1996 LPGA Championship
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The 1996 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware
. This was the 42nd edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played from May 9-12.
This championship was won by Laura Davies
.
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. This was the 42nd edition of the LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
and was played from May 9-12.
This championship was won by Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
72-71-70=213 | E | $180,000 | |
| 2 | Julie Piers Julie Piers Julie Larsen Piers is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under both her maiden name, Julie Larsen, and her married name, Julie Piers .... |
72-72-70=214 | $111,711 | ||
| T3 | Jane Crafter Jane Crafter Jane Crafter is an Australian-American professional golfer and golf broadcster who played on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Australia and the United States .Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990... |
75-68-72=215 | $72,461 | ||
| T3 | Penny Hammel Penny Hammel Penny Hammel is an American professional golfer, who joined the LPGA Tour in 1985.-Amateur career:Hammel was born in Decatur, Illinois. She won several amateur tournaments including the 1979 U.S. Girls' Junior. In the 1979 PGA Junior Championship she finished five strokes ahead of her closest... |
73-72-70=215 | $72,461 | ||
| T5 | Hiromi Kobayashi Hiromi Kobayashi is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won 15 tournaments internationally, including four on the American LPGA Tour.-Professional career:Kobayashi turned pro in 1985. She won six titles on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 1989. In 1990, she joined the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and was named LPGA Rookie of... |
71-70-75=216 | $37,800 | ||
| T5 | Judy Dickinson Judy Dickinson Judy Dickinson is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed as Judy Clark from 1978 until her marriage to PGA Tour golfer Gardner Dickinson in 1985.... |
71-74-71=216 | $37,800 | ||
| T5 | Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
70-73-73=216 | $37,800 | ||
| T5 | Shirley Furlong Shirley Furlong Shirley Furlong is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Furlong won once on the LPGA Tour in 1988.-LPGA Tour wins :1Defeated Turner with par on first extra hole.-External links:... |
70-73-73=216 | $37,800 | ||
| T5 | Val Skinner Val Skinner Val Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. She was also the 1980 Nebraska Match... |
73-69-74=216 | $37,800 | ||
| T10 | Kristi Albers Kristi Albers Kristi Albers is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She also played under her maiden name Kristi Arrington before her marriage in 1987.Albers won once on the LPGA Tour in 1993.-LPGA Tour wins :... |
72-71-74=217 | $22,342 | ||
| T10 | Meg Mallon | 69-75-73=217 | $22,342 | ||
| T10 | Michelle Dobek | 72-75-70=217 | $22,342 | ||
| T10 | Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
72-74-71=217 | $22,342 |