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Sunday 30 May 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Kuehne wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 May 1999 · Kelli Kuehne’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · Corning
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/9°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/13°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/10°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 17 · 0 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
- Rosie Jones USA · 279Led by one entering the final round, fell six behind as Kuehne went out in 31, then closed the gap while Kuehne made three bogeys and a double on the back nine; missed a 15-foot birdie putt at 17 that would have left her one back, and closed with a 72 Kuehne captures Corning Classic with final-round 70 (AP, CNN/SI, May 30, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
138 started, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kelli Kuehne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
30 May 1999
People kept telling me I'm young and I should be patient. But I don't want to be patient. I want it now.
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
30 May 1999
It hasn't sunk in yet. It probably won't until I'm on the plane tonight with the other players headed for the U.S. Women's Open.
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback Machine)
30 May 1999
I thought nothing will touch this girl now. But then she started falling in on herself, and I didn't have enough left to put the pressure on her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelli Kuehne | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Rosie Jones | 71 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Tammie Green | 74 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Joan Pitcock | 72 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Cindy McCurdy | 72 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Kris Tschetter | 72 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 68 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Stefania Croce | 72 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Kathryn Marshall | 67 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Dottie Pepper | 71 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 68 · 71 · 76 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Betsy King | 70 · 70 · 77 · 66 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | A.J. Eathorne | 75 · 72 · 65 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Caroline Blaylock | 75 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1977-05-11, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1996; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet