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Dates: Thursday, March 8th through Sunday, March 11th
Site: Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona
Course Architect: William Bell (1925)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,222
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 354 Yds 10 - Par 4 351 Yds
2 - Par 4 345 Yds 11 - Par 3 187 Yds
3 - Par 5 493 Yds 12 - Par 4 361 Yds
4 - Par 4 402 Yds 13 - Par 5 470 Yds
5 - Par 4 408 Yds 14 - Par 4 378 Yds
6 - Par 3 140 Yds 15 - Par 3 152 Yds
7 - Par 4 375 Yds 16 - Par 5 490 Yds
8 - Par 3 169 Yds 17 - Par 4 360 Yds
9 - Par 4 329 Yds 18 - Par 5 458 Yds
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35 3,015 Yds 37 3,207 Yds
Annual: 21st
Defending Champion: Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up: Pat Hurst
Tournament Record: 269 (Annika Sorenstam, Pat Hurst, 2000)
Course Record: 62 (Kristi Albers, 1998)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Helen Alfredsson, 1998; Tracy Hanson, 1999;
Sophie Gustafson, 2000)
Total Purse: $750,000
Shares: 1st Place - $112,500; 2nd Place - 69,819; 3rd Place - 50,949
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Annika Sorenstam * 269 Chris Johnson 272
Pat Hurst 269 A.J. Eathorne 273
Juli Inkster 270 Laura Davies 273
Dottie Pepper 271 Michelle McGann 273
Se Ri Pak 272 Brandie Burton 273
Moira Dunn 273
* - Won in playoff.
Past Welch's/Circle K Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- *Annika Sorenstam (269) -- Pat Hurst
1999 -- Juli Inkster (273) -- Dottie Pepper
1998 -- Helen Alfredsson (274) -- Liselotte Neumann, Dana Dormann
1997 -- Donna Andrews (273) -- Tina Barrett
1996 -- Liselotte Neumann (276) -- Cathy Johnston-Forbes
1995 -- Dottie Pepper (278) -- Cindy Rarick, Annika Sorenstam
1994 -- Donna Andrews (276) -- Brandie Burton, Judy Dickinson
1993 -- Meg Mallon (272) -- Betsy King
1992 -- Brandie Burton (277) -- Dale Eggeling, Beth Daniel
1991 -- Chris Johnson (273) -- Kris Tschetter
1990 -- Colleen Walker (276) -- P.Bradley, K.Rogerson, H.Drew, B.King
1989 -- Lori Garbacz (274) -- Nancy Lopez
1988 -- Laura Davies (278) -- Robin Walton
1987 -- Betsy King (281) -- Jan Stephenson
1986 -- Penny Pulz (276) -- Betsy King
1985 -- Amy Alcott (279) -- Betsy King
1984 -- Chris Johnson (272) -- Patty Hayes
1983 -- Jan Stephenson (207) -- Amy Alcott
1982 -- *Ayako Okamoto (281) -- Sally Little
1981 -- Nancy Lopez (278) -- Pat Bradley
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Arizona Copper Classic (1981-82), Tucson
Conquistadores Open (1983-84), Circle K LPGA Tucson Open (1985-90),
PING/Welch's Championship (1991-96).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Annika Sorenstam - Defending champion, finished 2nd at Hawaiian Open
Brandie Burton - Tied for 9th in Hawaii, 14th on money list
Maria Hjorth - Made 4 of 5 cuts this year with one top-10 finish
Pat Hurst - 17th on money list with 5 cuts made in 5 events
Juli Inkster - Has one top-10 in 2 events this year, 34th on money list
Lorie Kane - One win and three top-10's in 5 tournaments in 2001
Betsy King - Still ranks 1st on the all-time LPGA money list
Kelli Kuehne - 42nd on money list, still looking for 1st top-10
Nancy Lopez - Won this event the first year of its existence
Catriona Matthew - Won Hawaiian Open for 1st career LPGA Tour win
Liselotte Neumann - Has made the cut in only two of four events this year
Se Ri Pak - Won season-opening Yourlife Vitamins LPGA Classic
Grace Park - Won Office Depot earlier this year, 5th on money list
Dottie Pepper - 12th on money list, 4th last year and 2nd in 1999
Charlotta Sorenstam - Has made the cut in 3 of 5 events with no top-10's
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Annika Sorenstam
Darkhorse - Danielle Ammaccapane
Last Week's Pick to Win (Annika Sorenstam) - Finished 2nd
Last Week's Darkhorse (Wendy Ward) - Finished tied for 3rd
NOTES:
Not only did Annika Sorenstam capture last year's event, but with
the win (her 19th) she qualified for the LPGA Hall-of-Fame. However,
due to the 10-year rule, Sorenstam cannot be officially inducted until
2003. Trailing Sorenstam most of Sunday's final round, Pat Hurst made
a charge with five birdies on the final six holes and with Sorenstam
three-putting the final hole, the two players finished regulation tied
at 269, a new tournament record. On the first playoff hole, both
competitors birdied, however on the second extra hole, Sorenstam two-
putted for birdie while Hurst missed her chip from 15-feet for birdie.
The win by Sorenstam was one of five during the 2000 season and it
came on her "home" course, as she was a former University of Arizona
golfer. Defending champion Juli Inkster made a late charge, briefly
taking the lead with a birdie on 16. Inkster finished with a final
round of 64 to end alone in third. Sorenstam, Hurst, A.J. Eathorne and
Brandie Burton were the only players in the field to post all four
rounds in the 60's. First and second-round leader Cristie Kerr carded
rounds of 72-70 over the weekend to finish 12th. Randolph North has
hosted this event since its inception in 1981. The purse was increased
by $50,000 from last year. There has been only two playoffs in the
tournament's 20-year history (1982, 2000). This event begins a five-
event west coast swing, which ends the third week in April at the City
of Hope LPGA Classic. Next week the LPGA Tour moves north to Phoenix
for the Standard Register PING where Annika's sister, Charlotta
Sorenstam defends her title.
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