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Sunday 27 June 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins McDonald's LPGA Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June 1999 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 21 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · McDonald's
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Liselotte Neumann SWE · 272Birdied three straight to start the back nine and got up and down from sand at 16 for a share of the lead, then missed a 4-foot birdie putt at 18 as Inkster eagled 16 and birdied 17 and 18 The mother of all victories for Inkster - Doug Ferguson, AP, June 27 1999 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
147 started · cut +1, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Liselotte Neumann
From the papers
Associated Press (Doug Ferguson) via GOLFonline
27 June 1999
I can't comprehend this. It's been an awesome year. For once in my life, I'm speechless.
Associated Press (Doug Ferguson) via GOLFonline
27 June 1999
I always thought this is what I wanted, to win the four majors. I won two really quick, and didn't think it was going to be that tough.
Associated Press (Doug Ferguson) via GOLFonline
27 June 1999
I felt good when I made that birdie on No. 16. I was right in the hunt. But it's hard to put pressure on someone playing that well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Liselotte Neumann | 67 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Mardi Lunn | 68 · 74 · 65 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Nancy Scranton | 69 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 64 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 65 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Emilee Klein | 72 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Jill McGill | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Se Ri Pak | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 5.
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