Dates: Thursday, June 1st through Sunday, June 4th
Site: Wachesaw Plantation East Golf Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Course Architect: Clyde Johnston (1996)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,248
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 351 Yds 10 - Par 5 484 Yds
2 - Par 4 375 Yds 11 - Par 4 362 Yds
3 - Par 5 452 Yds 12 - Par 3 143 Yds
4 - Par 3 161 Yds 13 - Par 4 364 Yds
5 - Par 4 367 Yds 14 - Par 4 356 Yds
6 - Par 4 348 Yds 15 - Par 3 190 Yds
7 - Par 5 530 Yds 16 - Par 4 370 Yds
8 - Par 3 155 Yds 17 - Par 5 464 Yds
9 - Par 4 390 Yds 18 - Par 4 386 Yds
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36 3,129 Yds 36 3,119 Yds
Annual: 4th
Defending Champion: Rachel Hetherington
Runner-Up: Leta Lindley, Helen Alfredsson, Karrie Webb
Tournament Record: 269 (Karrie Webb, 1998)
54-Hole Record: 202 (Karrie Webb, 1998)
36-Hole Record: 134 (Karrie Webb, Catrin Nilsmark, 1998)
Course Record: 62 (Meg Mallon, 1998)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Liselotte Neumann, 1998)
Total Purse: $750,000
Shares: 1st Place - $112,500; 2nd Place - 69,819; 3rd Place - 50,949
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Rachel Hetherington # 137 Akiko Fukushima 139
Leta Lindley 138 Cristie Kerr 139
Helen Alfredsson 138 Juli Inkster 139
Karrie Webb 138 Janice Moodie 140
Nancy Scranton 139 Emilee Klein 140
Mayumi Hirase 140
# - Rain shortened.
Past Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- #Rachel Hetherington (137) -- Leta Lindley, Helen Alfredsson, K. Webb
1998 -- Karrie Webb (269) -- Meg Mallon
1997 -- Karrie Webb (276) -- Lorie Kane, Cathy Johnston-Forbes, Nanci Bowen
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called Susan G. Komen International (1997), City of Hope Myrtle
Beach Classic (1998-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Rachel Hetherington - Defending champion, 36th on money list, 2 top-10's
V.Goetze-Ackerman - Lost in a playoff last week at Corning Classic
Pat Hurst - 6th on money list with one win and 5 top-10's
Juli Inkster - Has posted five top-five's this year in just 8 events
Lorie Kane - 11th on money list with four top-10's, made 10 of 13 cuts
Betsy King - Won last week for the 2nd time this year, 7th in money
Emilee Klein - Tied for 7th last week with final round of 70
Michelle McGann - Has made 9 of 12 cuts this year with two top-10 finishes
Liselotte Neumann - 9th in putting, 56th on money list with no top-10's
Dottie Pepper - Two-time runner-up this year, 5th on money list
Michele Redman - 10th on money list with 3 top-five's made 11 of 13 cuts
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