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Sunday 8 November 1992LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins Mazda Japan Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Saitama, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 1992 · Betsy King’s win no. 28 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · 54 holes (LPGA.com three rounds; chronology November 6-8)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Helen Alfredsson SWE · 205lost playoff to King's birdie on fourth extra hole Betsy King (Wikipedia; LPGA Tour wins table)
84 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mazda Japan Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Musashigaoka Golf Course, Saitama, Japan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 66 · 72 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| 2 | Helen Alfredsson | 68 · 66 · 71 | 205 | −11 |
| 3 | Alice Ritzman | 67 · 69 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| 4 | Anne Marie Palli | 70 · 73 · 66 | 209 | −7 |
| T5 | Nancy Scranton | 71 · 67 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Laura Davies | 68 · 72 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Tina Barrett | 73 · 71 · 66 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Donna Andrews | 69 · 71 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Nayoko Yoshikawa | 72 · 68 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Michelle McGann | 69 · 70 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Deb Richard | 70 · 69 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Barb Mucha | 66 · 72 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 28; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet