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Monday 6 September 1993LPGA TourYear in Review
Dobson wins State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Saturday 4 to Monday 6 September 1993 · Helen Dobson’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · State Farm · 54 holes; LPGA.com and the LPGA chronology date the event September 4-6
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Dottie Mochrie USA · 203lost playoff to a birdie on the fifth extra hole Helen Dobson (Wikipedia; playoff record)
138 started, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Helen Dobson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Dobson | 67 · 65 · 71 | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Dottie Mochrie | 67 · 68 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| 3 | Jean Zedlitz | 68 · 69 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Nancy Lopez | 70 · 70 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Page Halpin | 69 · 69 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Rosie Jones | 73 · 66 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Betsy King | 71 · 66 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Lauri Merten | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Hollis Stacy | 72 · 68 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Amy Alcott | 69 · 67 · 72 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Lynn Connelly | 73 · 68 · 67 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 67 · 71 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Tammie Green | 68 · 71 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-25, Skegness, England; ENG; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet