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Sunday 25 June 1995LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Greate Bay Resort & Country Club, Somers Point, New Jersey (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June 1995 · Betsy King’s win no. 30 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · ShopRite · Rain (more than five hours of delays on Friday) meant half the field finished the first round on Saturday morning before playing the second round; King's 66 was completed with nine holes on Saturday (Philadelphia Inquirer, The Independent).
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- 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 · 206in a three-way tie for the lead late on until King birdied the 17th and 18th (The Independent); finished two back (68-70-68) Victory No 30 puts King in Hall of Fame | The Independent
- Rosie Jones USA · 206in a three-way tie for the lead late on until King birdied the 17th and 18th (The Independent); finished two back (68-71-67) Victory No 30 puts King in Hall of Fame | The Independent
141 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Greate Bay Resort & Country Club, Greate Bay Resort & Country Club, Somers Point, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Philadelphia Inquirer
26 June 1995
I'm a Christian, and that played a big part in being able to handle it. I don't know how somebody else would have handled the last couple of years.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
26 June 1995
If you saw that tee shot, you'd never think I'd be sitting her right now.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
26 June 1995
Hey, I've 3-putted from 10 feet before. I didn't think it was a sure thing until I hit that putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 66 · 71 · 67 | 204 | −9 |
| T2 | Rosie Jones | 68 · 71 · 67 | 206 | −7 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 70 · 68 | 206 | −7 |
| T4 | Val Skinner | 72 · 68 · 67 | 207 | −6 |
| T4 | Tammie Green | 69 · 70 · 68 | 207 | −6 |
| T4 | Michele Redman | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −6 |
| T7 | Brandie Burton | 70 · 67 · 71 | 208 | −5 |
| T7 | Dottie Mochrie | 70 · 68 · 70 | 208 | −5 |
| T7 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 71 · 67 · 70 | 208 | −5 |
| T10 | Liselotte Neumann | 73 · 68 · 69 | 210 | −3 |
| T10 | Michelle Estill | 67 · 69 · 74 | 210 | −3 |
| T10 | Helen Alfredsson | 75 · 70 · 65 | 210 | −3 |
| T10 | Alicia Dibos | 71 · 70 · 69 | 210 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 30; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet