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1996 LPGA Championship

Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
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1996 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 9–12, 1996
LocationWilmington, Delaware
39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
(reduced to 54 holes)
Statistics
Par71
Length6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1]
Cut148 (+6)
Prize fund$1.2 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
England Laura Davies
213 (Even)
Location map
DuPont CC is located in the United States
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in United States
DuPont CC is located in Delaware
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
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The 1996 LPGA Championship was the 42nd LPGA Championship, played May 9–12 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

Laura Davies won the second of her two LPGA Championship titles at even par, one stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers.[2] It was the third of Davies' four major titles. Rain and wind hampered play; the first round was delayed until Friday and the second round was not completed until Sunday morning; the championship was reduced to 54 holes and ended on Sunday.[3] It was the first women's major in twelve years to have a winning score of par or above, last at the 1984 U.S. Women's Open.[4]

This was the third of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, May 12, 1996

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 England Laura Davies 72-71-70=213 E 180,000
2 United States Julie Piers 72-72-70=214 +1 111,711
T3 Australia Jane Crafter 75-68-72=215 +2 72,461
United States Penny Hammel 73-72-70=215
T5 United States Judy Dickinson 71-74-71=216 +3 37,800
United States Shirley Furlong 70-73-73=216
United States Juli Inkster 70-73-73=216
Japan Hiromi Kobayashi 71-70-75=216
United States Val Skinner 73-69-74=216
T10 United States Kristi Albers 72-71-74=217 +4 22,342
United States Michelle Dobek 72-75-70=217
United States Meg Mallon 69-75-73=217
United States Patty Sheehan 72-74-71=217

Source:[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "McDonald's LPGA". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). May 13, 1996. p. 3C.
  2. ^ a b "Davies does not wither in weather". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. May 13, 1996. p. 27.
  3. ^ "More bad weather". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. May 12, 1996. p. 8C.
  4. ^ "Davies repeats at McDonald's". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. May 13, 1996. p. 3C.
  5. ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1996. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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