1999 LPGA Championship

The 1999 LPGA Championship was the 45th LPGA Championship, played June 24–27 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships that took place on the LPGA Tour in 1999.

1999 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 24–27, 1999
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,376 yards (5,830 m)[1]
Field139 players, 71 after cut
Cut143 (+1)
Prize fund$1.4 million
Winner's share$210,000
Champion
Juli Inkster
268 (−16)
Wilmington 
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware

Three days after turning 39, Juli Inkster shot a final round 65 to win her first LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann and completed the career grand slam.[2][3][4] The fifth of her seven major titles, it was also consecutive major victories; she won her first U.S. Women's Open title three weeks earlier.[2] Inkster successfully defended this LPGA Championship the following year.

The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for 11 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Laura Davies England1994, 199665717168275−9T7
Se Ri Pak South Korea199868696771275−9T7
Meg Mallon United States199170716372276−8T11
Jan Stephenson Australia198269696970277−7T16
Sally Little South Africa198071726867278−6T19
Christa Johnson United States199772706973284ET54
Pat Bradley United States198670717174286+265
Kelly Robbins United States199572687374287+366
Betsy King United States199274687573290+6T69

Source:[1][5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Sherri Turner United States19887371144+2
Beth Daniel United States19907074144+2
Jane Geddes United States19877373146+4
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 1989DNS

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 27, 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Juli Inkster United States68-66-69-65=268−16210,000
2Liselotte Neumann Sweden67-67-70-68=272−12130,330
T3Mardi Lunn Australia68-74-65-66=273−1184,538
Nancy Scranton United States69-68-66-70=273
T5Rosie Jones United States64-72-68-70=274−1054,596
Cristie Kerr United States70-64-69-71=274
T7Laura Davies England65-71-71-68=275−935,224
Emilee Klein United States72-68-67-68=275
Jill McGill United States70-69-68-68=275
Se Ri Pak South Korea68-69-67-71=275

Source:[1][5]

References

  1. "LPGA Championship: final scores". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). June 28, 1999. p. 4C.
  2. Shipnuck, Alan (July 5, 1999). "A slam-bam finish". Sports Illustrated. p. G5.
  3. Shapiro, Leonard (June 28, 1999). "Inkster wraps up grand run". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  4. "Inkster realizes a Grand dream". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 28, 1999. p. C5.
  5. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
Preceded by
1999 U.S. Women's Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
1999 du Maurier Classic

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