Dates: Friday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 5th
Site: Seta Golf Club (North Course), Otsu-Shiga, Japan
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,423
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 490 Yds 10 - Par 4 355 Yds
2 - Par 4 376 Yds 11 - Par 4 390 Yds
3 - Par 4 373 Yds 12 - Par 3 170 Yds
4 - Par 4 400 Yds 13 - Par 4 366 Yds
5 - Par 3 147 Yds 14 - Par 4 360 Yds
6 - Par 5 483 Yds 15 - Par 4 370 Yds
7 - Par 4 390 Yds 16 - Par 3 190 Yds
8 - Par 4 360 Yds 17 - Par 5 483 Yds
9 - Par 3 180 yds 18 - Par 5 540 Yds
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36 3,199 Yds 36 3,224 Yds
Annual: 28th
Defending Champion: Maria Hjorth
Runner-Up: Laura Davies, Ok-Hee Ku, Aki Nakano, Fumiko Muraguchi
Tournament Record: 201 (Maria Hjorth, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Debbie Massey, 1991)
18-Hole Record: 64 (Pat Bradley, 1983; Jane Blalock, 1985; Elaine Crosby, 1989;
Debbie Massey, 1990; Lorie Kane, 1998)
Course Record: 64 (Maria Hjorth, 1999)
Total Purse: $850,000
Shares: 1st Place - $127,500; 2nd Place - 79,129; 3rd Place - 57,742
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Maria Hjorth 201 Carin Koch 207
Laura Davies 206 Helen Dobson 207
Ok-Hee Ku 206 Jenny Lidback 207
Aki Nakano 206 Sherri Turner 208
Fumiko Muraguchi 206 Woo-Soon Ko 208
Sherri Steinhauer 208
Rachel Hetherington 208
Past Mizuno Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Maria Hjorth (201) -- L.Davies, Ok-Hee Ku, Aki Nakano, F.Muraguchi
1998 -- *Hiromi Kobayashi (205) -- Tina Barrett
1997 -- Liselotte Neumann (205) -- Lorie Kane
1996 -- *Mayumi Hirase (212) -- Laura Davies
1995 -- Woo-Soon Ko (207) -- Hiromi Kobayashi, Toshimi Kimura
1994 -- *Woo-Soon Ko (206) -- Betsy King
1993 -- Betsy King (205) -- Jane Geddes
1992 -- *Betsy King (205) -- Helen Alfredsson
1991 -- Liselotte Neumann (211) -- Dottie Pepper, Caroline Keggi
1990 -- #Debbie Massey (133) -- Danielle Ammaccapane, Caroline Keggi
1989 -- Elaine Crosby (205) -- Dawn Coe
1988 -- *Patty Sheehan (206) -- Liselotte Neumann
1987 -- Yuko Morguchi (206) -- Ayako Okamoto
1986 -- *Ai-Yu Tu (213) -- Mary Beth Zimmerman, Becky Pearson, Cathy Kratzert
1985 -- Jane Blalock (206) -- Ai-Yu Tu
1984 -- Nayoko Yoshikawa (210) -- Ayako Okamoto, Lauri Peterson
1983 -- Pat Bradley (206) -- Laurie Rinker
1982 -- Nancy Lopez (207) -- Amy Alcott
1981 -- Patty Sheehan (213) -- Beth Daniel
1980 -- Tatsuko Ohsako (213) -- Pat Bradley
1979 -- Amy Alcott (211) -- Sandra Post
1978 -- *Michiko Okada (216) -- Nancy Lopez, Ai-Yu Tu
1977 -- Debbie Massey (220) -- Hollis Stacy
1976 -- Donna Caponi (217) -- Chako Higuchi
1975 -- Shelley Hamlin (218) -- Hollis Stacy
1974 -- Chako Higuchi (218) -- Sayoko Matsui
1973 -- Jan Ferraris (216) -- Chako Higuchi
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called LPGA Japan Classic (1973-75), Mizuno Japan Classic
(1976-79), Mazda Japan Classic (1980-92), Toray Japan Queens Cup
(1993-97), Japan Classic (1998).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Maria Hjorth - Defending champion, only two top-10's this year
Sophie Gustafson - Two-time winner this year, 15th on money list
Rachel Hetherington - Made 19 of 26 cuts with six top-10 finishes
Mayumi Hirase - Won this event in 1996, made 6 of 8 cuts this year
Lorie Kane - Two wins this year, 7th on money list, 11 top-10's
Cristie Kerr - Has finished second twice this season, 13th in money
Woo-Soon Ko - Two-time winner of this event, 9th last year
Grace Park - 17th on money list with one win and one second
Nancy Scranton - Won earlier this year for third career LPGA win
Annika Sorenstam - Five-time winner this season, 2nd on money list
Charlotta Sorenstam - Captured first career victory earlier this season
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