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Sunday 11 May 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Myers wins Sara Lee Classic
Hermitage Golf Course, Old Hickory, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May 1997 · Terry-Jo Myers’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $675,000 USD · Sara Lee
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- 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
- Laurel Kean USA · 207Closed with a 66 to reach her first playoff; lost on the fifth extra hole (18th) when she missed a four-foot par putt Myers wins Sara Lee Classic on fifth playoff hole (GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
- Nancy Harvey USA · 207Bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall into the playoff, then was eliminated at the second extra hole (17th) when Myers and Kean birdied Myers wins Sara Lee Classic on fifth playoff hole (GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
143 started, 85 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sara Lee Classic
Hermitage Golf Course, Hermitage Golf Course, Old Hickory, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Terry-Jo Myers
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
11 May 1997
I made the comment that I'd pass out if I won, but I didn't know it would be from extra holes. I'm back in here a lot sooner than I thought I would be.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
11 May 1997
My health is the main thing. I've found the ability to concentrate again. I'm not running away from the pressure anymore. I look forward to it.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), via Wayback Machine
11 May 1997
Eighteen is a dreadful hole to play so many times in one day with that pin placement. My hands were shaking when I was trying to save par on regulation 18.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry-Jo Myers | 70 · 67 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Nancy Harvey | 67 · 72 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Laurel Kean | 69 · 72 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Dale Eggeling | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T4 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 66 · 72 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Dana Dormann | 71 · 71 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T6 | Jan Stephenson | 70 · 72 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Amy Read | 73 · 69 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Erika Wicoff | 71 · 74 · 66 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Helen Alfredsson | 66 · 74 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Kim Saiki | 70 · 69 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Lisa Kiggens | 73 · 72 · 66 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Alicia Dibos | 72 · 68 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1962-07-23, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.; USA; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet