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Sunday 17 October 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Samsung World Championship
Bighorn Golf Club, Palm Desert, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 October 2004 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 54 on the LPGA Tour · purse $825,000 USD · Samsung
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/21°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/17°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 1.7 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
- Grace Park KOR · 273Led after each of the first three rounds and by three with five to play; Sorenstam's chip-in eagle at 15 drew level and Park bogeyed the last two holes for a closing 73 Sorenstam snatches win over final holes - Golf Today, final round report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Bighorn Golf Club (Canyons Course), Bighorn Golf Club, Palm Desert, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Aftonbladet (Sportbladet)
18 October 2004
Sista nio var jag het. Det blåste från alla håll och var riktigt tufft, så fyra under par där var riktigt bra och tajmingen kunde ju inte bli bättre
Aftonbladet (Sportbladet)
18 October 2004
Känns jättehärligt att jag fortfarande vinner trots att jag inte spelar så mycket längre
Golf Today (AP report)
17 October 2004
I fell apart and didn't get the job done and that's it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Grace Park | 62 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Lorena Ochoa | 66 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Sophie Gustafson | 66 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 67 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 68 · 65 · 78 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Karen Stupples | 68 · 65 · 74 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Mi Hyun Kim | 70 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 54; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet