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Sunday 8 September 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Pepper wins Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September 1996 · Dottie Pepper’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $550,000 USD · Safeway
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Christa Johnson USA · 204led Pepper by a stroke after 36 holes (69-65) but closed with 70 to Pepper's 67 and finished two back Safeway LPGA Golf Championship 1996 results - LPGA
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Dottie Pepper
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dottie Pepper | 65 · 70 · 67 | 202 | −14 |
| 2 | Christa Johnson | 69 · 65 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T3 | Stefania Croce | 69 · 68 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Kelly Robbins | 69 · 73 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T5 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| 7 | Alison Nicholas | 69 · 71 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Maggie Will | 71 · 74 · 66 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Donna Andrews | 70 · 68 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 69 · 68 · 74 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 70 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1965-08-17, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1988; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet