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Sunday 9 February 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Robbins wins Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am
Ibis Golf and Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 1997 · Kelly Robbins’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · Diet Dr Pepper
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Emilee Klein USA · 271came from four back with a career-best 63 to force a playoff, then bogeyed the second extra hole (the 10th), her only bogey of the day GOLFonline — Robbins tops Klein in playoff to win Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-Am (February 9, 1997; Wayback)
96 started, 60 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am
Ibis Golf and Country Club (The Legend Course), Ibis Golf and Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kelly Robbins
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline
9 February 1997
I'm not conscious of the (playoff) record. I knew I was successful, but it's no big deal.
GOLFonline
9 February 1997
I've never won this early before. (April) was the earliest.
GOLFonline
9 February 1997
I gave it my best, of course I'm disappointed. At the same time, there's nothing I can do. I didn't bogey all day until the playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Robbins | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Emilee Klein | 71 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson | 68 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Kate Golden | 67 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Jane Geddes | 73 · 64 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Vicki Goetze | 70 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Dottie Pepper | 69 · 68 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Val Skinner | 68 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Lorie Kane | 71 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-29, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; USA; turned pro 1992; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet