The weather

13 h 23 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

1. R116°/11°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 54 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R213°/9°C · wind 45 km/h NE, gusts 90 · 54.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R314°/9°C · wind 37 km/h NNE, gusts 71 · 25.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R420°/10°C · wind 31 km/h N, gusts 59 · 9.2 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

• Leta Lindley USA · 138Led with six holes to play; her 5-foot par putt at the 18th to force a playoff rolled off the left edge Hetherington wins shortened event, by Pete Iacobelli (AP, GOLFonline, May 2, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
• Karrie Webb AUS · 138Paired with Hetherington and a stroke behind over the last three holes, missed 15-foot birdie chances at 17 and a 10-footer at 18 Hetherington wins shortened event, by Pete Iacobelli (AP, GOLFonline, May 2, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
• Helen Alfredsson SWE · 138At 6 under, drove into the soggy rough at the last and settled for par Hetherington wins shortened event, by Pete Iacobelli (AP, GOLFonline, May 2, 1999; via Wayback Machine)

144 started, 73 made it

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