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Sunday 28 May 2000LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 May 2000 · Betsy King’s win no. 33 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 56 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/8°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 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
- Kelli Kuehne USA · 276Defending champion led by two with one hole to play but double-bogeyed the 72nd hole, then missed a birdie putt on the second playoff hole King defeats Kuehne, Goetze-Ackerman in sudden-death (CNNSI.com, AP)
- Vicki Goetze-Ackerman USA · 276Closed with a 67 from four back to post 12 under, then rimmed out a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole King defeats Kuehne, Goetze-Ackerman in sudden-death (CNNSI.com, AP)
140 started, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (AP), via Wayback Machine
28 May 2000
I hate to look like I'm choking," said King, who is 8-6 in playoffs in her Hall of Fame career. "At one point on 18, I said, 'Make par so you finish second.'
CNNSI.com (AP), via Wayback Machine
28 May 2000
This has been a nice turnaround year for me," said the 44-year-old King, who had only three victories in the previous six years. "I'm very happy. It was like a free shot to win.
CNNSI.com (AP), via Wayback Machine
28 May 2000
I struggled with my shot on 18 all week. I'm terribly disappointed, but I believe in destiny. It was Betsy's time to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 68 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Kelli Kuehne | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | A.J. Eathorne | 68 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Leslie Spalding | 72 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Sherri Turner | 71 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Liz Earley | 71 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Leta Lindley | 76 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Nancy Ramsbottom | 70 · 67 · 70 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Joan Pitcock | 77 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
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