Dates: Thursday, March 9th through Sunday, March 12th
Site: Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona
Course Architect: William Bell (1925)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,222
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 354 Yds 10 - Par 4 351 Yds
2 - Par 4 345 Yds 11 - Par 3 187 Yds
3 - Par 5 493 Yds 12 - Par 4 361 Yds
4 - Par 4 402 Yds 13 - Par 5 470 Yds
5 - Par 4 408 Yds 14 - Par 4 378 Yds
6 - Par 3 140 Yds 15 - Par 3 152 Yds
7 - Par 4 375 Yds 16 - Par 5 490 Yds
8 - Par 3 169 Yds 17 - Par 4 360 Yds
9 - Par 4 329 Yds 18 - Par 5 458 Yds
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35 3,015 Yds 37 3,207 Yds
Annual: 20th
Defending Champion: Juli Inkster
Runner-up: Dottie Pepper
Tournament Record: 272 (Meg Mallon, 1993; Chris Johnson, 1984)
Course Record: 62 (Kristi Albers, 1998)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Helen Alfredsson, 1998; Tracy Hanson, 1999)
Total Purse: $700,000
Shares: 1st Place - $105,000; 2nd Place - 65,165; 3rd Place - 47,552
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Juli Inkster 273 Hollis Stacy 276
Dottie Pepper 274 Nancy Scranton 276
Catriona Matthew 275 Karrie Webb 277
Ashli Price-Bunch 276 Helen Alfredsson 277
Tammie Green 276 Michele Redman 278
Dale Eggeling 278
Past Welch's/Circle K Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Juli Inkster (273) -- Dottie Pepper
1998 -- Helen Alfredsson (274) -- Liselotte Neumann, Dana Dormann
1997 -- Donna Andrews (273) -- Tina Barrett
1996 -- Liselotte Neumann (276) -- Cathy Johnston-Forbes
1995 -- Dottie Pepper (278) -- Cindy Rarick, Annika Sorenstam
1994 -- Donna Andrews (276) -- Brandie Burton, Judy Dickinson
1993 -- Meg Mallon (272) -- Betsy King
1992 -- Brandie Burton (277) -- Dale Eggeling, Beth Daniel
1991 -- Chris Johnson (273) -- Kris Tschetter
1990 -- Colleen Walker (276) -- P.Bradley, K.Rogerson, H.Drew, B.King
1989 -- Lori Garbacz (274) -- Nancy Lopez
1988 -- Laura Davies (278) -- Robin Walton
1987 -- Betsy King (281) -- Jan Stephenson
1986 -- Penny Pulz (276) -- Betsy King
1985 -- Amy Alcott (279) -- Betsy King
1984 -- Chris Johnson (272) -- Patty Hayes
1983 -- Jan Stephenson (207) -- Amy Alcott
1982 -- *Ayako Okamoto (281) -- Sally Little
1981 -- Nancy Lopez (278) -- Pat Bradley
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Arizona Copper Classic (1981-82), Tucson
Conquistadores Open (1983-84), Circle K LPGA Tucson Open (1985-90),
PING/Welch's Championship (1991-96).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Juli Inkster - Defending champion, 3rd in scoring (70.13)
Helen Alfredsson - Tied for 8th last year at this tournament
Brandie Burton - 15th on money list with a second-place finish
Laura Davies - Won in Los Angeles earlier this year, 2nd in money
Sally Dee - Has posted a pair of top-10's in four events
Rachel Hetherington - Has one top-10 finish in 3 events, 43rd on money list
Lorie Kane - 3rd on money list with 3 top-10's in six tournaments
Kelli Kuehne - Returns to Tour after time off to marry Jay Humphrey
Janice Moodie - Has made the cut in all 6 events with 3 top-10's
Liselotte Neumann - Won this event in 1996 and second in 1998
Se Ri Pak - Playing in only third event on Tour this year
Dottie Pepper - 33rd on money list with one top-10, 3 for 3 in cuts made
Annika Sorenstam - Lost in a playoff last week to world number-one Webb
Charlotta Sorenstam - Has posted a pair of top-10's this year, 22nd in money
Sherri Steinhauer - Leads LPGA Tour with five top-10 finishes in 6 events
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