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Sunday 8 August 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August 2004 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · Owens Corning
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/11°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 9 km/h W, 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 · 278Started the final round five back, closed with 68; missed a 10-footer at 17 for the outright lead and her 18-foot birdie putt at the par-5 18th curled off Mallon wins with final hole birdie - Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic 2004 (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
- Karen Stupples ENG · 278Led by four entering the final round; hooked drives into trouble at 6 and 12, three-putted 13 and closed with 73, her 14-foot birdie putt at 18 sliding past Mallon wins with final hole birdie - Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic 2004 (Golf Today, AP copy, via Wayback Machine)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
8 August 2004
I was set over that putt and I was thinking, 'I've won the U.S. Open. I don't get nervous.' But I'll tell you what, I was nervous,
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
8 August 2004
If somebody had told me I'd tie for second at the start of the week I'd have jumped all over it. I gave it a good try today but it just wasn't in me.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
8 August 2004
That put a lot of pressure on me on Sunday, starting five shots back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 66 · 69 · 74 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Se Ri Pak | 66 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Karen Stupples | 65 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| 4 | Rachel Teske | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Lorie Kane | 72 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 71 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Lorena Ochoa | 69 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Brandie Burton | 67 · 69 · 74 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Marilyn Lovander | 72 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Marcy Hart | 70 · 73 · 73 · 66 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Catriona Matthew | 67 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Leta Lindley | 70 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
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