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Monday 3 September 1984LPGA TourYear in Review
Hill wins Rail Charity Classic
Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Saturday 1 to Monday 3 September 1984 · Cindy Hill’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $175,000 USD · 54-hole event ending Monday 3 September (LPGA.com end date; chronology range ends September 3)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Jane Crafter AUS · 209tied second (209, -7 as printed by the chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
- Lori Garbacz USA · 209tied second (209, -7 as printed by the chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
- Betsy King USA · 209tied second (209, -7 as printed by the chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rail Charity Classic
Rail GC, Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Cindy Hill
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Hill | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Jane Crafter | 69 · 71 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T2 | Lori Garbacz | 71 · 68 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T2 | Betsy King | 70 · 69 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| 5 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 74 · 64 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
| T6 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 70 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T6 | Vicki Tabor | 68 · 73 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T8 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 71 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T8 | Lauri Merten | 71 · 71 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T10 | Jane Blalock | 71 · 73 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Heather Drew | 70 · 74 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Mindy Moore | 71 · 71 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Cindy Mackey | 70 · 71 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Denise Haigh | 73 · 67 · 74 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Sandra Palmer | 72 · 68 · 74 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1948-02-12, South Haven, Michigan, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1979; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet