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 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
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
Location map
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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.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 25, 2000

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

Source:^[5][6]

Playoff

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

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