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Sunday 7 May 1989LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Crestar Classic
Greenbrier Country Club, Chesapeake, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 5 to Sunday 7 May 1989 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 13 on the LPGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Beth Daniel USA · 215tied second, five strokes back (SI roundup; Juli Inkster's Wikipedia wins table) A Roundup of the Week May 1-7 — Sports Illustrated (May 15, 1989), Wayback capture
- Liselotte Neumann SWE · 215tied second, five strokes back (SI roundup; Juli Inkster's Wikipedia wins table) A Roundup of the Week May 1-7 — Sports Illustrated (May 15, 1989), Wayback capture
142 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Crestar Classic
Greenbrier Country Club, Greenbrier Country Club, Chesapeake, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 69 · 72 · 69 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel | 75 · 66 · 74 | 215 | −1 |
| T2 | Liselotte Neumann | 74 · 67 · 74 | 215 | −1 |
| T4 | Amy Benz | 76 · 72 · 68 | 216 | E |
| T4 | Debbie Massey | 72 · 74 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T4 | Jane Geddes | 72 · 73 · 71 | 216 | E |
| T4 | Jan Stephenson | 75 · 69 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T4 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 72 · 68 · 76 | 216 | E |
| T9 | Colleen Walker | 75 · 72 · 70 | 217 | +1 |
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 72 · 72 · 73 | 217 | +1 |
| T9 | Jody Rosenthal | 74 · 66 · 77 | 217 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet