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Sports > Golf > 1996-97 Season > Tournament Results > LPGA Tour

1997

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Jan. 12Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of ChampionsAnnika Sorenstam (272)$115,000K. Webb (276)
Jan. 19HealthSouth InauguralMichelle McGann (207)*90,000K. Webb (207)
     
Feb. 9Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-AmKelly Robbins (271)*75,000E. Klein (271)
Feb. 16Los Angeles Women's ChampionshipTerry-Jo Myers (206)97,500A. Sorenstam (208)
Feb. 22Cup Noodles Hawaiian OpenAnnika Sorenstam (206)97,500M. Mallon (207)
     
Mar. 2Alpine Australian Ladies MastersGail Graham (273)97,500K. Webb (274)
Mar. 16Welch's/Circle K ChampionshipDonna Andrews (273)75,000T. Barrett (274)
Mar. 23Standard Register PingLaura Davies (277)*127,500K. Robbins (277)
Mar. 30Nabisco Dinah Shore (Rancho Mirage)Betsy King (276)135,000K. Tschetter (278)
     
Apr. 6Longs Drugs ChallengeAnnika Sorenstam (285)*75,000P. Kometani (285)
Apr. 20Susan G. Komen InternationalKarrie Webb (276)75,0003-way tie (278)
Apr. 27Chick-fil-A Charity ChampionshipNancy Lopez (137)#82,5003-way tie (139)
     
May 4Sprint Titleholders ChampionshipTammie Green (274)180,000A. Sorenstam (276)
May 11Sara Lee ClassicTerry-Jo Myers (207)*101,250N. Harvey
 & L. Kean (207)
May 18McDonald's LPGA Championship
 (Wilmington)		Chris Johnson (281)*180,000L. Lindley (281)
May 25Corning ClassicRosie Jones (277)*97,500T. Green (277)
May 25JCPenney Skins GameAnnika Sorenstam (8 skins)220,000L. Davies (5 skins)
     
June 1Michelob Light ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (277)90,000H. Kobayashi (280)
June 8Oldsmobile ClassicPat Hurst (279)90,000J. Inkster (280)
June 15Edina Realty ClassicDanielle Ammaccapane (208)90,0004-way tie (209)
June 22Rochester InternationalPenny Hammel (279)90,0003-way tie (280)
June 29ShopRite ClassicMichelle McGann (201)135,000A. Sorenstam (204)
     
July 6Jamie Farr Kroger ClassicKelly Robbins (265)105,000T. Green (273)
July 13U.S. Women's Open (Cornelius, OR)Alison Nicholas (274)232,500N. Lopez (275)
July 20JAL Big Apple ClassicMichele Redman (272)112,500A. Sorenstam (275)
July 27Giant Eagle LPGA ClassicTammie Green (203)*90,000L. Davies (203)
     
Aug. 3du Maurier Ltd. Classic
 (Oakville, Ont.)		Colleen Walker (278)180,000L. Neumann (280)
Aug. 10Friendly's ClassicDeb Richard (277)82,500C. Johnson (278)
Aug. 17Weetabix Women's British OpenKarrie Webb (269)129,938R. Jones (277)
Aug. 24Star Bank ClassicColleen Walker (203)82,500T. Myers (205)
     
Sept. 1State Farm Rail ClassicCindy Figg-Currier (200)*90,000K. Tschetter
 & L. Kane (200)
Sept. 7The Safeway ChampionshipChris Johnson (206)82,500K. Saiki
 & L. Hackney (207)
Sept. 14SAFECO ClassicKarrie Webb (272)82,500A. Sorenstam (273)
Sept. 21Welch's ChampionshipLiselotte Neumann (276)82,500N. Harvey (279)
Sept. 28Fieldcrest Cannon ClassicWendy Ward (265)82,500J. Geddes
 & R. Jones (267)
     
Oct. 5CoreStates Betsy King ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (274)90,000K. Robbins (276)
Oct. 19World Championship of GolfJuli Inkster (280)*131,000H. Alfredsson/
 K. Robbins (280)
     
Nov. 2Nichirei InternationalUSA (23)432,000Japan (13)
Nov. 9Toray Japan Queens CupLiselotte Neumann (205)112,500L. Kane (206)
Nov. 23LPGA Tour ChampionshipAnnika Sorenstam (277)*160,000L. Kane
& P. Hurst (277)
     
Dec. 7JCPenney ClassicAmy Fruhwirth/Clarence Rose (264)187,500E. Klein/S. Cink
& C. Matthew/D. Forsman (265)
Dec. 14Diners Club MatchesJuli Inkster/Dottie Pepper (3 and 2)110,000 (each)N. Lopez/L. Davies
# Rain-shortened
*Playoffs (11): HealthSouth— McGann won on the 1st hole; Diet Dr. Pepper— Robbins won on the 2nd hole; Standard Register Ping— Davies won on the 1st hole; Longs Drugs— Sorenstam won on the 2nd hole; Sara Lee— Myers won on the 5th hole. Harvey was eliminated in the 2nd hole; McDonald's LPGA— Johnson won on the 2nd hole; Corning— Jones won on the 1st hole; Giant Eagle— Green won on the 5th hole; State Farm— Figg-Currier won on the 1st hole; World Championship— Inkster won on the first hole; Tour Championship— Sorenstam won on the 3rd hole. Hurst was eliminated on the 2nd hole.
Second Place ties: (3 players or more): 4-WAY– Edina Realty (H. Kobayashi, J. Geddes, C. Matthew, M. Hirase). 3-WAY–Susan G. Komen (L. Kane, C. Johnston-Forbes, N. Bowen); Chick-fil-A (T. Barrett, D. Richard, K. Webb); Rochester (T. Green, D. Pepper, N. Bowen).

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