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Sunday 18 July 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Steinhauer wins Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 1999 · Sherri Steinhauer’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Japan Airlines · Playoff finished in darkness on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/24°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/25°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0.8 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 · 273Closed with a 69 to tie after Steinhauer birdied the 72nd; lost on the fifth playoff hole to a 25-foot birdie putt - her eighth runner-up finish in four years and fourth playoff loss. Steinhauer and Kane battle darkness in Big Apple playoff (AP), CNNSI.com, July 19, 1999
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic
Wykagyl Country Club, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sherri Steinhauer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
18 July 1999
When I hit it, I knew it was going to be a solid putt. I just had this feeling as it got closer and closer to the hole.
AP via CNNSI.com
18 July 1999
When she does win, she'll go on to win many, many more,
AP via CNNSI.com
18 July 1999
Well, what can I say? It's tough and getting tougher. ... It just isn't my time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherri Steinhauer | 68 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| 4 | Tina Barrett | 67 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 5 | Pearl Sinn | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Laura Davies | 70 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Rachel Hetherington | 67 · 72 · 75 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| 9 | Jenny Lidback | 68 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Barb Mucha | 75 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Nanci Bowen | 71 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 72 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Vickie Odegard | 72 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Se Ri Pak | 66 · 69 · 77 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-27, Madison, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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