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Kristal Parker-Manzo | 70 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Rachel Teske | 73 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 68 · 75 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Candie Kung | 72 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Kim Williams | 69 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-10, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1998; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet