2000 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "2000 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
du Maurier
Played as the du Maurier Classic (Aug 10-13; in 2001 renamed as the Canadian Women's Open and replaced by the Women's British Open as an LPGA Tour major championship). Second-placed Rosie Jones (USA) finished 1 shot behind Meg Mallon (USA). [Royal Ottawa GC, Gatineau, Québec].
Majors
Nabisco
Played as the Nabisco Championship (29th) (March 23-26). Second-placed Dotti Pepper (USA) finished 10 shots behind Webb (Aus), who recorded her 20th LPGA Tour win. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (55th) (July 20-23). Second-placed Cristie Kerr (USA) and Meg Mallon (USA) finished 5 shots behind Webb (Aus), who won her second major championship of the season. [Merit Club, Libertyville, IL].
Majors
McDonald's
The McDonald's LPGA Championship (46th) (June 22-25). Defending champion Inkster (USA) beat Stefania Croce (Italy) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-4 10th). [DuPont CC, Wilmington, Delaware].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (97th). Hudson (Eng) beat Emma Duggleby (Eng) 5 and 4 in the final. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the EGA International Ladies Amateur Championship (Aug 4-7). Emma Duggelby (Eng) beat Tania Elósegui (Esp) in a playoff. [Amber Baltic GC, Kołczewo, West Pomerania, Poland].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (100th). Newton (USA) beat Laura Myerscough (USA) 8 and 7 in the final. [Waverley CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Arch Wireless
Played as the Arch Wireless Championship (Nov 16-19; LPGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Rachel Teske (Aus, née Hetherington) finished 3 shots behind Dottie Pepper (USA), who recorded the last of her 17 LPGA Tour wins. [Hills course, LPGA Intl GC, Daytona Beach, FL; at the time known as the Legends course].
America
First Union
Played as the First Union Betsy King Classic (Sept 8-10). Second-placed Meg Mallon (USA) and Jean Bartholomew (USA) finished 3 shots behind Redman (USA). [Berkleigh GC, Kutztown, Pennsylvania; at the time Berkleigh CC].
America
Chick-fil-A
Played as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez (April 28-30). Second-placed Kelly Robbins (USA) and Amy Fruhwirth (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Gustafson (Swe). [Eagle's Landing CC, Stockbridge, nr Atlanta, GA].
America
Kroger
Played as the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic (July 6-9). Annika Sörenstam (Swe) beat Rachel Hetherington (Aus) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, nr Toledo, Ohio].
America
Giant Eagle
Played as the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic (July 28-30). First-time LPGA Tour winner Delasin (USA) beat Pat Hurst (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Avalon Lakes course, Avalon G&CC, Warren, Ohio; at the time known as Avalon Lakes CC].
America
Cup Noodles
Played as the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open (Feb 17-19). Second-placed Brandie Burton (USA) finished 2 shots behind King (USA). [Kapolei GC, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Dec 16-17; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Juli Inkster (USA) & Dottie Pepper (USA) won this event for the fourth straight time beating Annika Sörenstam (Swe) & Lorie Kane (Can) after 21 holes in the final of the LPGA matches. [North course, Pelican Hill GC, Newport Beach, CA].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Dec 16-17; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Juli Inkster (USA) & Dottie Pepper (USA) won this event for the fourth straight time beating Annika Sörenstam (Swe) & Lorie Kane (Can) after 21 holes in the final of the LPGA matches. [North course, Pelican Hill GC, Newport Beach, CA].
America
Longs Drugs
Played as the Longs Drugs Challenge (April 13-16). Second-placed Brandie Burton (USA) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Inkster (USA). [Twelve Bridges GC, Lincoln, nr Sacremento, CA; now known as Catta Verdera CC].
America
Yamaha
Played as the Los Angeles Women's Championship presented by Yamaha (Feb 11-13). Second-placed Carin Koch (Swe), Michele Redman (USA) and Janice Moodie (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Davies (Eng). [Wood Ranch CC, Simi Valley, California].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 25-28). King (USA) beat Kelli Kuehne (USA) and Vickie Goetze-Ackerman (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Takefuji
Played as the inaugural LPGA Takefuji Classic (March 2-4). Webb (Aus) beat Annika Sörenstam (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Kona CC, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Big Island)].
America
Subaru
Played as the Subaru Memorial of Naples (Jan 20-23). Scranton (USA) beat Maria Hjorth (Swe) with a par at the second playoff hole. [The Club at the Strand, Naples, FL].
America
Michelob
Played as the Michelob Light Classic (Aug 4-6). Second-placed Kristi Albers (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Kane (Can). [Fox Run GC, Eureka, St Louis, Missouri].
America
Kathy Ireland
Played as the Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic (June 1-4). Second-placed Pat Hurst (USA) and Juli Inkster (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Park (S Kor). [Wachesaw Plantn East GC, Murrells Inlet, nr Myrtle Beach, SC].
America
Office Depot
Played as The Office Depot (Jan 13-16; LPGA season opener). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Webb (Aus). [Legend course, Ibis G&CC, West Palm Beach, FL].
America
Oldsmobile
Played as the Oldsmobile Classic (Aug 24-27). Second-placed Meg Mallon (USA) finished 2 shots behind Webb (Aus). [Walnut Hills CC, East Lansing, Michigan].
America
Philips
Played as the Philips Invitational honoring Harvey Penick (May 4-7). Second-placed Dottie Pepper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Davies (Eng). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].
America
Std Register/PING
Played as the Standard Register PING Championship (March 16-19). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Charlotta Sörenstam (Swe), who recorded her only win on the LPGA Tour. [Legacy Resort, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
Safeway
Played as the Safeway LPGA Golf Championship (Sept 22-24). Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) beat Jeong Jang (S Kor) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Samsung
Played as the Samsung World Championship (Oct 12-15). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 4 shots behind Inkster (USA). [Hiddenbrooke GC, Vallejo, California].
America
Electrolux
Played as the Electrolux USA Championship hosted by Vince Gill & Amy Grant (May 11-14; formerly Sara Lee Classic). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hurst (USA). [Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, TN].
America
ShopRite
Played as the ShopRite LPGA Classic (Jun 30-Jul 2). Second-placed Pat Hurst (USA) and Grace Park (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind 27-year-old Janice Moodie (Scot), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win. [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
America
Firstar
Played as the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with The Children's Medical Centre (May 19-21). Second-placed Cristie Kerr (USA) and Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Sörenstam (Swe). [CC of the North, Beavercreek, Dayton, Ohio].
America
State Farm
Played as the State Farm Rail Classic (Sept 1-3). Second-placed Dina Ammaccapane (USA, sister of Danielle) and defending champion Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) finished 6 shots behind Kean (USA), who recorded her only win on the LPGA Tour. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
JAL
Played as the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic presented by Golf Magazine (July 14-16). Second-placed Rosie Jones (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sörenstam (Swe). Reduced to 54 holes after heavy rain washed out Saturday's play. [Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, New York].
America
Aflac
Played as the AFLAC Champions presented by Southern Living (Oct 19-22). Webb (Aus) beat Dottie Pepper (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
America
Wegmans
Played as Wegmans Rochester International (June 8-11). Second-placed Wendy Doolan (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Mallon (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 9-12). Sörenstam (Swe) beat Pat Hurst (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
x
Played as the New Albany Golf Classic (Sep 28-Oct 1). Kane (Can) beat Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [New Albany CC, nr Columbus, Ohio].
Europe
Daily Telegraph
Played as the inaugural Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters presented by Kellogg's (Aug 4-6). Second-placed Vibeke Stensrud (Nor) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Mottram Hall, Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire].
Europe
Weetabix
Played as the Weetabix Women's British Open (Aug 17-20; LET/LPGA Tr event). Second-placed Kirsty Taylor (Eng), Becky Iverson (USA), Liselotte Neumann (Swe) and Meg Mallon (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gustafson (Swe). [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Kronenbourg
Played as the inaugural (and only) Kronenbourg 1664 Chart Hills Classic (Aug 31-Sep 2). 27-year-old Gina Scott (NZ) beat Isabella Maconi (Italy) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record her first professional win. [Chart Hills GC, Biddenden, Kent].
Europe
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Open (June 1-4). Second-placed Samantha Head (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Koch (Swe), who recorded her first and only Ladies European Tour win. [North course, Halmstad GK, Tylosand, nr Halmstad, Sweden].
Europe
Evian
Played as the Evian Masters (June 14-17; co-sanctioned as an LET/LPGA Trs event for the first time; recognised as a major ch'ship by the LET, but not by the LPGA Tour). Sörenstam (Swe) beat Karrie Webb (Aus) with an eagle-three at the first playoff hole. [Evian Masters GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Europe
x
Played as the Ladies Austrian Open (July 13-15; next played in 2005). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng), Lisa Hed (Swe) and Ana Belén Sánchez (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Meunier-Lebouc (Fra), who recorded her fifth Ladies European Tour win. [GC Murhof, Frohnleiten, Steiermark, Austria].
Europe
x
WPGA Championship of Europe not played in 2000.
Europe
Mexx
Played as the Mexx Sport Open (Sept 22-24; formerly Ladies Dutch Open; last played in 1995). Second-placed Raquel Carriedo (Esp) and Kirsty Taylor (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Fischer (Ger). [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
x
Played as the Open de France Dames (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Raquel Carriedo (Esp) and Asa Gottmo (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Meunier-Lebouc (France). [Arras Golf Resort, Anzin-Saint-Aubin, nr Arras, Pas-de-Calais].
Europe
Stilwerk
Played as the Stilwerk Ladies German Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Raquel Carriedo (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Morley (Eng). [G&CC Hamburg-Treudelberg, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the Ladies Hannover Expo 2000 Open. Second-placed Valerie Van Ryckeghem (Belg) finished 1 shot behind Munt (Aus). [Rethmar Golf, Sehnde, nr Hanover, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the Ladies Italian Open (March 18-21). Second-placed Valerie Van Ryckeghem (Belg) and Silvia Cavalleri (Italy) finished 3 shots behind Gustafson (Swe). [Poggio dei Medici GC, Scarperia, nr Florence].
Europe
TSN
Played as the inaugural TSN Ladies World Cup of Golf (Sept 15-17; 54-hole aggregate strokeplay; Ladies Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed England (Laura Davies & Trish Johnson) finished 5 shots behind Sweden (Sophie Gustafson & Carin Koch), who won the team first prize of IR£100,000. Laura Davies recorded the best individual score. [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
Europe
TSN
Played as the inaugural TSN Ladies World Cup of Golf (Sept 15-17; 54-hole aggregate strokeplay; Ladies Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed England (Laura Davies & Trish Johnson) finished 5 shots behind Sweden (Sophie Gustafson & Carin Koch), who won the team first prize of IR£100,000. Laura Davies recorded the best individual score. [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
Europe
x
Played as the Lalla Meryem Cup (Nov 9-12; unofficial limited-field event). Won by Esterl (Ger). [Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
x
Played as the Marrakech Palmeraie Open (Oct 13-15; LET season-ending event). Second-placed and defending champion Trish Johnson (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Munt (Aus). [Palmeraie Golf Palace, nr Marrakesh, Morocco].
Europe
Compaq
Played as the Compaq Open (Aug 24-27). Second-placed Sophie Gustafson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Juli Inkster (USA). [Ocean course, Barsebäck G&CC, nr Malmö, Sweden; at the time called the Masters course].
Europe
Waterford Crystal
Played as the Waterford Crystal Ladies Irish Open (June 8-11). Second-placed Marine Monnet (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Gustafson (Swe), who recorded her fifth Ladies European Tour win. [Faithlegg GC, nr Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Classic (Nov 3-5; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Kane (Can) beat Sophie Gustafson (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Seta GC, Shiga, Japan].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian Ladies Masters (Feb 24-27; ALPG/LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Lorie Kane (Can) finished 1 shot behind Webb (Aus), who recorded her third straight win in this event. [RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia].
Aus/NZ
AAMI
Played as the AAMI Women's Australian Open (Feb 17-20; ALPG/LET Trs event; LET season-opener). Second-placed Rachel Hetherington (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Webb (Aus). [Yarra Yarra GC, Bentleigh East, nr Melbourne, Aus].
Africa
Vodacom
Played as the Vodacom South African Women's Open. Won by Duffy (UK). [Rondebosch GC, Mowbray, Cape Town, RSA].
Awards
LET
Gustafson (Swe) won the Vivien Saunders Trophy, recording the season's lowest stroke average on the Ladies European Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Webb (Aus) won her third (and second straight) Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour (over a minimum of 70 rounds). Annika Sorenstam (Swe) was second with 70.47; Juli Inkster (USA) was third with 70.73.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Webb (Aus) won her third (and second straight) LPGA Tour Money List, with 2000 season earnings of $1,876,853 on the Tour. Annika Sorenstam (Swe) was second with $1,404,948; Meg Mallon (USA) was third with $1,146,360.
Awards
LET
Gustafson (Swe) won the LET 2000 Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 8,777 pts (the first year a points system was used). Trish Johnson (Eng) was second with 5312.45 pts; Marine Monnet (Fra) was third with 5130.62 pts. Annika Sorenstam (Swe) was the leading money winner, with earnings of £208,283 on the Tour. Gustafson was second with £207,288; Kirsty Taylor (Eng) was third with £82,909. Johnson was fifth (£69,638) and Monnet was eighth (£59,162).
Gustafson (Swe) won her second LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Webb (Aus) won her second straight LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
LET
Sergas (Italy) won the LET 2000 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished 28th on the Tour's (points-based) Order of Merit, and 35th on the final money list with £21,335.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Delasin (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2000 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Delasin finished 25th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $339,112.
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