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Sunday 4 May 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Green wins Sprint Titleholders Championship
LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 1997 · Tammie Green’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.2 million USD · Sprint · weather: rain suspended the third round on Saturday; twelve players, including Green, completed it on Sunday morning before the final round
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 276Started the final round eight shots behind, shot 66 with six birdies and nearly aced the 14th, but finished alone in second, two back Sprint Titleholders Championship, May 4, 1997: Annika Sorenstam (ASAP Sports transcript)
144 started, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sprint Titleholders Championship
LPGA International, LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tammie Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 1997
I tell you, I just got this lump in my throat. I was fighting back tears to hit that shot, actually. And just a great feeling.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 1997
After last year and not really being able to have the strength to play full tournaments, put 18 holes, put 72 holes together, 54 holes together, it was sort of frustrating.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 May 1997
I didn't think I had a chance this morning. I was 8 shots behind. I figured all I am going to do is give it all I got.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tammie Green | 66 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Cindy Schreyer | 69 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Kelly Robbins | 72 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | Nancy Lopez | 70 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 70 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Sherri Steinhauer | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Meg Mallon | 72 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Kris Monaghan | 68 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Kristal Parker-Gregory | 71 · 65 · 69 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1959-12-17, Somerset, Ohio, U.S.; USA; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet