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Sunday 4 June 1989LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 1989 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 20 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
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Ayako Okamoto JPN · 278lost playoff on the first extra hole (Sheehan par 4, Okamoto 5) LPGA.com — Rochester International 1989 results
142 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Ayako Okamoto | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Sherri Turner | 70 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Betsy King | 70 · 69 · 76 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Beth Daniel | 73 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Patti Rizzo | 70 · 74 · 68 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| 8 | Barb Mucha | 73 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
| 9 | Kristi Albers | 72 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T10 | Dale Eggeling | 77 · 72 · 77 · 64 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Nancy Scranton | 75 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont; USA; turned pro 1980; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet