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Sunday 4 April 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins the Office Depot Championship hosted by Amy Alcott
El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California · Friday 2 to Sunday 4 April 2004 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 50 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · Office Depot
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/8°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0.2 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
- Ashli Bunch USA · 210Closed with 65 to tie Sorenstam briefly at 6 under, then just missed a birdie putt at 18 and was passed as Sorenstam birdied 14, 16 and 17 Annika Sorenstam gains 50th LPGA Tour win (Golf Today, AP)
- Meg Mallon USA · 210Started two shots behind and closed with 70; never closer as Sorenstam birdied three of the last five holes Annika Sorenstam gains 50th LPGA Tour win (Golf Today, AP)
, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Office Depot Championship hosted by Amy Alcott
El Caballero Country Club, El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
4 April 2004
Fifty is kind of a magical number. I've thought about this for a while. I really wanted to do it this week
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
4 April 2004
Teeing off, I was nervous and my caddie (Terry McNamara) said he felt the same way
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
4 April 2004
To be honest, I didn't tee it up thinking I could win the tournament
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 70 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 71 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Ashli Bunch | 70 · 75 · 65 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Lorie Kane | 72 · 73 · 67 | 212 | −4 |
| T4 | Mi Hyun Kim | 72 · 71 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T6 | Catriona Matthew | 72 · 70 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
| T6 | Tina Barrett | 72 · 72 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | Michele Redman | 71 · 70 · 74 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Lorena Ochoa | 73 · 71 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Michelle Ellis | 74 · 68 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 50; majors to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet