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Sunday 24 September 1989LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Nippon Travel-MBS Classic
Los Coyotes CC, Buena Park, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 1989 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 42 on the LPGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · start/end from LPGA.com results JSON (startDate 1989-09-21, endDate 1989-09-24); end matches Wikipedia season table; chronology prints the same dates
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° 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 · 279 SI Vault: A Roundup of the Week, Sept. 18-24 (Sports Illustrated, Oct. 2, 1989; Wayback)
- Pamela Wright SCO · 279 SI Vault: A Roundup of the Week, Sept. 18-24 (Sports Illustrated, Oct. 2, 1989; Wayback)
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Nippon Travel-MBS Classic
Los Coyotes CC, Los Coyotes CC, Buena Park, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Alice Ritzman | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Pamela Wright | 70 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Pat Bradley | 69 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 74 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Colleen Walker | 71 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Shelley Hamlin | 73 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Patti Rizzo | 69 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Amy Alcott | 69 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Cindy Rarick | 70 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 42.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet