Dates: Friday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 24th
Site: Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
Course Architect: A. Vernon Macan (1925) - (Redesigned - Robert Graves 1966,
William Bell 1970, Bob Cupp 1993)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,300
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 360 Yds 10 - Par 5 501 Yds
2 - Par 3 161 Yds 11 - Par 4 337 Yds
3 - Par 4 390 Yds 12 - Par 5 505 Yds
4 - Par 4 386 Yds 13 - Par 3 155 Yds
5 - Par 5 482 Yds 14 - Par 4 357 Yds
6 - Par 4 362 Yds 15 - Par 4 367 Yds
7 - Par 5 459 Yds 16 - Par 3 175 Yds
8 - Par 3 140 Yds 17 - Par 4 379 Yds
9 - Par 4 407 Yds 18 - Par 4 377 Yds
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36 3,147 Yds 36 3,153 Yds
Annual: 29th
Defending Champion: Juli Inkster
Runner-Up: Tina Barrett, Grace Park
Tournament Record: 202 (Dottie Pepper, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Danielle Ammaccapane, 1998)
Course Record: 64 (Danielle Ammaccapane, 1990; Jane Crafter, 1992)
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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Juli Inkster 207 Se Ri Pak 214
Tina Barrett 213 Moira Dunn 215
Grace Park 213 Michele Redman 215
Nanci Bowen 214 Six players at 216
Janice Moodie 214
Past Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Juli Inkster (207) -- Tina Barrett, Grace Park
1998 -- Danielle Ammaccapane (204) -- Emilee Klein
1997 -- Chris Johnson (206) -- Kim Saiki, Lisa Hackney
1996 -- Dottie Pepper (202) -- Chris Johnson
1995 -- Alison Nicholas (207) -- Kelly Robbins
1994 -- Missie McGeorge (207) -- Betsy King
1993 -- Donna Andrews (208) -- Missie McGeorge, Tina Barrett
1992 -- *Nancy Lopez (209) -- Jane Crafter
1991 -- Michelle Estill (208) -- Rosie Jones
1990 -- Patty Sheehan (208) -- Danielle Ammaccapane
1989 -- Muffin Spencer-Devlin (214) -- N.Lopez, T.Green, S.Sanders, D.Coe-Jones
1988 -- Betsy King (213) -- Colleen Walker
1987 -- Nancy Lopez (210) -- K.Leadbetter, M.Spencer-Devlin, J.Stephenson
1986 -- Ayako Okamoto (207) -- Colleen Walker, Nancy Lopez
1985 -- Nancy Lopez (215) -- Lori Garbacz
1984 -- Amy Alcott (212) -- Kathy Baker
1983 -- *JoAnne Carner (212) -- Charlotte Montgomery
1982 -- *Sandra Haynie/Kathy McMullen (196) -- Sharon Barrett/Nancy Rubin,
Lori Garbacz/Patti Rizzo
1981 -- *Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (203) -- JoAnne Carner/Judy Rankin
1980 -- Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (195) -- Janet Alex/Judy Clark
1979 -- Nancy Lopez/Jo Ann Washam (198) -- Susie Berning/Carole Jo Skala
1978 -- *Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (203) -- Murle Breer/Barbara Moxness
1977 -- *JoAnne Carner/Judy Rankin (202) -- Betty Burfeindt/Pam Higgins
1976 -- *Donna Caponi (217) -- Clifford Ann Creed
1975 -- Jo Ann Washam (215) -- Sandra Haynie
1974 -- JoAnne Carner (211) -- Donna Caponi
1973 -- #Kathy Whitworth (144) -- Sandra Palmer
1972 -- Kathy Whitworth (212) -- Sandra Haynie
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called Ping-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship
(1995), Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship (1986-94), Portland
Ping Championship (1983-85), Portland Team Championship (1977-82),
Portland Classic (1972-76).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Juli Inkster - Defending champ, two-time winner this year, 10 top-10's
Rosie Jones - Two-time runner-up this year, 6th on money list
Lorie Kane - Broke through with a win at Michelob Light Classic
Cristie Kerr - 11th on money list with a pair of runner-up finishes
Betsy King - Two-time winner this season, 18th on money list
Carin Koch - Teamed with Sophie Gustafson last week to win World Cup
Kelli Kuehne - 30th on money list with 2 top-10's, made 15 of 19 cuts
Se Ri Pak - 8 top-10 finishes in 18 events, 14th on money list
Dottie Pepper - Expected to return this week, seven top-10's in 16 events
Annika Sorenstam - Five-time winner this year, 2nd in money, 11 top-10's
Sherri Steinhauer - Has 10 top-10's in 25 events but no victories
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