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Sunday 6 April 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April 1997 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · Longs Drugs
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 59° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Pamela Kometani USA · 285closed with a 70 to post 285 as clubhouse leader after a 5-foot birdie on the 17th; lost the playoff with a bogey at the par-3 13th, the second extra hole GOLFonline — Sorenstam wins playoff at Longs Drugs Challenge (April 6, 1997; Wayback)
142 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Longs Drugs Challenge
Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via Honolulu Star-Bulletin
7 April 1997
It's unbelievable. You always dream, but week after week you struggle. I have been on it before, then fell, so it's a really good feeling.
GOLFonline
6 April 1997
I'm so glad I started the year so well. The key is that I love playing golf again. I felt like I was forced to play.
GOLFonline
6 April 1997
My marriage helped. A lot of pieces of my life are together. Even if I shoot 90, he still loves me -- I hope.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 73 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| 2 | Pamela Kometani | 71 · 77 · 67 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T3 | Jan Stephenson | 74 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| 5 | Alicia Dibos | 73 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| 6 | Barb Mucha | 72 · 70 · 74 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T7 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 73 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Amy Fruhwirth | 71 · 73 · 78 · 68 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Donna Andrews | 75 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 290 | +2 |
| T10 | Tammie Green | 70 · 73 · 77 · 72 | 292 | +4 |
| T10 | Cindy Schreyer | 77 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet