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Sunday 4 August 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Davies wins du Maurier Ltd. Classic
Edmonton Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 August 1996 · Laura Davies’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · du Maurier
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
- La Canadienne
- Peter Jackson Ladies Classic
- Peter Jackson Classic
- du Maurier Classic
- du Maurier Ltd. Classic
1973–2000 in our record, 28 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Karrie Webb AUS · 279Led after the first two rounds and trailed Mallon by one after three, but shot an even-par 72 to tie for second (The Independent) Golf: Davies charges to her fourth major - The Independent, 6 August 1996
- Nancy Lopez USA · 279Closed with a 71 to tie for second, two strokes behind Davies (LPGA.com; The Independent) Golf: Davies charges to her fourth major - The Independent, 6 August 1996
146 started, 80 made it
Same week
Women's major
du Maurier Ltd. Classic
Edmonton Country Club, Edmonton
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Nancy Lopez, Karrie Webb
From the papers
The Independent
6 August 1996
It was just one of those days. Winning a major is fabulous and to win this tournament is a dream come true for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 71 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 68 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Meg Mallon | 72 · 65 · 69 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Pat Hurst | 69 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Liselotte Neumann | 69 · 74 · 67 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Dana Dormann | 69 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Kathy Postlewait | 72 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Rosie Jones | 70 · 71 · 68 · 76 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Amy Fruhwirth | 70 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1963-10-05, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1985; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet