Dates: Thursday, May 25th through Sunday, May 28th
Site: Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
Course Architect: Tom Winton (1929)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,060
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 402 yds 10 - Par 4 364 yds
2 - Par 5 446 yds 11 - Par 3 158 yds
3 - Par 3 191 yds 12 - Par 5 465 yds
4 - Par 4 355 yds 13 - Par 4 412 yds
5 - Par 5 449 yds 14 - Par 5 510 yds
6 - Par 4 307 yds 15 - Par 3 125 yds
7 - Par 3 152 yds 16 - Par 4 304 yds
8 - Par 4 345 yds 17 - Par 4 334 yds
9 - Par 4 364 yds 18 - Par 4 377 yds
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36 3,011 yds 36 3,049 yds
Annual: 22nd
Defending Champion: Kelli Kuehne
Runner-Up: Rosie Jones
Tournament Record: 268 (Tammie Green, 1998)
54-Hole Record: 201 (Patti Rizzo, 1985)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Sherri Turner, 1985; Ok-Hee Ku, 1988)
Course Record: 63 (Patty Sheehan, 1983; Sherri Turner, 1988)
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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Kelli Kuehne 278 Kris Tschetter 282
Rosie Jones 279 Stefania Croce 282
Joan Pitcock 281 Hiromi Kobayashi 282
Cindy McCurdy 281 Kathryn Marshall 282
Tammie Green 281 Five players at 283
Past LPGA Corning Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Kelli Kuehne (278) -- Rosie Jones
1998 -- Tammie Green (268) -- Emilee Klein, Brandie Burton
1997 -- *Rosie Jones (277) -- Tammie Green
1996 -- Rosie Jones (276) -- Val Skinner
1995 -- Alison Nicholas (275) -- Barb Mucha, Danielle Ammaccapane
1994 -- Beth Daniel (278) -- Stephanie Farwig, Nancy Ramsbottom
1993 -- *Kelly Robbins (277) -- Alison Nicholas
1992 -- Colleen Walker (276) -- Alice Miller, Beth Daniel
1991 -- Betsy King (273) -- Deb Richard
1990 -- Pat Bradley (274) -- Patty Sheehan
1989 -- Ayako Okamoto (272) -- Beth Daniel
1988 -- Sherri Turner (273) -- JoAnne Carner, Ok-Hee Ku
1987 -- Cindy Rarick (275) -- Patty Sheehan, Jane Geddes, Betsy King
1986 -- Laurie Rinker (278) -- Pat Bradley, Beth Daniel
1985 -- Patti Rizzo (272) -- Jane Crafter
1984 -- JoAnne Carner (281) -- Ayako Okamoto
1983 -- Patty Sheehan (272) -- Cindy Hill
1982 -- Sandra Spuzich (280) -- Patty Sheehan
1981 -- Kathy Hite (282) -- JoAnne Carner
1980 -- Donna Caponi (281) -- Myra Van Hoose
1979 -- Penny Pulz (284) -- Judy Rankin
* - Won in Playoff
Top Contenders in the Field
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Kelli Kuehne - Defending champion, 46th on money list with no top-10's
Tina Barrett - Has made 10 of 12 cuts this year, 30th on money list
Tammie Green - Won this event in 1998, third in 1999 and second in 1997
Pat Hurst - Won two weeks ago at Electrolux, 5th in scoring
Becky Iverson - 10th in birdies, 19th on money list, 4 top-10's
Rosie Jones - 8th in scoring, only one top-10, 42nd on money list
Betsy King - LPGA all-time money winner, won in Hawaii earlier in 2000
Liselotte Neumann - 5th in putting, made 10 of 11 cuts but no top-10's
Sherri Steinhauer - 6th in scoring, 1st in birdies, 29 of 51 rounds under par
Jan Stephenson - Has made only 8 of 12 cuts in 2000 with no top-10 finishes
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