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Monday 1 September 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins Rail Charity Classic
Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Saturday 30 August to Monday 1 September 1986 · Betsy King’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD · start/end from LPGA.com results JSON; chronology dates agree; Wikipedia 1986 season table date = end
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Alice Ritzman USA · 205lost sudden-death playoff to Betsy King (Wikipedia: King won with birdie on second extra hole) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
- Cathy Kratzert USA · 205lost sudden-death playoff to Betsy King (Wikipedia: King won with birdie on second extra hole) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rail Charity Classic
Rail GC, Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 70 · 72 · 63 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Alice Ritzman | 68 · 68 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Cathy Kratzert | 65 · 70 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| 4 | Judy Dickinson | 67 · 72 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Kathy Postlewait | 67 · 72 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Lauri Merten | 70 · 65 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| 7 | Martha Nause | 70 · 72 · 66 | 208 | −8 |
| T8 | Chris Johnson | 69 · 72 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Cathy Morse | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Janet Anderson | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Susie McAllister | 66 · 73 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet