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Sunday 27 June 2004LPGA TourYear in Review

Saiki wins Wegmans Rochester LPGA

Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June 2004 · Kim Saiki’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Wegmans

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

15 h 10 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R127°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R216°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R321°/10°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 51 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R421°/10°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 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

, 74 made it

Same week

LPGA event

Wegmans Rochester LPGA

Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Kim Saiki

274Total
−14To par
4 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)

Oh yeah, got the monkey off my back!

Kim Saiki, quoted in Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine), 27 June 2004. The report

Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)

I was hitting the ball so solid. My tempo, my rhythm was so good. I had a lot of confidence.

Kim Saiki, quoted in Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine), 27 June 2004. The report

Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)

I wouldn't want to peak too early,

Rosie Jones, quoted in Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine), 27 June 2004. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Kim Saiki66 · 69 · 68 · 71274−14
T2Rosie Jones69 · 68 · 67 · 74278−10
T2Mi Hyun Kim72 · 67 · 70 · 69278−10
4Brandie Burton73 · 71 · 70 · 66280−8
T5Patricia Meunier-Lebouc73 · 71 · 65 · 72281−7
T5Jeong Jang72 · 68 · 73 · 68281−7
T7Candie Kung67 · 68 · 73 · 74282−6
T7Laura Davies70 · 73 · 71 · 68282−6
T7Paula Marti72 · 69 · 70 · 71282−6
T7Suzann Pettersen72 · 74 · 68 · 68282−6
T7Annika Sorenstam72 · 66 · 71 · 73282−6
The golfer

born 1966-01-24, Inglewood, California; USA; turned pro 1989; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1.

Source

What’s in the bag

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