2002 LPGA Championship

2002 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 6–9, 2002
LocationWilmington, Delaware
39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,408 yards (5,859 m)
Field144 players, 71 after cut
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$225,000
Champion
South Korea Se Ri Pak
279 (−5)
Location map
DuPont CC is located in the United States
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in United States
DuPont CC is located in Delaware
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
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The 2002 LPGA Championship was the 48th LPGA Championship, played June 6–9 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

Se Ri Pak, age 24, won the second of her three LPGA Championships,[1][2] three strokes ahead of runner-up Beth Daniel, the 54-hole leader and champion in 1990.[3] It was the fourth of Pak's five major titles; at the time, she was the youngest woman to win four major titles.[2] Daniel, age 45, was attempting to become the oldest winner of a major in LPGA history, but carded a final round 77.[1]

Annika Sörenstam shot 65 to climb up the leaderboard into third; she won the next three editions of this championship.

The DuPont Country Club hosted the LPGA Championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 9, 2002

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 South Korea Se Ri Pak 71-70-68-70=279 −5 225,000
2 United States Beth Daniel 67-70-68-77=282 −2 136,987
3 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-76-73-65=284 E 99,375
T4 United States Juli Inkster 69-75-70-71=285 +1 69,375
Australia Karrie Webb 68-71-72-74=285
T6 Sweden Carin Koch 68-73-73-72=286 +2 46,500
United States Michele Redman 74-69-70-73=286
8 Scotland Catriona Matthew 70-73-75-70=288 +4 37,125
T9 United States Kristi Albers 74-73-73-70=290 +6 30,625
United States Michelle McGann 71-72-72-75=290
England Karen Stupples 75-70-70-75=290

Source:[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Garrity, John (June 17, 2002). "Rough and tumble". Sports Illustrated. p. G5.
  2. ^ a b c "Pak is youngest to win 4 majors". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 2002. p. C1.
  3. ^ "Daniel holds 4-shot lead in LPGA Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 8, 2002. p. F2.
  4. ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2002 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.

39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564