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Sunday 25 May 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 1997 · Rosie Jones’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Tammie Green USA · 277Led by four after 54 holes, bogeyed 11 and 13 and parred in for 69; lost the playoff when Jones holed a 40-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole and Green missed hers Jones wins playoff for 2nd consecutive LPGA Corning Classic title (GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
129 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rosie Jones
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
25 May 1997
I can't believe it went in! I didn't want to be aggressive. When it was three feet from the cup, I knew it would go in.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
25 May 1997
It's been with me all week. Everybody says, 'Hey, repeat...' Blah, blah, blah. I dismissed all of it until the playoff.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
25 May 1997
That's just golf. Rosie is known to make a lot of putts. It makes it tough on the second player. You hate to lose. When somebody else does that, you have to smile.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosie Jones | 72 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Tammie Green | 71 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Helen Dobson | 73 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Kathryn Marshall | 72 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Michele Redman | 71 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Karen Weiss | 75 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Penny Hammel | 72 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Patty Sheehan | 74 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Joan Pitcock | 74 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Helen Alfredsson | 70 · 73 · 68 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1959-11-13, Santa Ana, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet