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Sunday 5 September 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September 2004 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · State Farm
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 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
- Christina Kim USA · 265Took the lead with birdie-eagle at 14-15, bogeyed 16 after a wayward drive, then lipped out a 4-foot birdie putt on 18 that would have forced a playoff Kerr holds on to claim victory - Golf Today, final round report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
144 started, 84 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP report)
5 September 2004
This one is definitely unique and a different way to win. I feel like I had the lead and came from behind to win.
Golf Today (AP report)
5 September 2004
I dug deep and I found a way to totally go within myself and be at peace.
Korea JoongAng Daily
6 September 2004
I was very satisfied with how I played today and how I finished.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 63 · 63 · 69 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Christina Kim | 62 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| 3 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Pat Hurst | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Candy Hannemann | 68 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Lorena Ochoa | 68 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Suzann Pettersen | 67 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Nancy Harvey | 68 · 71 · 64 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Kim Saiki | 69 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 10 | Dorothy Delasin | 69 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet