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Dates: Thursday, June 21st through Sunday, June 24th
Site: DuPont Country Club (DuPont Course), Wilmington, Delaware
Course Architect: Alfred Tull (1946); Redesign work by William Gordon (1960s);
Geoffrey Cornish
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,408
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 384 yds 10 - Par 4 360 yds
2 - Par 4 400 yds 11 - Par 5 528 yds
3 - Par 4 372 yds 12 - Par 4 375 yds
4 - Par 4 370 yds 13 - Par 3 184 yds
5 - Par 3 167 yds 14 - Par 4 390 yds
6 - Par 4 391 yds 15 - Par 4 382 yds
7 - Par 4 391 yds 16 - Par 5 465 yds
8 - Par 3 192 yds 17 - Par 3 156 yds
9 - Par 5 502 yds 18 - Par 4 399 yds
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35 3,169 yds 36 3,239 yds
Annual: 47th
Defending Champion: Juli Inkster
Runner-Up: Stefania Croce
Tournament Record (Par 71): 267 (Betsy King, 1992)
Tournament Record (Par 72): 272 (Patty Sheehan, 1984)
54-Hole Record (Par 71): 201 (Betsy King, 1992)
54-Hole Record (Par 72): 204 (Patty Sheehan, 1984)
36-Hole Record (Par 71): 133 (Se Ri Pak, 1998)
36-Hole Record (Par 72): 135 (Alexandra Reinhardt, 1983)
18-Hole Tournament Record: 63 (Patty Sheehan, 1984)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Nancy Ramsbottom, 1998; Meg Mallon, Laura Davies, Rosie
Jones, 1999)
Course Record: 63 (Brandie Burton, 1992; Meg Mallon, 1999)
Total Purse: $1,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $225,000; 2nd Place - 139,639; 3rd Place - 101,899
Key Players to Watch
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Finish Last Nine Years
Player 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Juli Inkster 9th T-65 T-14 T-47 T-5 T-53 T-16 Won Won
Stefania Croce dnp T-62 dnp dnp T-41 mc mc T-47 2nd
Nancy Scranton T-22 T-8 T-49 T-18 dnp T-60 T-25 T-3 T-3
Se Ri Pak dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-7 T-3
Wendy Ward dnp dnp dnp dnp mc dnp T-4 mc T-3
Laura Davies T-52 T-45 Won 2nd Won T-4 T-44 T-7 T-6
Jane Crafter T-35 T-17 mc T-55 T-3 T-60 dnp T-26 T-6
Jan Stephenson T-12 T-11 T-63 wd dnp mc mc T-16 T-9
Akiko Fukushima dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-22 T-9
Karrie Webb dnp dnp dnp dnp T-41 T-9 T-4 mc T-9
Annika Sorenstam dnp dnp dnp 10th T-14 3rd T-30 T-16 T-12
Leta Lindley dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 2nd mc T-26 T-12
Mi Hyun Kim dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-26 T-12
Kelly Robbins T-22 T-50 mc Won T-18 T-11 T-9 66th T-12
Meg Mallon T-26 T-45 T-11 T-15 T-10 T-22 T-6 T-11 T-17
Jane Geddes T-22 T-17 mc T-29 T-26 T-67 T-11 mc T-17
Dawn Coe-Jones T-64 mc T-77 T-47 dq T-6 T-44 mc T-17
Pat Hurst dnp dnp dnp T-33 T-34 T-75 T-21 dnp T-17
Dottie Pepper T-5 T-30 T-11 T-6 T-26 T-37 mc T-19 T-23
Pat Bradley T-15 mc T-3 T-8 T-51 T-11 T-44 65th T-23
Betsy King Won T-4 T-17 T-11 T-14 T-53 T-37 T-69 T-23
Rosie Jones T-35 T-17 mc T-33 T-69 mc mc T-5 T-28
Emilee Klein dnp dnp dnp T-72 T-58 T-67 T-6 T-7 T-33
Beth Daniel T-35 T-17 T-7 T-18 T-26 dnp T-58 mc T-33
Sherri Steinhauer T-44 mc T-7 mc T-18 T-4 T-37 T-19 T-40
Barb Mucha T-72 mc T-17 T-15 T-34 T-9 T-51 T-26 T-40
Carin Koch dnp dnp dnp mc T-18 T-53 T-18 T-36 T-40
Sophie Gustafson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-54 T-40
Kris Tschetter T-74 T-11 T-49 T-18 T-18 mc T-30 T-54 T-46
Patty Sheehan T-7 Won T-7 T-3 T-10 mc mc dnp T-46
Jill McGill dnp dnp dnp dnp T-26 T-60 dnp T-7 T-52
Catrin Nilsmark dnp dnp dnp mc mc dnp T-9 T-54 T-56
Val Skinner T-44 mc 13th T-47 T-5 T-80 mc mc T-62
Nancy Lopez T-18 T-25 wd T-18 T-18 T-37 T-44 dnp T-65
Liselotte Neumann T-2 T-25 T-3 T-38 T-41 mc T-37 2nd mc
Mardi Lunn dnp dnp T-17 mc T-58 T-22 mc T-3 mc
Hiromi Kobayashi T-44 T-62 T-3 wd T-5 T-60 mc T-19 mc
Lorie Kane dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-16 T-30 T-26 mc
Trish Johnson mc T-8 mc T-38 T-34 8th mc T-26 mc
Kelli Kuehne dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-26 mc
Hollis Stacy T-18 mc 45th mc mc T-53 T-66 T-36 mc
Dana Dormann T-52 T-53 T-14 mc T-51 T-11 T-25 T-42 mc
Michelle McGann T-30 T-4 T-26 wd T-41 T-31 T-25 T-47 mc
Tina Barrett T-30 mc T-28 mc mc T-22 mc T-47 mc
Chris Johnson T-15 T-30 T-14 T-38 T-58 Won T-6 T-54 mc
Penny Hammel mc mc mc mc T-3 mc T-68 T-54 mc
Lisa Hackney dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-2 mc mc
Joan Pitcock T-35 T-11 mc T-11 mc T-46 T-11 mc mc
Helen Alfredsson T-5 mc T-35 T-38 mc T-67 T-51 mc mc
Charlotta Sorenstam dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-56 mc mc
Kristi Albers T-18 T-53 mc T-11 T-10 T-46 T-58 mc mc
Gail Graham T-74 mc T-28 mc T-51 T-6 T-66 mc mc
Amy Alcott T-10 mc T-7 mc mc T-67 mc mc mc
JoAnne Carner T-2 T-37 T-26 T-38 dnp mc mc mc mc
Donna Andrews T-12 T-11 T-17 mc T-63 T-16 T-2 dnp mc
Brandie Burton T-10 T-37 T-28 mc T-63 T-11 T-68 dnp mc
Grace Park dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc
Cristie Kerr dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc T-5 wd
Tammie Green T-26 T-4 T-17 T-8 T-63 mc T-14 T-11 dnp
Marianne Morris mc dnp T-49 T-3 T-74 T-46 T-70 mc dnp
Elaine Crosby T-49 T-17 T-3 mc mc mc mc mc dnp
dnp - Did Not Play
mc - Missed Cut
wd - Withdrew
Past McDonald's LPGA Championship Winners and Runner-up
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2000 -- *Juli Inkster (281) -- Stefania Croce
1999 -- Juli Inkster (268) -- Liselotte Neumann
1998 -- Se Ri Pak (273) -- Donna Andrews, Lisa Hackney
1997 -- *Chris Johnson (281) -- Leta Lindley
1996 -- #Laura Davies (213) -- Julie Piers
1995 -- Kelly Robbins (274) -- Laura Davies
1994 -- Laura Davies (279) -- Alice Ritzman
1993 -- Patty Sheehan (275) -- Lauri Merten
1992 -- Betsy King (267) -- JoAnne Carner, Karen Noble, Liselotte Neumann
1991 -- Meg Mallon (274) -- Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto
1990 -- Beth Daniel (280) -- Rosie Jones
1989 -- Nancy Lopez (274) -- Ayako Okamoto
1988 -- Sherri Turner (281) -- Amy Alcott
1987 -- Jane Geddes (275) -- Betsy King
1986 -- Pat Bradley (277) -- Patty Sheehan
1985 -- Nancy Lopez (273) -- Alice Miller
1984 -- Patty Sheehan (272) -- Beth Daniel, Pat Bradley
1983 -- Patty Sheehan (279) -- Sandra Haynie
1982 -- Jan Stephenson (279) -- JoAnne Carner
1981 -- Donna Caponi (280) -- Jerilyn Britz, Pat Meyers
1980 -- Sally Little (285) -- Jane Blalock
1979 -- Donna Caponi (279) -- Jerilyn Britz
1978 -- Nancy Lopez (275) -- Amy Alcott
1977 -- Chako Higuchi (279) -- Pat Bradley, Sandra Post, Judy Rankin
1976 -- Betty Burfeindt (287) -- Judy Rankin
1975 -- Kathy Whitworth (288) -- Sandra Haynie
1974 -- Sandra Haynie (288) -- JoAnne Carner
1973 -- Mary Mills (288) -- Betty Burfeindt
1972 -- Kathy Ahern (293) -- Jane Blalock
1971 -- Kathy Whitworth (288) -- Kathy Ahern
1970 -- * Shirley Englehorn (285) -- Kathy Whitworth
1969 -- Betsy Rawls (293) -- Susie Berning, Carol Mann
1968 -- * Sandra Post (294) -- Kathy Whitworth
1967 -- Kathy Whitworth (284) -- Shirley Englehorn
1966 -- Gloria Ehret (282) -- Mickey Wright
1965 -- Sandra Haynie (279) -- Clifford A. Creed
1964 -- Mary Mills (278) -- Mickey Wright
1963 -- Mickey Wright (294) -- Mary Lena Faulk, Mary Mills, Louise Suggs
1962 -- Judy Kimball (282) -- Shirley Spork
1961 -- Mickey Wright (287) -- Louise Suggs
1960 -- Mickey Wright (292) -- Louise Suggs
1959 -- Betsy Rawls (288) -- Patty Berg
1958 -- Mickey Wright (288) -- Fay Crocker
1957 -- Louise Suggs (285) -- Wiffi Smith
1956 -- * Marlene Hagge (291) -- Patty Berg
1955 -- Beverly Hanson (220) -- Louise Suggs
* - Won in playoff
# - Rain shortened
Note: Formerly called LPGA Championship (1955-87), Mazda LPGA Championship
(1987-93).
2001 Grand Slam Finishes
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NABISCO U.S. OPEN
Annika Sorenstam Won T-16
Karrie Webb T-2 Won
Janice Moodie T-2 T-26
Dottie Pepper T-2 3rd
Akiko Fukushima T-2 mc
Rachel Teske T-2 mc
Sophie Gustafson T-7 11th
Brandie Burton T-7 T-26
Laura Diaz T-9 mc
Pat Hurst T-9 T-34
Laura Davies T-11 mc
Dorothy Delasin T-11 T-19
Se Ri Pak T-11 2nd
Mi Hyun Kim T-15 T-26
Carin Koch T-15 mc
Juli Inkster T-15 T-12
Liselotte Neumann T-18 T-39
Michele Redman T-18 T-16
Tammie Green T-24 dnp
Maria Hjorth T-24 T-19
Kelly Robbins T-24 T-12
Meg Mallon T-28 T-30
Grace Park T-28 T-39
Rosie Jones T-28 T-39
Kelli Kuehne 35th T-7
Charlotta Sorenstam T-36 mc
Lorie Kane T-42 T-7
Helen Alfredsson 46th T-26
Donna Andrews T-48 mc
Beth Daniel T-55 T-24
Hiromi Kobayashi T-63 dnp
Cristie Kerr T-66 T-4
Dawn Coe-Jones 72nd dnp
Betsy King 74th mc
Barb Mucha mc mc
Sherri Steinhauer mc T-50
Catriona Matthew mc T-4
Michelle McGann mc mc
Kristi Albers mc T-7
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Se Ri Pak
Darkhorse - Sherri Steinhauer
Last week's Pick to win (Annika Sorenstam) - Finished tied for 25th
Last week's Darkhorse (Catriona Matthew) - Finished tied for 11th
NOTES:
Juli Inkster rolled in a two-foot par putt on the second playoff hole
to defeat Stefania Croce and successfully defend her LPGA Championship
title last year. The victory was Inkster's sixth win in a major championship,
tying her for the most among active players with fellow LPGA Hall of Famers
Pat Bradley, Patty Sheehan and Betsy King. Inkster joined Sheehan and Mickey
Wright as the only players to win this event two straight years. Inkster
followed up a tournament-low 65 on Saturday with a four-over 75 -- the
highest final-round score in the tournament's history since 1975. Inkster had
a chance to win the event in regulation, but misfired on a five-foot par putt
on the 72nd hole. After they each parred the first playoff hole, Inkster hit
her approach to the back fringe on the second extra hole -- the 360-yard,
par-four 10th -- and Croce flew her second shot over the green. Croce's
downhill chip out of the thick rough slid 15 feet past the hole and she missed
her par putt on the way back. Inkster then lagged her putt from the fringe to
within two feet of the cup and sank the par putt. This is the third major on
the LPGA Tour. Annika Sorenstam captured the Nabisco Championship and Karrie
Webb won the U.S. Women's Open. This is the eighth straight year that the
McDonald's LPGA Championship is being held at this course. Prior to DuPont
Country Club, the event was held at Bethesda Country Club from 1990-93 and
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club from 1978-89. Prior to that, the event was held at
numerous venues. Before changing into the McDonald's LPGA Championship in
1994, the tournament that was held at this site was known as the McDonald's
Classic (1981-82), McDonald's Kids Classic (1983-84) and McDonald's
Championship (1985-93). When Se Ri Pak captured the event in 1998, she
became the only wire-to-wire winner of the event. Jane Geddes registered a hole-in-
one during last year's first round on the 17th, the first ace at this event
since 1996 when Robin Hood posted a one, also on the 17th. Inkster is
attempting to become the first player in LPGA history to win the same modern-
day major championship three consecutive years. Patty Berg is the only player
to win an LPGA major on three consecutive occasions - she had a three-peat at
the 1937-39 Titleholders Championships. Next week the LPGA Tour moves to
Atlantic City, New Jersey for the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Marriot Seaview
Resort where Janice Moodie will defend her title.
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