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Sunday 19 August 1990LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins JAL Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 August 1990 · Betsy King’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $400,000 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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° 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
- Beth Daniel USA · 276three strokes back; missed an eight-foot birdie putt on the par-5 15th that would have tied King at 13 under Sports Illustrated, 'Good As It Gets' (1990-08-27)
, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
JAL Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (Sonja Steptoe, 'Good As It Gets'; SI Vault on Wayback)
27 August 1990
I think we showed that we play exciting golf,
Sports Illustrated (Sonja Steptoe, 'Good As It Gets'; SI Vault on Wayback)
27 August 1990
It definitely was one of my better shots in quite a while,
Sports Illustrated (Sonja Steptoe, 'Good As It Gets'; SI Vault on Wayback)
27 August 1990
If that putt had dropped, it would have been in my favor because of my momentum. I was putting a lot of pressure on Betsy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 75 · 67 · 63 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Rosie Jones | 69 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Tammie Green | 68 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 70 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Kristi Albers | 72 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Patty Sheehan | 70 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Penny Hammel | 72 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Kay Cockerill | 74 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet