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Dates: Friday, May 4th through Sunday, May 6th
Site: Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia
Course Architect: Tom Fazio (1988)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,187
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 380 yds 10 - Par 4 380 yds
2 - Par 4 382 yds 11 - Par 3 171 yds
3 - Par 5 440 yds 12 - Par 4 340 yds
4 - Par 3 146 yds 13 - Par 5 515 yds
5 - Par 4 355 yds 14 - Par 4 346 yds
6 - Par 5 476 yds 15 - Par 4 404 yds
7 - Par 4 306 yds 16 - Par 3 152 yds
8 - Par 3 163 yds 17 - Par 4 378 yds
9 - Par 4 388 yds 18 - Par 5 465 yds
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36 3,036 yds 36 3,151 yds
Annual: 10th
Defending Champion: Sophie Gustafson
Runner-Up: Kelly Robbins, Amy Fruhwirth
Tournament 72-Hole Record: 277 (Dottie Pepper, 1992)
Tournament 54-Hole Record: 201 (Laura Davies, 1995)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Liselotte Neumann, 1998)
Course Record: 62 (Barb Mucha, 1999)
Total Purse: $1,200,000
Shares: 1st Place - $210,000; 2nd Place - 111,711; 3rd Place - 81,519
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Sophie Gustafson 206 Karrie Webb 208
Kelly Robbins 207 Jane Geddes 210
Amy Fruhwirth 207 Dottie Pepper 210
Lorie Kane 208 Se Ri Pak 210
Sherri Steinhauer 208 Meg Mallon 210
Laura Davies 210
Past Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Sophie Gustafson (206) -- Kelly Robbins, Amy Fruhwirth
1999 -- *Rachel Hetherington (204) -- Lorie Kane
1998 -- Liselotte Neumann (202) -- Lorie Kane, Dottie Pepper
1997 -- @Nancy Lopez (137) -- Tina Barrett, Deb Richard, Karrie Webb
1996 -- Barb Mucha (208) -- Liselotte Neumann, Dottie Pepper
1995 -- Laura Davies (201) -- Kelly Robbins
1994 -- Val Skinner (206) -- Liselotte Neumann
1993 -- Trish Johnson (282) -- Sherri Steinhauer
1992 -- Dottie Pepper (277) -- Danielle Ammaccapane
@ - Rain Shortened.
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called SEGA Women's Championship (1992), Atlanta Women's
Championship (1993-94).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Sophie Gustafson - Defending champion, 7th on money list with 1 win
Brandie Burton - 16th on money list with four top-10's in 9 events
Laura Davies - Has made the cut in only 4 of 8 events this year
Pat Hurst - In 10 events -- has 5 top-10's, 11th in money
Juli Inkster - 25th on money list with 3 top-10's in 7 events
Rosie Jones - Won last week in a playoff with 4 rounds in 60's
Lorie Kane - 5th on money list with one win and 6 top-10's
Mi Hyun Kim - Two-time runner-up this year, 6th on money list
Nancy Lopez - Tournament host, won this event in 1997
Meg Mallon - 31st on money list with 2 top-10's in just 6 events
Se Ri Pak - Two-time winner and two-time runner-up this year
Dottie Pepper - Has five top-five finishes in just 8 events in 2001
Kelly Robbins - Off to a slow start this year, 1 top-10, 7 cuts made
Annika Sorenstam - Has 4 wins and 6 top-10's in 7 events, 1st in money
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Juli Inkster
Darkhorse - Jane Crafter
Last week's Pick to win (Dottie Pepper) - Finished 4th
Last week's Darkhorse (Catriona Matthew) - Finished tied for 6th
NOTES:
Sophie Gustafson made a two-foot birdie putt on the final hole to claim
her first LPGA title with a victory at last year's event. Gustafson held a
two-shot advantage heading into the final round, but could only muster an
ever-par 72 to edge Kelly Robbins and Amy Fruhwirth by one shot. Robbins fired
a five-under 67 to finish second at this event for the second time. Gustafson,
who led wire-to-wire, bogeyed the 15th and 16th holes to fall into a tie with
Robbins and Fruhwirth. On the final hole, Gustafson hit her second shot on the
par-five into a greenside bunker and was able to blast out to within two feet,
setting up the heroics. Runner-up in 1998 and '99, Lore Kane closed with a 67
and tied for fourth. The purse was increased for the fourth straight year.
This year's purse was raised by $300,000. Eagle's Landing has hosted this
event since its inception in 1992. LPGA Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lopez is the
tournament host. Lopez, who won this event in 1997, finished tied for 62nd
last year. The LPGA Tour remains in the south next week in Franklin, Tennessee
for the Electrolux USA Championship hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant. Pat
Hurst is expected to be on hand to defend her title.
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