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Sunday 21 March 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Standard Register PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 1999 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 13 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Standard Register
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/6°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/9°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/12°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/12°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 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
- Lorie Kane CAN · 278began the final round two behind Webb, closed with a 71 and never got closer than three after Webb's double bogey at the 14th AP (Mel Reisner): Webb wins third title of year, 12th of career (GOLFonline, March 21, 1999; Wayback)
, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Standard Register PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
21 March 1999
I worked hard and everything is falling into place, but you just never really think that you're going to win three out of six starts. I mean, you try to win every week, but this is pretty amazing.
AP via GOLFonline
21 March 1999
So I just knew that it was a change for the best, and I had to be patient with it.
AP via GOLFonline
21 March 1999
She is playing with no fear. Not that I have fear. But she doesn't see where she can hit it; she sees only where she's going to hit it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Lorie Kane | 66 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Jane Geddes | 75 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Janice Moodie | 73 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Wendy Ward | 70 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Kelly Robbins | 72 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Eva Dahllof | 75 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 75 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Leta Lindley | 72 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 71 · 73 · 66 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Patti Rizzo | 73 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet