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Sunday 24 November 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship
Desert Inn Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November 1996 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD · ITT
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Emilee Klein USA · 276began the final round tied for the lead with Webb, shot 69 and finished four back in a tie for second Rookie Webb wins LPGA championship (Associated Press) - Deseret News, Nov 25, 1996
- Kelly Robbins USA · 276started the day four shots behind, closed with a 65 and tied for second Rookie first to million (Brian Hilderbrand) - Las Vegas Sun, Nov 25, 1996
- Nancy Lopez USA · 276three back after 54 holes, pulled within two with nine to play, closed with 66 to tie for second Lopez won't play more next season (Brian Hilderbrand) - Las Vegas Sun, Nov 25, 1996
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ITT LPGA Tour Championship
Desert Inn Golf Club, Desert Inn Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun (Brian Hilderbrand)
25 November 1996
But it's great; no one can ever say that they're the first person to win a million dollars except me. That's a great feeling and it's always going to be in the record books as that.
Las Vegas Sun (Brian Hilderbrand)
25 November 1996
When Laura eagled the first hole, I thought she would go berserk,
Associated Press (Deseret News)
25 November 1996
It meant a lot to me to win the money list. It's good for the LPGA tour, too, because none of the men have ever done it.
Las Vegas Sun (Brian Hilderbrand)
25 November 1996
Once you see Karrie get a couple (shots) ahead, most of the time she's going to stay up there, so I was just trying to stick to my game and keep making birdies
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Emilee Klein | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Laura Davies | 69 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Brandie Burton | 72 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Michelle McGann | 68 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 71 · 75 · 65 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Penny Hammel | 68 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Annika Sorenstam | 73 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet