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Sunday 15 September 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley Country Club, Kent, Washington (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September 1996 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $550,000 USD · Safeco
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° 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
- Patty Sheehan USA · 279opened with a 65 but closed 70-72 and finished two strokes behind Webb Safeco Classic 1996 results - LPGA
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley Country Club, Meridian Valley Country Club, Kent, Washington
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 66 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 65 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Barb Mucha | 72 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Tammie Green | 71 · 64 · 69 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Val Skinner | 69 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Amy Fruhwirth | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Pat Hurst | 71 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Kate Hughes | 69 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Wendy Ward | 74 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Deb Richard | 70 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet