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Sunday 25 April 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Hetherington wins Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia · Friday 23 to Sunday 25 April 1999 · Rachel Hetherington’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Chick-fil-A
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 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Lorie Kane CAN · 204Posted 204 two groups ahead after a poor bunker shot at the par-5 18th cost her a birdie, then missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole; her sixth runner-up finish since 1997 and second straight second place at Eagle's Landing Hetherington defeats Kane to win Chick-fil-A title (AP, CNN/SI, April 25, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
144 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rachel Hetherington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
25 April 1999
I expected Lorie to make it. I was disappointed for her. You don't want anyone to miss a putt like that.
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
25 April 1999
It was the worst putt I hit all weekend. That was not the time to do it.
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
25 April 1999
My time is coming. I hope it's soon.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hetherington | 67 · 67 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 67 · 68 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | Jean Bartholomew | 74 · 63 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T3 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 69 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 67 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Barb Mucha | 72 · 62 · 72 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Kelly Robbins | 66 · 73 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Rosie Jones | 69 · 69 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 65 · 73 | 207 | −9 |
| T9 | Leslie Spalding | 66 · 68 · 73 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-23, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet