Dates: Friday, August 4th through Sunday, August 6th
Site: Fox Run Golf Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Course Architect: Gary Kern
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,452
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 378 Yds 10 - Par 4 364 Yds
2 - Par 4 365 Yds 11 - Par 3 173 Yds
3 - Par 4 419 Yds 12 - Par 4 382 Yds
4 - Par 3 159 Yds 13 - Par 5 468 Yds
5 - Par 4 389 Yds 14 - Par 4 405 Yds
6 - Par 5 530 Yds 15 - Par 3 147 Yds
7 - Par 4 314 Yds 16 - Par 5 463 Yds
8 - Par 3 193 Yds 17 - Par 4 410 Yds
9 - Par 5 489 Yds 18 - Par 4 404 Yds
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36 3,236 Yds 36 3,216 Yds
Annual: 7th
Defending Champion: Annika Sorenstam
Runner-Up: Tina Barrett
Tournament Record: 276 (Vicki Fergon, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 202 (Vicki Fergon, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 134 (Vicki Fergon, 1996)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Vicki Fergon, 1996)
9-Hole Record: 31 (Robin Walton, 1995; Patti Liscio, Vicki Fergon, 1996;
Donna Andrews, 1998; Tina Barrett, Nancy Scranton, 1999)
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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Annika Sorenstam * 278 Wendy Doolan 284
Tina Barrett 278 Laura Philo 284
Lisa Kiggens 282 Juli Inkster 284
Lorie Kane 282 Nancy Scranton 284
Susan Ginter 283 Pearl Sinn 285
Dale Eggeling 285
* - Won in playoff
Past Michelob Light Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Annika Sorenstam (278) -- Tina Barrett
1998 -- *#Annika Sorenstam (208) -- Donna Andrews
1997 -- Annika Sorenstam (277) -- Hiromi Kobayashi
1996 -- Vicki Fergon (276) -- Patt Liscio, Pat Hurst
1995 -- Annika Sorenstam (278) -- Jan Stephenson
1994 -- Liselotte Neumann (278) -- Elaine Crosby, Pearl Sinn
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called GHP Heartland Classic (1994-95), Michelob Light
Heartland Classic (1996).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Annika Sorenstam - Three-time defending champion, 5 wins, 2nd in money
Dorothy Delasin - Won last week, 2nd in rookie of year race
Pat Hurst - 2nd last week, one win, 9 top-10's, 2nd in birdies
Rosie Jones - 6th in scoring, 14th on money list
Lorie Kane - 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 5 top-10's, 18th on money list
Meg Mallon - 2nd at US Open, 1 win, 4th on money list
Janice Moodie - 1 win, 1 2nd, 1 third, 8th on money list
Grace Park - 1st in rookie race, 1 win, 9th in player of year race
Dottie Pepper - 7th on money list, but no wins, 2nd in putting
Karrie Webb - 1st in money, scoring, rounds under par, top-10's
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