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
DatesJune 22–25, 2000
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,408 yards (5,859 m)
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut147 (+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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Juli Inkster United States199972696575281−31
Se Ri Pak South Korea199873696971282−2T3
Laura Davies England1994, 199670667572283−1T6
Jan Stephenson Australia198270696976284ET9
Kelly Robbins United States199572727368285+1T12
Jane Geddes United States198766747373286+2T17
Meg Mallon United States199172736972286+2T17
Betsy King United States199268786774287+3T23
Pat Bradley United States198668766776287+3T23
Beth Daniel United States199072727075289+5T33
Patty Sheehan United States1983, 1984, 199369777373292+8T46
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 198974737376296+12T65

Source:[5]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Sherri Turner United States19887476150+8
Sally Little South Africa19807377150+8
Christa Johnson United States19977775152+10

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 25, 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Juli Inkster United States72-69-65-75=281−3Playoff
Stefania Croce Italy72-67-74-68=281
T3Se Ri Pak South Korea73-69-69-71=282−276,319
Nancy Scranton United States72-70-67-73=282
Wendy Ward United States69-69-68-76=282
T6Heather Bowie United States74-70-70-69=283−142,503
Jane Crafter United States72-69-69-73=283
Laura Davies England70-66-75-72=283
T9Akiko Fukushima Japan71-72-71-70=284E29,839
Jan Stephenson Australia70-69-69-76=284
Karrie Webb Australia72-70-69-73=284

Source:[6][7]

Playoff
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Juli Inkster United States4-4=8E210,000
2Stefania Croce Italy4-5=9+1130,330
  • 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.
Preceded by
2000 Nabisco Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2000 U.S. Women's Open

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