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Sunday 23 May 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Fukushima wins the Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick
Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May 1999 · Akiko Fukushima’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Philips
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/22°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 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
- Charlotta Sorenstam SWE · 269Started the day six back and closed with a 67 to get within one, but three-putted from 30 feet to bogey the 16th and missed a 15-foot birdie putt at the 17th LPGA rookie Akiko Fukushima wins new event, by Jim Vertuno (AP, GOLFonline, May 23, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
142 started, 84 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick
Onion Creek Club, Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Akiko Fukushima
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
23 May 1999
To be honest with you, I didn't think I'd be able to win this early in the year. I'm really happy and excited.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
23 May 1999
I don't know what to do with it.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
23 May 1999
I thought she was going to fly away. Maybe if I thought of winning more, I might have had a chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akiko Fukushima | 64 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 69 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 62 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| 5 | Janice Moodie | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne | 70 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Cindy Flom | 67 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Silvia Cavalleri | 73 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 276 | −4 |
| T9 | Marnie McGuire | 74 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 69 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T9 | Deb Richard | 72 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T9 | Jenny Lidback | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1973-06-29, Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; JPN; turned pro 1992; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet