2000 LPGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 22–25, LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,408 yards (5,859 m) |
Field | 144 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+5) |
Prize fund | $1.4 million |
Winner's share | $210,000 |
Champion | |
Juli Inkster | |
281 (−3), playoff | |
Location map | |
Location in Delaware | |
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The 2000 LPGA Championship was the 46th
Defending champion Juli Inkster won her second consecutive LPGA Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Stefania Croce, and became the first to successfully defend the title since 1984.[1][2]
On Saturday, her 40th birthday, Inkster was the 54-hole co-leader with Wendy Ward after a 65 (−6).[3] On a blustery Sunday, she had a three-shot lead with five holes to play, but made a double bogey on 14 and missed a six-foot (1.8 m) par putt on the final hole for 75. In the sudden-death playoff, Inkster parred both holes to win the sixth of her seven major titles.[4]
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 25, 2000
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | Juli Inkster | 72-69-65-75=281 | −3 | Playoff |
Stefania Croce | 72-67-74-68=281 | |||
T3 | Se Ri Pak |
73-69-69-71=282 | −2 | 76,319 |
Nancy Scranton | 72-70-67-73=282 | |||
Wendy Ward | 69-69-68-76=282 | |||
T6 | Heather Bowie |
74-70-70-69=283 | −1 | 42,503 |
Jane Crafter | 72-69-69-73=283 | |||
Laura Davies | 70-66-75-72=283 | |||
T9 | Akiko Fukushima | 71-72-71-70=284 | E | 29,839 |
Jan Stephenson | 70-69-69-76=284 | |||
Karrie Webb | 72-70-69-73=284 |
Playoff
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Juli Inkster | 4-4=8 | E | 210,000 |
2 | Stefania Croce | 4-5=9 | +1 | 130,330 |
- Sudden-death playoff played on holes 18 and 10.[4]
References
- ^ Shipnuck, Alan (July 3, 2000). "Better than ever". Sports Illustrated. p. G6.
- ^ "Inkster repeats as LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. C3.
- ^ "Birdies result in celebration". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 2000. p. C3.
- ^ a b "Inkster successful in LPGA title defense". Fort Scott Tribune. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. 8.
- ^ "Leaderboard: LPGA Championship". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. B4.
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2000 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.