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Sunday 25 June 1989LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins McDonald's Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 1989 · Betsy King’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $550,000 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
14 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Pat Bradley USA · 274finished tied second, two strokes behind (Betsy King wins table) Betsy King (Wikipedia)
- Shirley Furlong USA · 274finished tied second, two strokes behind (Betsy King wins table) Betsy King (Wikipedia)
, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
McDonald's Championship
DuPont Country Club, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 69 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley | 69 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Shirley Furlong | 66 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Deborah McHaffie | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Allison Finney | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Patty Sheehan | 69 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | JoAnne Carner | 71 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Sherri Turner | 71 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Colleen Walker | 73 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Patti Rizzo | 74 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 18.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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