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Sunday 9 May 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 May 2004 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 22 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Michelob ULTRA
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, 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
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 277Co-leader after 54 holes; bogeyed the 9th and 10th, was put on the clock for most of the back nine and closed with 71 to finish runner-up for the second straight year Lorena Ochoa interview, May 9, 2004 (ASAP Sports); Pak gains win and Hall of Fame place (Golf Today, AP)
- Juli Inkster USA · 277Closed with 67 despite pushing irons into bogeys at the 8th and 9th; finished two behind Pak Juli Inkster interview, May 9, 2004 (ASAP Sports)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 May 2004
Just Sunday today, May 9th, is best of my life, I think.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 May 2004
everything make inside my heart just say make it free, everything is clear out and just go out there play quick as I can, and play as well as I can
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 May 2004
Cristie and I got two shots penalty, we were on the clock the whole time and it was -- I got out of rhythm.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 70 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Hee-Won Han | 69 · 68 · 77 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T4 | Wendy Doolan | 73 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 65 · 70 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Helen Alfredsson | 66 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet