Dates: Friday, September 1st through Sunday, September 3rd
Site: The Rail Golf Club, Springfield, Illinois
Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones (1974)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,403
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 367 Yds 10 - Par 4 366 Yds
2 - Par 3 183 Yds 11 - Par 4 391 Yds
3 - Par 5 506 Yds 12 - Par 4 378 Yds
4 - Par 4 370 Yds 13 - Par 5 491 Yds
5 - Par 4 399 Yds 14 - Par 3 135 Yds
6 - Par 5 505 Yds 15 - Par 4 372 Yds
7 - Par 3 167 Yds 16 - Par 3 168 Yds
8 - Par 4 335 Yds 17 - Par 5 531 Yds
9 - Par 4 363 Yds 18 - Par 4 376 Yds
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36 3,195 Yds 36 3,208 Yds
Annual: 25th
Defending Champion: Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-Up: Pearl Sinn, Janice Moodie
Tournament Record: 197 (Pat Bradley, 1991)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Laura Davies, 1994)
Course Record: 62 (Laura Davies, 1991; Kathryn Marshall, 1997)
Total Purse: $900,000
Shares: 1st Place - $135,000; 2nd Place - 83,783; 3rd Place - 61,139
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Mi Hyun Kim 204 Eva Dahllof 207
Pearl Sinn 205 Emilee Klein 207
Janice Moodie 205 Tina Barrett 208
Lori West 206 Karen Stupples 208
Marisa Baena 206 Five players at 209
Past State Farm Rail Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Mi Hyun Kim (204) -- Pearl Sinn, Janice Moodie
1998 -- Pearl Sinn (200) -- Michele Redman
1997 -- *Cindy Figg-Currer (200) -- Kris Tschetter, Lorie Kane
1996 -- *Michelle McGann (202) -- Laura Davies, Barb Whitehead
1995 -- *Mary Beth Zimmerman (206) -- Emilee Klein
1994 -- Barb Mucha (203) -- Kim Shipman
1993 -- *Helen Dobson (203) -- Dottie Pepper
1992 -- *Nancy Lopez (199) -- Laura Davies
1991 -- Pat Bradley (197) -- Danielle Ammaccapane
1990 -- Beth Daniel (203) -- Susan Sanders
1989 -- Beth Daniel (203) -- Betsy King, Alice Ritzman
1988 -- Betsy King (207) -- Margaret Ward
1987 -- Rosie Jones (208) -- Nancy Lopez
1986 -- *Betsy King (205) --Alice Ritzman, Cathy Kratzert
1985 -- Betsy King (205) -- Janet Anderson
1984 -- Cindy Hill (207) -- Jane Crafter, Lori Garbacz, Betsy King
1983 -- *Lauri Peterson (210) -- Judy Ellis
1982 -- JoAnne Carner (205) -- Susie McAllister
1981 -- JoAnne Carner (205) -- Kyle O'Brien
1980 -- Nancy Lopez (275) -- JoAnne Carner
1979 -- Jo Ann Washam (275) -- Silvia Bertolaccini
1978 -- Pat Bradley (276) -- Sharon Miller
1977 -- Hollis Stacy (271) -- Betty Burfeindt
1976 -- *Sandra Palmer (213) -- JoAnne Carner, Mary Lou Crocker, Michelle
Walker
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic (1976-77),
Rail Charity Golf Classic (1978-92).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Mi Hyun Kim - Defending champion, 12th on money list, 7 top-10's
Brandie Burton - Has finished second twice this year, 25th on money list
Dorothy Delasin - Won Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, 21st on money list
Rachel Hetherington - Has made 16 of 21 cuts with 4 top-10's, 26th in money
Pat Hurst - 5th on money list with 1 win and four runner-up finishes
Becky Iverson - Has seven top-10's in 22 events, 23rd on money list
Rosie Jones - Two-time runner-up this year, 6th in money, 6 top-10's
Lorie Kane - Broke into winners column at Michelob Light Classic
Cristie Kerr - Made 19 of 20 cuts with 8 top-10's, 8th on money list
Betsy King - Two-time winner this year, LPGA's all-time money leader
Se Ri Pak - No wins in 2000 but has eight top-10 finishes
Sherri Steinhauer - 15th on money list, made 19 of 23 cuts, 9 top-10's
Karrie Webb - Won last week for the sixth time this year, 15 top-10's
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