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Monday 6 September 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois · Saturday 4 to Monday 6 September 1999 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $775,000 USD · State Farm · 54-hole event, Saturday to Monday; final round played Monday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/17°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/17°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 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
- Janice Moodie SCO · 205Second-round leader; hit a two-shot penalty for brushing an insect off her ball in a fairway bunker on the 13th, rescinded as she reached the 18th tee one behind; her birdie putt to tie on the last fell short. Mi Hyun Kim triumphs at Rail Classic (AP), CNNSI.com, Sept. 6, 1999
- Pearl Sinn · 205Defending champion; closed with a 68 to tie for second, one behind. 1999 State Farm Rail Classic results - LPGA.com
, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Rail Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
6 September 1999
Yeah, it was a distraction. I'm annoyed. Why wouldn't I be?
AP via CNNSI.com
6 September 1999
It has been handled poorly in my opinion. I'm definitely for Christmas getting a rule book and reading it.
AP via CNNSI.com
6 September 1999
She [Kim] is really good at everything,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 66 · 68 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T2 | Janice Moodie | 65 · 67 · 73 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Pearl Sinn | 69 · 68 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Lori West | 68 · 68 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | Marisa Baena | 67 · 67 · 72 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Emilee Klein | 67 · 68 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Eva Dahllof | 72 · 68 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Tina Barrett | 64 · 70 · 74 | 208 | −8 |
| T8 | Karen Stupples | 64 · 70 · 74 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Nancy Scranton | 67 · 71 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Jenny Lidback | 69 · 67 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Jill McGill | 68 · 74 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Betsy King | 68 · 68 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Sally Dee | 69 · 68 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet