2000 LPGA Championship

The 2000 LPGA Championship was the 46th LPGA Championship, played June 22–25 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2000.

2000 LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 22–25, 2000
Location	Wilmington, Delaware
Course(s)	DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,408 yards (5,859 m)
Field	144 players, 73 after cut
Cut	147 (+5)
Prize fund	$1.4 million
Winner's share	$210,000
Champion
Juli Inkster
281 (−3), playoff

Wilmington 

Location in the United States

DuPont CC

Location in Delaware

Defending champion Juli Inkster won her second consecutive LPGA Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Stefania Croce, and became the first to successfully defend the title since 1984.[1][2]

On Saturday, her 40th birthday, Inkster was the 54-hole co-leader with Wendy Ward after a 65 (−6).[3] On a blustery Sunday, she had a three-shot lead with five holes to play, but made a double bogey on 14 and missed a six-foot (1.8 m) par putt on the final hole for 75. In the sudden-death playoff, Inkster parred both holes to win the sixth of her seven major titles.[4]

The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Juli Inkster	United States	1999	72	69	65	75	281	−3	1
Se Ri Pak	South Korea	1998	73	69	69	71	282	−2	T3
Laura Davies	England	1994, 1996	70	66	75	72	283	−1	T6
Jan Stephenson	Australia	1982	70	69	69	76	284	E	T9
Kelly Robbins	United States	1995	72	72	73	68	285	+1	T12
Jane Geddes	United States	1987	66	74	73	73	286	+2	T17
Meg Mallon	United States	1991	72	73	69	72	286	+2	T17
Betsy King	United States	1992	68	78	67	74	287	+3	T23
Pat Bradley	United States	1986	68	76	67	76	287	+3	T23
Beth Daniel	United States	1990	72	72	70	75	289	+5	T33
Patty Sheehan	United States	1983, 1984, 1993	69	77	73	73	292	+8	T46
Nancy Lopez	United States	1978, 1985, 1989	74	73	73	76	296	+12	T65

Source:[5]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Sherri Turner	United States	1988	74	76	150	+8
Sally Little	South Africa	1980	73	77	150	+8
Christa Johnson	United States	1997	77	75	152	+10

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 25, 2000

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Juli Inkster	United States	72-69-65-75=281	−3	Playoff
	Stefania Croce	Italy	72-67-74-68=281
T3	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	73-69-69-71=282	−2	76,319
	Nancy Scranton	United States	72-70-67-73=282
	Wendy Ward	United States	69-69-68-76=282
T6	Heather Bowie	United States	74-70-70-69=283	−1	42,503
	Jane Crafter	United States	72-69-69-73=283
	Laura Davies	England	70-66-75-72=283
T9	Akiko Fukushima	Japan	71-72-71-70=284	E	29,839
	Jan Stephenson	Australia	70-69-69-76=284
	Karrie Webb	Australia	72-70-69-73=284

Source:[6][7]

Playoff

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Juli Inkster	United States	4-4=8	E	210,000
2	Stefania Croce	Italy	4-5=9	+1	130,330

• Sudden-death playoff played on holes 18 and 10.[4]

References

1. Shipnuck, Alan (July 3, 2000). "Better than ever". Sports Illustrated. p. G6.
2. "Inkster repeats as LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. C3.
3. "Birdies result in celebration". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 2000. p. C3.
4. "Inkster successful in LPGA title defense". Fort Scott Tribune. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. 8.
5. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 2000. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
6. "Leaderboard: LPGA Championship". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 26, 2000. p. B4.
7. "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2000 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard
• DuPont Country Club