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Sunday 17 January 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Robbins wins HealthSouth Inaugural
Grand Cypress Resort, North Course, Orlando, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January 1999 · Kelly Robbins’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $550,000 USD · HealthSouth
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 206birdied 16 but her 20-foot birdie putt at 18 to force a playoff hung on the lip AP (Doug Ferguson): Robbins sets course record to successfully defend title (GOLFonline, January 17, 1999; Wayback)
- Tina Barrett USA · 206co-leader after 36 holes, chipped in at 17 but her 25-foot birdie putt at 18 ran by on the left AP (Doug Ferguson): Robbins sets course record to successfully defend title (GOLFonline, January 17, 1999; Wayback)
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HealthSouth Inaugural
Grand Cypress Resort, North Course, Grand Cypress Resort, North Course, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kelly Robbins
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
17 January 1999
I wasn't hitting the ball all that well, but I hit it close enough and I had a hot putter. I stole one.
AP via GOLFonline
17 January 1999
I don't know if I'm in a zone yet. I just happened to stick a 64 in there and beat everybody else.
AP via GOLFonline
17 January 1999
That pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is sitting in Kelly Robbins's lap right now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 71 · 64 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Tina Barrett | 67 · 68 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 68 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| 4 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 72 · 67 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Jean Bartholomew | 70 · 68 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Catriona Matthew | 66 · 69 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| 7 | Catrin Nilsmark | 74 · 68 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| 8 | Helen Alfredsson | 74 · 71 · 65 | 210 | −6 |
| T9 | Janice Moodie | 71 · 71 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Jenny Lidback | 68 · 74 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 72 · 70 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 70 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Akiko Fukushima | 67 · 73 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Jane Crafter | 67 · 72 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-29, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; USA; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet