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Sunday 13 October 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins CoreStates Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October 1996 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · CoreStates
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Laura Davies ENG · 278shot a final round of 73 to finish eight shots behind Sorenstam Golf (bulletin) - The Independent, Oct 14, 1996
144 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CoreStates Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Laura Davies | 69 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 73 · 72 · 72 · 66 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 73 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Caroline Pierce | 70 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Tina Barrett | 71 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Mayumi Hirase | 74 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Jane Geddes | 74 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Kristi Albers | 72 · 67 · 76 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 69 · 72 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Dottie Pepper | 73 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Cindy Schreyer | 69 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Barb Whitehead | 72 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Amy Read | 75 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Kim Williams | 70 · 74 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Brandie Burton | 73 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Kelly Robbins | 74 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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