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Sunday 16 September 1984LPGA TourYear in Review
Whitworth wins Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley CC, Seattle, Washington (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 September 1984 · Kathy Whitworth’s win no. 86 on the LPGA Tour · purse $175,000 USD · Safeco
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Laura Baugh USA · 281tied second (281, -7 as printed by the chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
- Marta Figueras-Dotti ESP · 281tied second (281, -7 as printed by the chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley CC, Meridian Valley CC, Seattle, Washington
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Kathy Whitworth
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 69 · 75 · 65 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Laura Baugh | 71 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 66 · 73 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Donna White | 70 · 74 · 69 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Janet Anderson | 72 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 6 | Kathryn Young-Robyn | 74 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Judy Dickinson | 74 · 72 · 72 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Laurie Rinker | 74 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Kathy Postlewait | 70 · 74 · 72 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Jo Ann Washam | 70 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Sherri Turner | 73 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1939-09-27, Monahans, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1958; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 86.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet