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Sunday 10 October 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 October 1999 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $725,000 USD · First Union · final round started four hours late because of heavy rain; the leaders finished in near darkness (AP)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/2°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/1°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/16°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 35 · 24.7 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
- Beth Daniel USA · 281Led by one entering the final round; shot 72 with 36 putts and came up inches short with a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim wins Betsy King Classic (AP) - CNN/SI, Oct 10, 1999 - Wayback Machine copy
- Helen Dobson ENG · 281Hit the pin with her approach to the 17th but missed the 5-foot birdie putt; closed with 71 South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim wins Betsy King Classic (AP) - CNN/SI, Oct 10, 1999 - Wayback Machine copy
- Jenny Lidback PER · 281Closed with 69 but missed a 4-foot birdie putt at the 17th after Kim's bogey there South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim wins Betsy King Classic (AP) - CNN/SI, Oct 10, 1999 - Wayback Machine copy
137 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNN/SI (AP)
10 October 1999
I felt like all the work I put in the last three days went out the window on that shot.
CNN/SI (AP)
10 October 1999
Before the turn I didn't feel much pressure. But I really got nervous on the back nine and I didn't play my normal game.
CNN/SI (AP)
10 October 1999
I hit the ball well enough to win but I let it get away. The bottom line was that I didn't putt well. I had 36 putts today and you're not going to win many tournaments with that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Helen Dobson | 73 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Jenny Lidback | 69 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Jill McGill | 72 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Marisa Baena | 70 · 68 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Joanne Morley | 70 · 74 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Susie Redman | 73 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Betsy King | 69 · 75 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Lisa Kiggens | 67 · 76 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet