1996 LPGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | May 9–12, 1996 |
Location | Wilmington, Delaware |
Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes (reduced to 54 holes) |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1] |
Cut | 148 (+6) |
Prize fund | $1.2 million |
Winner's share | $180,000 |
Champion | |
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213 (Even) | |
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Wilmington
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DuPont CC
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Location in DelawareThe 1996 LPGA Championship was the 42nd LPGA Championship, played May 9–12 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Laura Davies won the second of her two LPGA Championship titles at even par, one stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers.[2] It was the third of Davies' four major titles. Rain and wind hampered play; the first round was delayed until Friday and the second round was not completed until Sunday morning; the championship was reduced to 54 holes and ended on Sunday.[3] It was the first women's major in twelve years to have a winning score of par or above, last at the 1984 U.S. Women's Open.[4]
This was the third of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Laura Davies | ![]() |
1994 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 213 | E | 1 |
Meg Mallon | ![]() |
1991 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 217 | +4 | T10 |
Patty Sheehan | ![]() |
1983, 1984, 1993 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 217 | +4 | T10 |
Betsy King | ![]() |
1992 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 218 | +5 | T14 |
Nancy Lopez | ![]() |
1978, 1985, 1989 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 219 | +6 | T18 |
Kelly Robbins | ![]() |
1995 | 69 | 71 | 79 | 219 | +6 | T18 |
Beth Daniel | ![]() |
1990 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 220 | +7 | T26 |
Jane Geddes | ![]() |
1987 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 220 | +7 | T26 |
Pat Bradley | ![]() |
1986 | 76 | 70 | 77 | 223 | +10 | T51 |
Source:[5]
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Sally Little | ![]() |
1980 | 72 | 77 | 149 | +7 |
Sherri Turner | ![]() |
1988 | 73 | 78 | 151 | +9 |
Source:[5]
Final leaderboard[]
Sunday, May 12, 1996
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Laura Davies | ![]() |
72-71-70=213 | E | 180,000 |
2 | Julie Piers | ![]() |
72-72-70=214 | +1 | 111,711 |
T3 | Jane Crafter | ![]() |
75-68-72=215 | +2 | 72,461 |
Penny Hammel | ![]() |
73-72-70=215 | |||
T5 | Judy Dickinson | ![]() |
71-74-71=216 | +3 | 37,800 |
Shirley Furlong | ![]() |
70-73-73=216 | |||
Juli Inkster | ![]() |
70-73-73=216 | |||
Hiromi Kobayashi | ![]() |
71-70-75=216 | |||
Val Skinner | ![]() |
73-69-74=216 | |||
T10 | Kristi Albers | ![]() |
72-71-74=217 | +4 | 22,342 |
Michelle Dobek | ![]() |
72-75-70=217 | |||
Meg Mallon | ![]() |
69-75-73=217 | |||
Patty Sheehan | ![]() |
72-74-71=217 |
References[]
- ^ "McDonald's LPGA". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). May 13, 1996. p. 3C.
- ^ a b "Davies does not wither in weather". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. May 13, 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "More bad weather". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. May 12, 1996. p. 8C.
- ^ "Davies repeats at McDonald's". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. May 13, 1996. p. 3C.
- ^ a b c "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1996. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's PGA Championship
- Golf in Delaware
- 1996 in women's golf
- 1996 in American women's sports
- 1996 in sports in Delaware
- May 1996 sports events in the United States