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Sunday 14 March 2004LPGA TourYear in Review
Stupples wins Welch's/Fry's Championship
Randolph Golf Course (Dell Urich Course), Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 March 2004 · Karen Stupples’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Welch's/Fry's
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/12°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 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 · 263Shared the lead at 16 under after five holes but parred the 12th as Stupples eagled the 13th, then bogeyed the last for 67 Karen Stupples wins with LPGA record score (Golf Today, AP)
- Jung Yeon Lee KOR · 263Opened with 60 and closed with 66; five behind Karen Stupples wins with LPGA record score (Golf Today, AP)
, 84 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Welch's/Fry's Championship
Randolph Golf Course, Dell Urich Course, Randolph Golf Course (Dell Urich Course), Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karen Stupples
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 March 2004
It's unbelievable. I had no idea all of that was going to happen.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 March 2004
I really struggled emotionally to keep it all under control. My caddie was telling me, 'Keep it under control.' But every time I gave myself a second to think about what was happening, it just overwhelmed me every time.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
14 March 2004
She eagled it and I parred it, which was disappointing to me
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Stupples | 63 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 258 | −22 |
| T2 | Grace Park | 69 · 66 · 61 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Jung Yeon Lee | 60 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| 4 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 66 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T5 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 69 · 69 · 66 · 63 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Laura Davies | 65 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Aree Song | 71 · 64 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Se Ri Pak | 67 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 67 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Seol-An Jeon | 65 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1973-06-24, Dover, Kent, England; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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