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McDonald's LPGA Championship
Dupont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
June 10-13, 2004 |
| Annika Retains LPGA Championship |
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| Annika Sorenstam may not win all four LPGA majors this season
as she had hoped, but missing out on the first one hasn't lessened her resolve to reaffirm
her dominance of Ladies Golf. She held a slim one stroke lead after 36 holes when the
weather prevented play on Saturday and left her facing another Sunday marathon at the
McDonald's LPGA Championship. Last year she lifted the trophy after 34 holes on the final
day and this year she retained her title thanks mainly to her Sunday morning third round
of 7-under par 64. Sorenstam's one over par final round of 72 in the afternoon was more
than enough to ward off the challange from runner-up, rookie, Shi Hyun Ahn who never got
closer than 2 shots. Ahn's final round 66 left her three shots behind Sorenstam's winning
total of 271. This was Annika Sorenstam's seventh major title and the third of the four
majors that she has retained. Her winnings take her over the $1million mark for the 2004
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Annika Sorenstam with the 2004 McDonald's LPGA Championship trophy.
(Getty Images)
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Final
Scores - McDonald's LPGA Championship - Par 71 - 6,408 yds (5,859 mtrs) |
Pos. |
Player |
To Par |
Rnd 1 |
Rnd 2 |
Rnd 3 |
Rnd 4 |
Total |
1 |
Annika Sorenstam |
-13 |
68 |
67 |
64 |
72 |
271 |
2 |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
-10 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
274 |
3 |
Grace Park |
-8 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
276 |
T4 |
Angela Stanford |
-6 |
69 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
278 |
T4 |
Gloria Park |
-6 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
71 |
278 |
T6 |
Christina Kim |
-5 |
74 |
69 |
64 |
72 |
279 |
T6 |
Juli Inkster |
-5 |
70 |
66 |
70 |
73 |
279 |
T8 |
Wendy Doolan |
-4 |
73 |
70 |
65 |
72 |
280 |
T8 |
Soo-Yun Kang |
-4 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
72 |
280 |
T8 |
Lorena Ochoa |
-4 |
71 |
67 |
67 |
75 |
280 |
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ADT Money List - June 14, 2004 - after McDonald's LPGA
Championship |
Pos. |
Player |
Prize Money |
1 |
Annika Sorenstam |
$1,020,213 |
2 |
Grace Park |
$770,730 |
3 |
Lorena Ochoa |
$577,753 |
4 |
Cristie Kerr |
$500,750 |
5 |
Se Ri Pak |
$496,540 |
6 |
Mi-Hyun Kim |
$374,044 |
7 |
Karrie Webb |
$366,024 |
8 |
Jennifer Rosales |
$355,480 |
9 |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
$331,820 |
10 |
Juli Inkster |
$290,559 |
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Full Scoreboard and Money List can
be found at
www.lpga.com |
Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am
National Golf Club of Kansas City, Parkville, Missouri
June 11-13, 2004 |
| Allen Doyle wins 36-hole
Bayer Advantage |
Allen Doyle (library image)
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Overnight rain and gale force winds on Saturday night toppled television
towers and scattered debris over the Kansas City course making play on Sunday impossible.
The damage was so severe that the organizers reduced the Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am
to 36 holes and presented the trophy to Allen Doyle who held the lead after two rounds.
Rounds of 65 and 66 gave Doyle his first victory of 2004 by one shot over Champions Tour
"Rookie" Jerry Pate who had been hoping for the chance to secure his first title
since turning 50 at the end of 2003. This victory makes it nine wins on the Champions
Tour for 57 year old Doyle. His earnings move him up into the top ten on the 2004
Champions Tour Money List. |
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Final Scores - Bayer
Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am
Par 72 - 6,900 yards (6,309 metres) |
Pos. |
Player |
To Par |
Rnd 1 |
Rnd 2 |
Rnd 3 |
Total |
1 |
Allen Doyle |
-13 |
65 |
66 |
- |
131 |
2 |
Jerry Pate |
-12 |
67 |
65 |
- |
132 |
T3 |
Mark James |
-9 |
66 |
69 |
- |
135 |
T3 |
Bob Gilder |
-9 |
67 |
68 |
- |
135 |
T3 |
David Eger |
-9 |
67 |
68 |
- |
135 |
T3 |
Andy Bean |
-9 |
65 |
70 |
- |
135 |
7 |
John Harris |
-8 |
65 |
71 |
- |
136 |
8 |
Bruce Summerhays |
-7 |
72 |
65 |
- |
137 |
T9 |
Jose Maria Canizares |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
- |
138 |
T9 |
Dana Quigley |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
- |
138 |
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Champions Tour Money
List - June 14, 2004
after Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am |
Pos. |
Last week |
Player |
# of Events |
Prize Money |
1 |
1 |
Gil Morgan |
14 |
$1,083,781 |
2 |
2 |
Hale Irwin |
12 |
$1,008,788 |
3 |
3 |
Larry Nelson |
13 |
$827,554 |
4 |
4 |
Bruce Fleisher |
14 |
$812,031 |
5 |
5 |
Craig Stadler |
10 |
$759,819 |
6 |
6 |
Tom Jenkins |
14 |
$725,553 |
7 |
7 |
D.A. Weibring |
13 |
$704,252 |
8 |
8 |
Tom Purtzer |
11 |
$666,495 |
9 |
9 |
Dana Quigley |
15 |
$615,406 |
10 |
23 |
Allen Doyle |
14 |
$605,122 |
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Full
Scoreboard & Money List can be found at
www.pgatour.com |
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Ryder
Cup Qualifying Standings
Based on the most up-to-date information available as at June
14, 2004, the qualifying players for the Ryder Cup Matches to be played in September are
shown in the table below. For more information about Ryder Cup qualification visit these
links:
European Team Qualification
USA Team
Qualification
Garcia strengthened his position by moving up to second
place on the World Ryder Cup Points List, otherwise no change from last week.
Europe |
USA |
Padraig HARRINGTON (Ire) |
Tiger Woods |
| Sergio Garcia (Sp) |
Phil Mickelson |
| Darren CLARKE (N.Ire) |
Davis Love III |
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (Sp) |
Jim Furyk |
Fredrik JACOBSON (Swe) |
Kenny Perry |
Paul CASEY (Eng) |
David Toms |
Lee WESTWOOD (Eng) |
Chad Campbell |
Brian DAVIS (Eng) |
Jerry Kelly |
Joakim Haeggman (Swe) |
Steve Flesch |
Ian POULTER (Eng) |
Jay Haas |
The teams will be finalized in August and
the 35th Ryder Cup Matches will be held 17-19 September 2004, at Oakland Hills Country
Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
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