Golf tournament
Golf tournament
The
2008 U.S. Women's Open
was the 63rd
U.S. Women's Open
, held June 26?29 at
Interlachen Country Club
in
Edina, Minnesota
, a suburb southwest of
Minneapolis
. It was the first U.S. Women's Open played at the course, which hosted the
Solheim Cup
in
2002
. The winner was 19-year-old
Inbee Park
, four strokes ahead of runner-up
Helen Alfredsson
. The tournament was televised by
ESPN
and
NBC Sports
.
The course hosted the
U.S. Open
in
1930
, part of the
grand slam
of
Bobby Jones
.
Field
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Exempt players
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1. Last 10
U.S. Women's Open
Champions
Juli Inkster
,
Birdie Kim
,
Cristie Kerr
,
Hilary Lunke
,
Meg Mallon
,
Se Ri Pak
,
Annika Sorenstam
,
Karrie Webb
2. Top two finishers in the 2007
U.S. Women's Amateur
and winner of the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur
Amanda Blumenherst
(a),
Kimberly Kim
(a),
Mariajo Uribe
(a)
3. Last five
LPGA
Champions
Suzann Pettersen
,
Yani Tseng
4. Last five
Women's British Open
Champions
Jeong Jang
,
Lorena Ochoa
,
Sherri Steinhauer
,
Karen Stupples
5. Last five
Kraft Nabisco
Champions
Grace Park
,
Morgan Pressel
6. From the 2007
U.S. Women's Open
, the 20 lowest scorers and ties.
Kyeong Bae
,
Paula Creamer
,
Julieta Granada
,
Amy Hung
,
Jimin Kang
,
Christina Kim
,
Mi Hyun Kim
,
Jee Young Lee
,
Brittany Lincicome
,
Catriona Matthew
,
Ai Miyazato
,
Angela Park
,
Inbee Park
,
Jiyai Shin
,
Angela Stanford
7. From the
2007 LPGA Tour
money list, the top 40 money leaders
Shi Hyun Ahn
,
Nicole Castrale
,
Laura Davies
,
Laura Diaz
,
Meaghan Francella
,
Natalie Gulbis
,
Sophie Gustafson
,
Rachel Hetherington
,
Maria Hjorth
,
Pat Hurst
,
I.K. Kim
,
Young Kim
,
Brittany Lang
,
Sarah Lee
,
Seon Hwa Lee
,
Na On Min
,
Stacy Prammanasudh
,
Reilley Rankin
,
Lindsey Wright
8. From the 2008
LPGA Tour
money, the top 35 money leaders through June 1
Minea Blomqvist
,
Na Yeon Choi
,
Allison Fouch
,
Hee-Won Han
,
Song-Hee Kim
,
Candie Kung
,
Leta Lindley
,
Teresa Lu
,
Jane Park
,
Momoko Ueda
,
Sun Young Yoo
9. Winner of tournaments from the conclusion of last year's
U.S. Women's Open
until now
Louise Friberg
10. Top 3 players from the
Japan LPGA Tour
,
LPGA of Korea Tour
, and
Ladies European Tour
Sun-Ju Ahn
,
Bettina Hauert
,
Jeon Mi-jeong
,
Eun-Hee Ji
,
Gwladys Nocera
,
Sakura Yokomine
Qualifiers
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(a) -
amateur
Course layout
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Hole
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
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8
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9
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Out
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
|
18
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In
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Total
|
Yardage
|
344
|
473
|
557
|
178
|
438
|
412
|
316
|
227
|
413
|
3,358
|
528
|
353
|
164
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525
|
185
|
345
|
360
|
441
|
530
|
3,431
|
6,789
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Par
|
4
|
5
|
5
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3
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4
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4
|
4
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3
|
4
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36
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5
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4
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3
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5
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3
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4
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4
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4
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5
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37
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73
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Source:
[1]
Round summaries
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First round
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Open kicked off on Thursday with the field playing in threesomes starting from either the first tee or the tenth tee. Featured threesomes included
Annika Sorenstam
,
Suzann Pettersen
, and
Paula Creamer
, ranked 2, 3, and 4 respectively in the
world rankings
. Sorenstam and Petterssen opened their U.S. Opens with scores of 75 (+2) and 77 (+4) respectively. Creamer shot a 70 to move three shots off the pace. The other featured threesome included number one ranked player
Lorena Ochoa
, defending U.S. Open champion
Cristie Kerr
, and 2007
U.S. Women's Amateur
champion
Maria Jose Uribe
. Uribe led that group with a 69 to lead all amateurs and end the day in a tie for fourth overall; Kerr shot a 1-under 72; Ochoa had an up-and-down round of even-par 73. The rounds of the day belonged to
Ji Young Oh
, who had eight birdies and two bogeys and to
Pat Hurst
who had six birdies and an eagle. Oh and Hurst tied after Round 1 at six-under par 67.
Second round
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
With Thursday's rounds completed many well-known American players took a step down on the competition while many lesser-known and international players took a step up. A two-hour weather delay required some to finish their rounds on Saturday morning.
Angela Park
had an even round on Thursday, and a 6-under 67 in the second round. She held a one-stroke lead over three others:
Inbee Park
of Korea,
Helen Alfredsson
of Sweden, and the only Finnish player in the tournament,
Minea Blomqvist
. The two leading Americans were
Paula Creamer
and
Cristie Kerr
at 4-under 142. Both first-round leaders took a severe fall on Friday, with
Ji Young Oh
, who had to finish her second round on Saturday due to the weather delay, shooting a 76 and
Pat Hurst
turning in a 5-over 78. Many top-ranked or well-known players missed the cut, including
Laura Davies
(70-81),
Natalie Gulbis
(73-80), 13-year-old
Alexis Thompson
(75-77), 2003 champion and Minnesotan
Hilary Lunke
(74-78),
Juli Inkster
(74-81), and
Michelle Wie
(81-75).
Third round
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Final round
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Source:
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[3]
Scorecard
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Final round
Hole
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1
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5
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7
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8
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18
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Par
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4
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5
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5
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3
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4
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4
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4
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3
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4
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5
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4
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3
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5
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3
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4
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4
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4
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5
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Park
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?8
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?9
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?9
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?9
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?9
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?8
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?8
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?8
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?8
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?9
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?9
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?9
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?9
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?8
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?9
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Alfredsson
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?7
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?8
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?7
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?6
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?5
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?5
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?3
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?5
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?5
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?5
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I.K. Kim
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?6
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?7
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?6
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?6
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?3
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?3
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?3
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?4
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?3
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?4
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?5
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?4
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?5
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?3
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?4
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Lewis
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?9
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?6
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?5
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?5
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?5
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?4
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?5
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?4
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Creamer
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?8
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?6
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?6
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?7
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?7
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?6
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?6
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?5
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?3
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?3
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?3
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?3
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?3
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?3
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M.H. Kim
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?5
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?2
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?3
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?3
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?4
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?5
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?4
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?3
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?3
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References
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External links
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44°54′54″N
93°22′48″W
/
44.915°N 93.380°W
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44.915; -93.380