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Saturday 17 April 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins LPGA Takefuji Classic
Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 April 2004 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · Takefuji · 54-hole event played Thursday to Saturday (to suit the Japanese TV audience, per the Las Vegas Sun); the seven-hole playoff ended on Saturday, April 17
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 59 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/15°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 61 · 0.5 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
- Seol-An Jeon KOR · 209Rookie; closed with 69 to tie a faltering Kerr, matched her for six playoff holes, then flew her second over the 16th green on the seventh extra hole Kerr wins after marathon playoff (Golf Today, AP)
, 87 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Takefuji Classic
Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun
19 April 2004
In this particular playoff, because it was getting a lot colder and it was getting windier, I think it was just a matter of survival
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
17 April 2004
With the exception of the last playoff hole, I think she played better than me
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
17 April 2004
Wow! I mean I had a lot of fun out there. I learned a lot from Cristie. I saw her on TV, and I played with her, that's the really exciting thing. So I'm happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 67 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| 2 | Seol-An Jeon | 70 · 70 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| 3 | Gloria Park | 71 · 72 · 67 | 210 | −6 |
| 4 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 70 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| 5 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | 72 · 68 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T6 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 72 · 72 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T6 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 · 71 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T8 | Reilley Rankin | 71 · 71 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | Karen Stupples | 72 · 74 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | In-Bee Park | 71 · 72 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet