Dates: Friday, September 8th through Sunday, September 10th
Site: Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Course Architect: Robert White (1926)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,197
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 362 yds 10 - Par 4 370 yds
2 - Par 4 380 yds 11 - Par 4 380 yds
3 - Par 3 185 yds 12 - Par 3 135 yds
4 - Par 4 380 yds 13 - Par 5 495 Yds
5 - Par 5 492 yds 14 - Par 4 360 yds
6 - Par 3 181 yds 15 - Par 3 160 yds
7 - Par 4 350 yds 16 - Par 5 485 yds
8 - Par 4 302 yds 17 - Par 4 375 yds
9 - Par 4 330 yds 18 - Par 5 475 yds
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35 2,962 yds 37 3,235 yds
Annual: 5th
Defending Champion: Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-Up: Jenny Lidback, Helen Dobson, Beth Daniel
Tournament Record: 270 (Annika Sorenstam, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 202 (Annika Sorenstam, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 134 (Laura Davies, 1996)
Course Record: 65 (Laura Davies, 1996; Dale Eggeling, Kelly Robbins, 1997;
Wendy Doolan, 1999)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Kim Bauer, 1997)
Total Purse: $800,000
Shares: 1st Place - $120,000; 2nd Place - 74,474; 3rd Place - 54,346
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Mi Hyun Kim 280 Jill McGill 282
Jenny Lidback 281 Lisa Kiggens 284
Beth Daniel 281 Susie Redman 284
Helen Dobson 281 Joanne Morley 284
Marisa Baena 282 Betsy King 284
Past First Union Betsy King Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Mi Hyun Kim (280) -- Jenny Lidback, Beth Daniel, Helen Dobson
1998 -- *Rachel Hetherington (274) -- Annika Sorenstam
1997 -- Annika Sorenstam (274) -- Kelly Robbins
1996 -- Annika Sorenstam (270) -- Laura Davies
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called CoreStates Betsy King Classic (1996).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Mi Hyun Kim - Defending champion, 7th on money list with 8 top-10's
Beth Daniel - Has three top-10's in four years at this event
Rachel Hetherington - Won this event in 1998, 26th on money list
Pat Hurst - 5th on money list with 1 win and four runner-up finishes
Rosie Jones - Two-time runner-up this year, 6th on money list
Lorie Kane - Broke through in winner's column at Michelob Light Classic
Betsy King - Tournament name sake tied for seventh last year
Meg Mallon - Two wins and three runner-up finishes this season
Grace Park - 16th on money list with one win and four top-10's
Dottie Pepper - Making her first start since withdrawing from U.S. Open
Nancy Scranton - Won earlier this year, 23rd on money list, 3 top-10's
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