Dates: Friday, February 11th through Sunday, February 13th
Site: Wood Ranch Golf Club, Simi Valley, California
Course Architect: Ted Robinson
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,222
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 402 Yds 10 - Par 4 372 Yds
2 - Par 5 462 Yds 11 - Par 4 378 Yds
3 - Par 3 160 Yds 12 - Par 4 377 Yds
4 - Par 4 371 Yds 13 - Par 3 161 Yds
5 - Par 4 387 Yds 14 - Par 4 346 Yds
6 - Par 5 473 Yds 15 - Par 5 496 Yds
7 - Par 3 142 Yds 16 - Par 4 366 Yds
8 - Par 4 303 Yds 17 - Par 3 182 Yds
9 - Par 4 357 Yds 18 - Par 5 487 Yds
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36 3,057 Yds 36 3,165 Yds
Annual: 4th
Defending Champion: Catrin Nilsmark
Runner-up: Annika Sorenstam
Tournament Record: 204 (Catrin Nilsmark, Annika Sorenstam, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Catrin Nilsmark, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 65 (Catrin Nilsmark, 1999)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Terry-Jo Myers, 1997; Hiromi Kobayashi, 1998;
Catrin Nilsmark, 1999)
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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Catrin Nilsmark * 204 Helen Alfredsson 213
Annika Sorenstam 204 Dale Eggeling 213
Liselotte Neumann 208 Hollis Stacy 214
Jane Geddes 211 Meg Mallon 215
Stephanie Lowe 211 Leta Lindley 215
Dottie Pepper 215
* - Won in playoff.
Past Los Angeles Women's Championship Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Catrin Nilsmark (204) -- Annika Sorenstam
1998 -- #*Dale Eggeling (141) -- Hiromi Kobayashi
1997 -- Terry-Jo Myers (206) -- Annika Sorenstam
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called Los Angeles Women's Championship (1997-98),
Valley of the Stars Championship (1999).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Catrin Nilsmark - Defending Champion, tied for 3rd in Naples
Helen Alfredsson - Broke par in only one of four rounds in Florida
Beth Daniel - Missed the cut at Subaru Memorial of Naples
Laura Davies - Shot par or better in all four rounds in Florida
Jen Hanna - Shot final round of 74 in Naples to tie for eighth
Maria Hjorth - Lost in a playoff in LPGA season opener
Lorie Kane - 5th on money list, missed the cut in Florida
Betsy King - LPGA's all-time money winner tied for 8th in Naples
Meg Mallon - Opened with 64, but couldn't maintain pace, finished 3rd
Liselotte Neumann - Finished 3rd last year at this tournament
Dottie Pepper - Shot final round of 67 to tie for 24th in Florida
Nancy Scranton - Won Subaru Memorial in a playoff over Hjorth
Sherri Steinhauer - Failed to break 70 at Subaru Memorial, tied for 36th
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