USX Golf Classic 1989: Betsy King wins

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Sunday 23 April 1989LPGA TourYear in Review

King wins USX Golf Classic

Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, Gulfport, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 April 1989 · Betsy King’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse $250,000 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

12 h 53 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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

Lynn Adams USA · 275lost playoff on the first extra hole to King's birdie A Roundup of the Week April 17-23 — Sports Illustrated (May 1, 1989), Wayback capture

109 started, 79 made it

Same week

LPGA event

USX Golf Classic

Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, Gulfport, Florida

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Betsy King

275Total

−13To par

playoffMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10

Pos	Player	Rounds	Total	To par
1	Betsy King	67 · 70 · 72 · 66	275	−13
2	Lynn Adams	69 · 68 · 68 · 70	275	−13
3	Lori Garbacz	64 · 73 · 71 · 69	277	−11
T4	Jan Stephenson	70 · 68 · 71 · 70	279	−9
T4	Kathy Postlewait	67 · 69 · 73 · 70	279	−9
T6	Ok Hee Ku	71 · 68 · 72 · 69	280	−8
T6	Liselotte Neumann	72 · 68 · 69 · 71	280	−8
T8	Gina Hull	71 · 73 · 69 · 68	281	−7
T8	Dale Eggeling	69 · 70 · 73 · 69	281	−7
T8	Martha Nause	70 · 72 · 69 · 70	281	−7
T8	Lori West	65 · 74 · 71 · 71	281	−7
T8	Christa Johnson	72 · 69 · 68 · 72	281	−7
T8	Rosie Jones	68 · 68 · 71 · 74	281	−7

The golfer

born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1.

Source

What’s in the bag

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From the papers

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