Golf Network News
Sunday 29 August 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 August 2004 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Wachovia · final-round tee times moved up to an 8:30 a.m. two-tee start because of forecast afternoon storms
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/17°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/21°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 32 · 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
- Grace Park KOR · 271Led by two after a record 54-hole 199, but closed with 72 with back-nine bogeys at 10, 13 and 15; the first time as a pro she lost after leading through three rounds Ochoa gains second career victory - Golf Today, final round report (AP; Wayback Machine copy)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP report, second round)
27 August 2004
I just decided to let go of the last two months and start over this week. I knew that my game was still there, it was just a matter of getting healthy again.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Grace Park | 68 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Jill McGill | 66 · 64 · 70 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Hee-Won Han | 67 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 5 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 67 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Catriona Matthew | 71 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Nancy Scranton | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Young-A Yang | 73 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Soo-Yun Kang | 67 · 66 · 68 · 75 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Marcy Hart | 67 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet