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Monday 26 September 1983LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Inamori Classic
Torrey Pines Golf Course, California · Friday 23 to Monday 26 September 1983 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $175,000 USD · Inamori · end per Wikipedia season table (Sep 26) and chronology heading (September 23-26); LPGA.com prints Sep 23 - 25 (conflict)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/18°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Juli Inkster USA · 211finished second, two strokes behind (chronology 211; Sheehan's Wikipedia wins table: 2 strokes) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Inamori Classic
Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course, Torrey Pines Golf Course, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 70 · 71 | 209 | −10 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 69 · 73 | 211 | −8 |
| 3 | Nancy Sharff | 69 · 74 · 69 | 212 | −7 |
| 4 | Barb Bunkowsky | 73 · 67 · 73 | 213 | −6 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 75 · 70 · 69 | 214 | −5 |
| T5 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 70 · 72 | 214 | −5 |
| T5 | Jane Geddes | 72 · 70 · 72 | 214 | −5 |
| T5 | Betsy King | 71 · 70 · 73 | 214 | −5 |
| T9 | Rosie Jones | 72 · 72 · 71 | 215 | −4 |
| T9 | Denise Haigh | 71 · 72 · 72 | 215 | −4 |
| T9 | Jane Crafter | 68 · 75 · 72 | 215 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont; USA; turned pro 1980; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet