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Sunday 1 June 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Michelob Light Classic
Forest Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 1997 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · Michelob Light
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° 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
- Hiromi Kobayashi JPN · 280Started one behind; bogeyed 10, 12 and 16 in a final-round 74 to finish three back Sorenstam captures Michelob Light Classic for fourth victory of season (GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
137 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob Light Classic
Forest Hills Country Club, Forest Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
1 June 1997
I've won four tournaments this year, and I'd like to win five or six. The (U.S. Women's) Open is coming up, so I don't want to relax too much.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
1 June 1997
I was tense the first 15 holes. It's a matter of scoring and sometimes, par is a good score.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
1 June 1997
You can see there's nothing wrong with Annika -- you can't expect her to miss. It doesn't matter if it's Annika or the best player that week, I can't control what she does.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 69 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 3 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Lisa Hackney | 74 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| 5 | Kathryn Marshall | 72 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Wendy Doolan | 72 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Penny Hammel | 69 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Nancy Ramsbottom | 73 · 68 · 73 · 74 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Erika Wicoff | 71 · 71 · 76 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Karen Weiss | 70 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet