San Jose Classic 1983: Kathy Postlewait wins

On the 1983 globe

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Sunday 2 October 1983LPGA TourYear in Review

Postlewait wins San Jose Classic

Almaden Golf & Country Club, San Jose, California (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 October 1983 · Kathy Postlewait’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $175,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (Sep 30 - Oct 2) and the chronology (Sept. 29-Oct. 2 printed); start per LPGA.com

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 32 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.

The ones it got away from

Charlotte Montgomery SWE · 214finished second, one stroke behind (chronology 214; Postlewait's Wikipedia wins table: 1 stroke) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89

, 74 made it

Same week

LPGA event

San Jose Classic

Almaden Golf & Country Club, Almaden Golf & Country Club, San Jose, California

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Kathy Postlewait

213Total

1 strokeMargin

To par and runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10

Pos	Player	Rounds	Total
1	Kathy Postlewait	73 · 72 · 68	213
2	Charlotte Montgomery	72 · 73 · 69	214
T3	Hollis Stacy	73 · 71 · 71	215
T3	Myra Blackwelder	74 · 69 · 72	215
T3	Patty Sheehan	71 · 72 · 72	215
T3	Dot Germain	75 · 67 · 73	215
T3	Sharon Barrett	74 · 68 · 73	215
T8	Janet Coles	73 · 73 · 70	216
T8	Beverley Davis	74 · 71 · 71	216
T10	Vicki Fergon	76 · 71 · 71	218
T10	Alice Miller	74 · 70 · 74	218
T10	Jane Crafter	70 · 72 · 76	218

The golfer

born 1949-11-11, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1972; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1.

Source

What’s in the bag

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From the papers

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