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Sunday 24 August 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Kung wins Wachovia LPGA Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 2003 · Candie Kung’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Wachovia
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/21°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 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
- Se Ri Pak KOR · 276Defending champion; four front-nine birdies briefly gave her the lead, but bogeys at 15 and 17 left her two behind; birdied 18 to close with 68 Kung gains second win of 2003 - Wachovia LPGA Classic 2003 (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
- Meg Mallon USA · 276One stroke off the lead entering the final round and level after a birdie at 11; a bogey at the 17th dropped her two back and her eagle chip at 18 just missed (71) Kung gains second win of 2003 - Wachovia LPGA Classic 2003 (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wachovia LPGA Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Candie Kung
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2003
Yeah, but I didn't give up though. It was hard. But after that first win I told myself I still have a chance. There's still, what, 12 holes to go. Anything can happen on those 12 holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2003
I think it was something like did I win? (Laughs).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2003
What can I say? I thought I was Irish but I guess I am not. I had to turn it in, my Irish card today because I had no luck out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candie Kung | 71 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Meg Mallon | 68 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Carin Koch | 68 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Beth Daniel | 69 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 70 · 65 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Kim Saiki | 72 · 65 · 76 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Grace Park | 71 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Stephanie Louden | 73 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jeong Jang | 74 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Gloria Park | 73 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-08, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2001; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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