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Sunday 20 October 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Ildong Lakes Country Club, Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October 1996 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · Samsung
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Helen Alfredsson SWE · 275started the final day five back, eagled the 12th and shot a bogeyless 66, the best round of the day, to finish one stroke behind Sports briefs: Rudd finally in winner's circle (Sorenstam World champ) - Las Vegas Sun, Oct 21, 1996
16 started, 16 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Ildong Lakes Country Club, Ildong Lakes Country Club, Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Helen Alfredsson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Se Ri Pak | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Jane Geddes | 69 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Kris Tschetter | 71 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Liselotte Neumann | 74 · 66 · 74 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Val Skinner | 67 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 9 | Brandie Burton | 73 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Emilee Klein | 66 · 74 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Aiko Hashimoto | 71 · 73 · 72 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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