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Sunday 13 June 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 2004 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 52 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.6 million USD · McDonald's · heavy rain on Friday; the final 36 holes were played on Sunday
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 8.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 17.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/14°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 36 · 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
- Shi Hyun Ahn KOR · 274Closed with a bogey-free 66 in the afternoon round of a 36-hole Sunday, cutting into Sorenstam's lead as she went double bogey-bogey around the turn, but Sorenstam's 40-foot putt at 12 and wedge birdie at 16 held her off; three back (ASAP) Shi-Hyun Ahn interview (through interpreter), June 13 2004 (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut +4, 79 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
DuPont Country Club, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2004
I ended up having 94 yards over the trees, and the pin was stuck behind the bunker, and I hit my 54 degree, which I hit exactly 95 yards.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2004
I felt good on the 18th hole, I said, "How much more can go wrong?" I was hoping nothing would and, luckily, it didn't.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2004
I've told my husband and my caddy that, that I think she's the real deal. I love the way she swings.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 67 · 64 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 69 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Grace Park | 68 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Gloria Park | 67 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 74 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Soo-Yun Kang | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 67 · 67 · 75 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Wendy Doolan | 73 · 70 · 65 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 52; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet