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1998 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1998 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 36 |
| most_wins | 4 KOR Se Ri Pak and SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor2 | Rolex Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | SWE Annika Sörenstam |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | KOR Se Ri Pak |
| prevseason | [1997](1997-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1999](1999-lpga-tour) |
The 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, four each. Annika Sörenstam led the money list with earnings of $1,092,748. She also won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, becoming the first to break 70 with an average of 69.99.
This was the first year that non-American winners outnumbered American winners (19 to 17). There were four first-time winners in 1998: Amy Fruhwirth, Rachel Hetherington, Se Ri Pak, Pearl Sinn.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida | USA Kelly Robbins (7) | 209 (−7) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jan 25 | The Office Depot | Florida | SWE Helen Alfredsson (3) | 277 (−11) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Feb 15 | Los Angeles Women's Championship | California | USA Dale Eggeling (3) | 141 (−3)^ | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 21 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Wendy Ward (2) | 204 (−12) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Mar 1 | Australian Ladies Masters | Australia | AUS Karrie Webb (9) | 272 (−16) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 15 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | SWE Helen Alfredsson (4) | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 22 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | SWE Liselotte Neumann (11) | 279 (−13) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Mar 29 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1998-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Pat Hurst (2)** | 281 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 5 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | USA Donna Andrews (6) | 278 (−10) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 19 | City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic | South Carolina | AUS Karrie Webb (10) | 269 (−19) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 26 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | SWE Liselotte Neumann (12) | 202 (−14) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| May 3 | Mercury Titleholders Championship | Florida | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (6) | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| May 10 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Barb Mucha (5) | 205 (−11) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| May 17 | **[McDonald's LPGA Championship](1998-lpga-championship)** | Delaware | KOR **Se Ri Pak (1)** | 273 (−11) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 24 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Tammie Green (7) | 268 (−20) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| May 31 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | USA Rosie Jones (9) | 279 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Jun 7 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | SWE Annika Sörenstam (13) | 208 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 14 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | CAN Lisa Walters (3) | 265 (−23) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jun 21 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts | USA Amy Fruhwirth (1) | 208 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 28 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | SWE Annika Sörenstam (14) | 196 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 5 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1998-u-s-women-s-open)** | Wisconsin | KOR **Se Ri Pak (2)** | 290 (+6) | 1,500,000 | 267,500 |
| Jul 12 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | KOR Se Ri Pak (3) | 261 (−23) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Jul 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | SWE Annika Sörenstam (15) | 265 (−19) | 775,000 | 116,250 |
| Jul 26 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | KOR Se Ri Pak (4) | 201 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Aug 2 | **[du Maurier Classic](1998-du-maurier-classic)** | Canada | USA **Brandie Burton (5)** | 270 (−18) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Aug 9 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Meg Mallon (9) | 199 (−17) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug 16 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | USA Sherri Steinhauer (3) | 292 (+4) | 1,000,000 | 162,000 |
| Aug 23 | Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic | Minnesota | JPN Hiromi Kobayashi (3) | 206 (−10) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug 30 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | USA Pearl Sinn (1) | 200 (−16) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Sep 6 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (7) | 204 (−12) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Sep 13 | Safeco Classic | Washington | SWE Annika Sörenstam (16) | 273 (−15) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Sep 27 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | AUS Rachel Hetherington (1) | 274 (−14) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Oct 11 | Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions | Alabama | USA Kelly Robbins (8) | 276 (−12) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| Oct 25 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida | USA Juli Inkster (17) | 275 (−13) | 550,000 | 137,000 |
| Nov 8 | Japan Classic | Japan | JPN Hiromi Kobayashi (4) | 205 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Nov 22 | PageNet Tour Championship | Nevada | ENG Laura Davies (17) | 277 (−11) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Annika Sörenstam (3) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam (3) | |
| Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam (3) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Se Ri Pak |
References
References
- Voepel, Mechelle. (November 28, 1998). "Pak learned about golf's highs and lows during rookie season". The Kansas City Star.
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999". LPGA.
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