Golf Network News
Sunday 16 May 1993LPGA TourYear in Review
Davies wins McDonald's Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 1993 · Laura Davies’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $900,000 USD · McDonald's
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° 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
- Sherri Steinhauer USA · 278 McDonald's Championship 1993 results (LPGA.com)
145 started, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
McDonald's Championship
DuPont Country Club, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Laura Davies
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (London)
18 May 1993
It is very nice for people to think that, but realistically it is not that easy for anyone to dominate consistently. It is almost impossible for the mind to take that sort of pressure.
The Independent (London)
18 May 1993
I was losing ground there for a bit. I've got to keep them in check.
The Independent (London)
17 May 1993
This is the one I wanted to win. I'm over the moon.
The Independent
13 May 1993
The Dupont Country Club golf course favours the long hitter and I can smash a driver and come in with a wedge at most of the holes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 66 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Sherri Steinhauer | 69 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Lauri Merten | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Helen Alfredsson | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 72 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Gail Graham | 66 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 72 · 74 · 65 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Val Skinner | 70 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Hollis Stacy | 73 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Christa Johnson | 71 · 74 · 71 · 66 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
ENG; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet