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Sunday 19 October 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Lakeside Country Club, West Course, Seoul, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 1997 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 16 on the LPGA Tour · purse $525,000 USD · Samsung
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Helen Alfredsson SWE · 280Missed a three-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole that would have won, closed with a 73, then missed her birdie try in the playoff Inkster wins three-way playoff to capture Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf (AP) - GOLFonline, Wayback Machine copy
- Kelly Robbins USA · 280Closed with a 69 to join the playoff, then missed her birdie attempt at the first extra hole Inkster wins three-way playoff to capture Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf (AP) - GOLFonline, Wayback Machine copy
16 started, 16 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
Lakeside Country Club (West Course), Lakeside Country Club, West Course, Seoul, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
19 October 1997
I was the first one to hit on the tee and that was good. If you hit a good shot, it puts the pressure on the others.
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
19 October 1997
You never wish for someone to miss, you just try to play the best you can. Helen is a friend and if she made the putt, great, and if she didn't then I was ready for the playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Helen Alfredsson | 70 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Kelly Robbins | 69 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Donna Andrews | 75 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | 68 · 73 · 67 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 76 · 67 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Alison Nicholas | 71 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 74 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Betsy King | 72 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| 10 | Colleen Walker | 75 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet