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Sunday 13 June 1999LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 1999 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Wegmans
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/17°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/19°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 14 km/h S, 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
- Cindy McCurdy USA · 281Closed with a 68 and led after consecutive birdies at 15 and 16, but Webb birdied the last three holes, holing a 6-footer at the 18th, to win by one Webb wins fifth tourney of year, by Ben Dobbin (AP, GOLFonline, June 13, 1999; via Wayback Machine)
143 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
13 June 1999
It's just a great feeling to know that you have to do something like that and then pull it off.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
13 June 1999
It's pretty amazing -- it's the stuff I dreamt about as a kid. I've had such a good year so far, I don't think there's much now that can ruin it.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
13 June 1999
Karrie's proving herself. She tees it up, you know she's going to be up there. ... I'll be back next year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 75 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Cindy McCurdy | 71 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Kristi Albers | 74 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 73 · 73 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 77 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Rosie Jones | 75 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Gail Graham | 70 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Leigh Ann Mills | 70 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Becky Iverson | 70 · 73 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet