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Sunday 2 March 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Graham wins Alpine Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 1997 · Gail Graham’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · Alpine
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 274led by one with two holes to play but three-putted the 17th and 18th for bogeys and a closing 73 GOLFonline — Graham wins Australian Ladies Masters as Webb falters (March 2, 1997; Wayback)
142 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Alpine Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort, Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gail Graham
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline
2 March 1997
I certainly felt the pressure on Karrie. She is the hometown girl and all of Australia was rooting for her.
GOLFonline
2 March 1997
I beat one of the best players in the game today and that is good for my confidence. I hope I can carry this throughout the year.
GOLFonline
2 March 1997
I think you probably learn more from losing than you do from winning, which is a shame.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail Graham | 66 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Laura Davies | 69 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Jane Geddes | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Sophie Gustafson | 72 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Val Skinner | 70 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 67 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Karen Weiss | 68 · 75 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 10 | Chris Johnson | 69 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-16, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1988; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet