Dates: Friday, June 29th through Sunday, July 1st
Site: Seaview Marriott Resort (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey
Course Architect: Donald Ross (1914)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,051
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 345 yds 10 - Par 4 403 yds
2 - Par 4 407 yds 11 - Par 3 187 yds
3 - Par 5 475 yds 12 - Par 4 371 yds
4 - Par 4 344 yds 13 - Par 3 114 yds
5 - Par 4 302 yds 14 - Par 3 185 yds
6 - Par 4 384 yds 15 - Par 4 325 yds
7 - Par 3 182 yds 16 - Par 5 481 yds
8 - Par 4 319 yds 17 - Par 4 337 yds
9 - Par 4 382 yds 18 - Par 5 508 yds
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36 3,140 yds 35 2,911 yds
Annual: 16th
Defending Champion: Janice Moodie
Runner-Up: Pat Hurst, Grace Park
Tournament Record: 196 (Annika Sorenstam, 1998)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Amy Benz, 1996)
Course Record: 63 (Se Ri Pak, 1999; Maria Hjorth, 2000)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Betsy King, 1999)
Total Purse: $1,200,000
Shares: 1st Place - $180,000; 2nd Place - 111,711; 3rd Place - 81,519
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Janice Moodie 203 Vickie Odegard 206
Pat Hurst 205 Gail Graham 207
Grace Park 205 Brandie Burton 207
Michelle Estill 206 Carin Koch 208
Juli Inkster 206 Dawn Coe-Jones 208
Cindy Figg-Currier 208
Dina Ammaccapane 208
Past ShopRite LPGA Classic Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Janice Moodie (203) -- Pat Hurst, Grace Park
1999 -- Se Ri Pak (198) -- Trish Johnson
1998 -- Annika Sorenstam (196) -- Juli Inkster
1997 -- Michelle McGann (201) -- Annika Sorenstam
1996 -- Dottie Pepper (202) -- Amy Benz
1995 -- Betsy King (204) -- Rosie Jones, Beth Daniel
1994 -- Donna Andrews (207) -- Michelle Estill
1993 -- Shelley Hamlin (204) -- Judy Dickinson, Amy Benz, Beth Daniel
1992 -- *Anne-Marie Palli (207) -- Laura Davies
1991 -- Jane Geddes (208) -- Cindy Schreyer, Amy Alcott
1990 -- Chris Johnson (275) -- Pamela Wright
1989 -- Nancy Lopez (209) -- Chris Johnson, Vicki Fergon
1988 -- *Juli Inkster (206) -- Beth Daniel
1987 -- Betsy King (207) -- Nancy Lopez
1986 -- Juli Inkster (209) -- Patti Rizzo
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Atlantic City Classic (1986-91).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Janice Moodie - Defending Champion, 21st on money list, 4 top-10's
Helen Alfredsson - Moved up to 41st on money list with 2nd top-10 last week
Laura Davies - Tied for 6th last week at McDonald's, 1 win in 2001
Sophie Gustafson - 8th on money list with one win and three top-10's
Pat Hurst - A perfect 16-for-16 in cuts made with 6 top-10 finishes
Juli Inkster - 14th on money list with 1 victory and 4 top-10's
Rosie Jones - Has a win and 5 top-10's in just 11 events, 16th in money
Lorie Kane - Tied for 12th last week with final round of 69, 1 win
Betsy King - Two-time winner of this event, no top-10's in 2001
Carin Koch - Recorded her first career LPGA Tour win last month
Se Ri Pak - Two wins and three seconds this year, 3rd on money list
Dottie Pepper - Has finished in the top-3 six times in 2001, but no wins
Rachel Teske - 6th on money list with one win and three top-10 finishes
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Dottie Pepper
Darkhorse - Wendy Doolan
Last week's Pick to win (Se Ri Pak) - Finished tied for 39th
Last week's Darkhorse (Sherri Steinhauer) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
Janice Moodie became the fifth wire-to-wire winner of this event,
as she defeated Pat Hurst and Grace Park by two shots for the victory.
Moodie opened with a five-under 66 and added a 68 in round two for a
two-shot lead over Maria Hjorth, who tied the course record with a
sizzling 63. Moodie closed out her first career LPGA Tour win with a
69 for a three-day total of 203. Hurst closed with a 64 to tie Grace
Park for second while Hjorth shot a 78 to tie for 44th. Moodie is
attempting to become the first player in tournament history to win
this event two straight years. Juli Inkster and Betsy King are the only
two-time winners of this event. Inkster has finished in the top-10 at this
event nine times, including last year's fourth-place finish while Beth
Daniel and Rosie Jones have seven top-10's. King, who set a nine-hole
record of 29 in 1999, has finished in the top-10 six times. There have
been 16 holes-in-one at this event, including one last year by Jean Zedlitz.
Seaview hosted this event the first two years of its existence followed by
Greate Bay Resort and Country Club the next 10 years, before returning to
Seaview in 1998. The purse was increased by $100,000 from last year.
There have been only two playoffs in tournament history, the last coming in
1992 when Anne-Marie Palli defeated Laura Davies on the first playoff hole.
The LPGA Tour moves to Ohio next week for the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic at
Highland Meadows Golf Club where Annika Sorenstam will defend her title.
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