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Sunday 23 June 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Pepper wins Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 21 to Sunday 23 June 1996 · Dottie Pepper’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · rain-shortened to 54 holes (AP 1997: 'won the rain-shortened tournament'); LPGA Tournament Chronology lists June 20-23, LPGA.com results June 21-23 with three rounds
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 208finished two strokes back after rounds of 72-67-69 Rochester International 1996 results - LPGA.com
141 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dottie Pepper
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun (Steve Carp)
21 November 1996
Missing a cut at the U.S. Open, it was a real eye-opener. But when I shot 68 at Cathy Gerring's pro-am in Fort Wayne and then won later that week in Rochester, it was like everything was comfortable again.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dottie Pepper | 69 · 66 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 67 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| 3 | Amy Fruhwirth | 68 · 71 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T4 | Michelle Estill | 69 · 70 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
| T4 | Barb Whitehead | 76 · 68 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T4 | Allison Finney | 73 · 71 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 69 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Jane Crafter | 73 · 70 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Lori West | 69 · 71 · 74 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Ellie Gibson | 69 · 72 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Alicia Dibos | 70 · 70 · 74 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1965-08-17, Saratoga Springs, New York; USA; turned pro 1988; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet