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Sunday 26 June 1983LPGA TourYear in Review
Okamoto wins Rochester International
Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 1983 · Ayako Okamoto’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD · start from the chronology date range and LPGA.com startDate; end = season-table date
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Kathy Whitworth USA · 282tied at 282 in regulation; listed as eliminated in a playoff by LPGA.com LPGA.com tournament results 1983 (ROCHSTER)
- Donna White USA · 282tied at 282 in regulation; listed as eliminated in a playoff by LPGA.com LPGA.com tournament results 1983 (ROCHSTER)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rochester International
Locust Hill CC, Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ayako Okamoto
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Okamoto | 68 · 71 · 67 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Donna White | 71 · 71 · 66 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Kathy Whitworth | 71 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Vicki Fergon | 73 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | JoAnne Carner | 72 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Jane Blalock | 70 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| 7 | Betsy King | 75 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Sandra Haynie | 70 · 73 · 75 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Lynn Adams | 68 · 76 · 72 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Cathy Morse | 69 · 72 · 75 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Beth Daniel | 72 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Janet Anderson | 74 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Laura Baugh | 71 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1951-04-02, Akitsu, Hiroshima; JPN; turned pro 1975; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet