Welch's Championship
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Welch's/Fry's
Played as Welch's/Fry's Championship (March 11-14; LPGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Jung Yeon Lee (S Kor) and Grace Park (S Kor) finished 5 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Stupples (Eng), whose 258 was at the time the lowest 4-round score in LPGA Tour history. [Dell Urich course, Randolph Park, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as the South course].
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Welch's/Fry's
Played as Welch's/Fry's Championship (March 13-16; LPGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Lorie Kane (Can) and Betsy King (USA) finished 3 shots behind Doolan (Aus), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Dell Urich course, Randolph Park, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as the South course].
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Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 21-24). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Diaz (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 8-11). Second-placed Laura Diaz (USA), Michelle McGann (USA), Se Ri Pak (S Kor) and Dottie Pepper (USA) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Sörenstam (Swe). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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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].
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Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 11-14). Second-placed Dotti Pepper (USA) finished 1 shot behind Inkster (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 12-15). Second-placed Dana Dormann (USA) and Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Alfredsson (Swe). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Welch's/Circle K
Played as the Welch's/Circle K Championship (March 13-16). Second-placed Tina Barrett (USA) finished 1 shot behind Andrews (USA), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship (March 14-17). Second-placed Cathy Johnston-Forbes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Neumann (Swe). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship (March 9-12). Second-placed Cindy Rarick (USA) and Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 5 shots behind Dottie Mochrie (USA; née Pepper). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship. Second-placed Brandie Burton (USA) and Judy Dickinson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Andrews (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mallon (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship. Second-placed Dale Eggeling (USA) and Beth Daniel (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Burton (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship. Second-placed Kris Tschetter (USA) finished 4 shots behind Johnson (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K LPGA Tucson Open. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA), Kate Rogerson (USA), Betsy King (USA) and Heather Drew (USA) finished 5 shots behind Walker (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K LPGA Tucson Open. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 4 shots behind Garbacz (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K LPGA Tucson Open. Second-placed Robin Walton (USA) finished 1 shot behind Davies (Eng), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind King (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 4 shots behind Pulz (Aus), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Alcott (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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x
Played as the Tucson Conquistadores Open. Second-placed Lauri Peterson (USA) finished 6 shots behind Johnson (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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x
Played as the Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 5 shots behind Stephenson (Aus). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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x
Played as the Arizona Copper Classic. First-time LPGA Tour winner Okamoto (Jpn) beat Sally Little (RSA/USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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x
Played as the inaugural Arizona Copper Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 4 shots behind Lopez (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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