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Sunday 24 January 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins Naples LPGA Memorial
The Club at Pelican Strand, Naples, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 1999 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Helen Alfredsson SWE · 273needed a birdie at 18 to force a playoff; her 60-foot putt missed left AP: Mallon shoots 67 to win by 1 (GOLFonline, January 24, 1999; Wayback)
- Kelly Robbins USA · 273took the lead with a front-nine 33, bogeyed the 13th after failing to get up and down, and left a long fringe putt at 18 short AP: Mallon shoots 67 to win by 1 (GOLFonline, January 24, 1999; Wayback)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Naples LPGA Memorial
The Club at Pelican Strand, The Club at Pelican Strand, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
24 January 1999
I knew I had to make some birdies.
AP via GOLFonline
24 January 1999
She got a ball and a hug. I'm always superstitious. I'm Irish and that goes with the territory. But I played well.
AP via GOLFonline
24 January 1999
I had no idea how we were standing. But I knew everyone had to be close. It was a race down the stretch.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Helen Alfredsson | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Kelly Robbins | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Liselotte Neumann | 65 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Hollis Stacy | 65 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Lorie Kane | 68 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Juli Inkster | 66 · 73 · 65 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Karrie Webb | 63 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 67 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Michelle Estill | 65 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet