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Saturday 20 February 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Nicholas wins Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open
Kapolei Golf Course, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 February 1999 · Alison Nicholas’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · Sunrise
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Moira Dunn USA · 210closed with a 68 and late birdies to reach 6-under, one short AP (Gordon Sakamoto): Nicholas, the smallest LPGA player, wins (GOLFonline, February 20, 1999; Wayback)
- Annette DeLuca USA · 210closed with a 70 and late birdies to reach 6-under, one short AP (Gordon Sakamoto): Nicholas, the smallest LPGA player, wins (GOLFonline, February 20, 1999; Wayback)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open
Kapolei Golf Course, Kapolei Golf Course, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alison Nicholas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
20 February 1999
I'm delighted to be back in the winner's circle. Last year, I was ill (pneumonia twice) and fell off a moped. So this is a great change.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
20 February 1999
Pound for pound, I'm probably as long.
AP via GOLFonline
20 February 1999
What's great about this week is I played my game and had fun.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Nicholas | 70 · 66 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T2 | Moira Dunn | 70 · 72 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Annette DeLuca | 69 · 71 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| 4 | Jan Stephenson | 71 · 69 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T5 | Helen Dobson | 71 · 70 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Cindy McCurdy | 68 · 70 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Maria Hjorth | 68 · 72 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 69 · 71 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Kris Tschetter | 72 · 72 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Kelly Robbins | 71 · 72 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Michele Redman | 68 · 71 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 71 · 73 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Deb Richard | 71 · 69 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Mardi Lunn | 66 · 72 · 75 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Vickie Odegard | 68 · 71 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1962-03-06, Gibraltar; ENG; turned pro 1984; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet