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Sunday 19 September 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Han wins Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September 2004 · Hee-Won Han’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Safeway · 54-hole event; first round suspended twice Friday (thunderstorms, then rain at dark) and 31 players finished it Saturday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 43 · 11.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 62 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/9°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 2.9 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 · 207Co-leader entering the final round, shot 70 and was caught by Han's birdie at 18; lost the playoff on the first extra hole (par to Han's birdie) Han defeats Kane at first playoff hole - Golf Today, final round report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
, 85 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hee-Won Han
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Korea JoongAng Daily
20 September 2004
I feel very happy. This is my first victory after getting married last December.
Korea JoongAng Daily
20 September 2004
I did not practice enough during the winter and had a bad record early this year. But this is a new beginning. With my husband around me, I feel at ease.
Golf Today (AP report)
19 September 2004
I'm just going to take nothing but positives from it. I wasn't driving it well, but you know, I feel like I'm making my way back to where I need to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hee-Won Han | 69 · 71 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 68 · 69 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| 3 | Grace Park | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T4 | Kristal Parker-Manzo | 69 · 75 · 65 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Candie Kung | 69 · 68 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 69 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| 7 | Janice Moodie | 67 · 72 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Gloria Park | 69 · 75 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Brandie Burton | 73 · 71 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Nanci Bowen | 69 · 76 · 67 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 71 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Lorena Ochoa | 73 · 70 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70 · 73 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Natalie Gulbis | 69 · 73 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-10, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1998; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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