1999 LPGA Championship
The 1999 LPGA Championship was the 45th LPGA Championship, played June 24–27 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships that took place on the LPGA Tour in 1999.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 24–27, 1999 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,376 yards (5,830 m)[1] |
| Field | 139 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $1.4 million |
| Winner's share | $210,000 |
| Champion | |
 Juli Inkster | |
| 268 (−16) | |
Wilmington
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
Three days after turning 39, Juli Inkster shot a final round 65 to win her first LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann and completed the career grand slam.[2][3][4] The fifth of her seven major titles, it was also consecutive major victories; she won her first U.S. Women's Open title three weeks earlier.[2] Inkster successfully defended this LPGA Championship the following year.
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for 11 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 27, 1999
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 68-66-69-65=268 | −16 | 210,000 |
| 2 |  Liselotte Neumann | 67-67-70-68=272 | −12 | 130,330 |
| T3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mardi Lunn | 68-74-65-66=273 | −11 | 84,538 |
| Nancy Scranton | 69-68-66-70=273 | |||
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 64-72-68-70=274 | −10 | 54,596 |
| Cristie Kerr | 70-64-69-71=274 | |||
| T7 |  Laura Davies | 65-71-71-68=275 | −9 | 35,224 |
| Emilee Klein | 72-68-67-68=275 | |||
| Jill McGill | 70-69-68-68=275 | |||
 Se Ri Pak | 68-69-67-71=275 |
References
- "LPGA Championship: final scores". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). June 28, 1999. p. 4C.
- Shipnuck, Alan (July 5, 1999). "A slam-bam finish". Sports Illustrated. p. G5.
- Shapiro, Leonard (June 28, 1999). "Inkster wraps up grand run". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- "Inkster realizes a Grand dream". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 28, 1999. p. C5.
- "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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