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Sunday 16 March 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Doolan wins Welch's/Fry's Championship
Randolph Park, Dell Urich Course, Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 March 2003 · Wendy Doolan’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Welch's/Fry's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/11°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 70 · 3.3 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
- Lorie Kane CAN · 262Third-round leader; birdied the 16th but bogeyed the 17th and closed with 70 Doolan holds off Park, King to win LPGA Tour opener (ESPN.com, AP)
- Betsy King USA · 262Closed with 65 but missed a 12- to 15-foot putt on the 17th Doolan holds off Park, King to win LPGA Tour opener (ESPN.com, AP)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Welch's/Fry's Championship
Randolph Park, Dell Urich Course, Randolph Park, Dell Urich Course, Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wendy Doolan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN.com (Associated Press)
16 March 2003
I've seen the girls shoot 20-plus under par," she said. "I never knew I was going to do it, but I did it today, and that's something that I feel really good about.
ESPN.com (Associated Press)
16 March 2003
I hadn't felt it until the last six months, but I've tried to believe in that for quite a while,
ESPN.com (Associated Press)
16 March 2003
I knew I had to make at least three or four to have a chance. And so, standing on 17, I was thinking I needed to make a 1.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Doolan | 65 · 62 · 67 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| T2 | Lorie Kane | 61 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | Betsy King | 67 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T4 | Christina Kim | 64 · 67 · 62 · 70 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Grace Park | 65 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| 6 | Meg Mallon | 64 · 60 · 70 · 70 | 264 | −16 |
| T7 | Brandie Burton | 66 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | A.J. Eathorne | 62 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Young Kim | 63 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1968-12-16, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1991; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet