1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore

1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Tournament information
Dates March 26–29, 1998
Location Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s) Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1]
Field 103 players, 73 after cut
Cut 151 (+7)
Prize fund $1.0 million
Winner's share $150,000
Champion
United States Pat Hurst
281 (−7)
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

The 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 26–29 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 27th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the sixteenth as a major championship.

Pat Hurst won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson.[2][3] At the final green, she sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par and gained her second tour victory.[4]

At 6,460 yards (5,907 m), the course was the longest on the LPGA Tour in 1998.[4]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Helen Alfredsson Sweden199370737070283−5T3
Donna Andrews United States199471727170284−4T5
Dottie Pepper United States199273727468287−1T9
Juli Inkster United States1984, 198974757470293+5T24
Amy Alcott United States1983, 1988, 199174757571295+7T40
Pat Bradley United States198675717476296+8T42
Patty Sheehan United States199672767474296+8T42
Betsy King United States1987, 1990, 199773747974300+12T61
Nanci Bowen United States199576747775302+14T65

Source:[1][5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Alice Miller United States19857977156+12

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 28, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Pat Hurst United States68-72-70-71=281−7150,000
2Helen Dobson England70-74-71-67=282−693,093
T3Helen Alfredsson Sweden70-73-70-70=283−560,385
Laura Davies England75-70-70-68=283
T5Donna Andrews United States71-72-71-70=284−438,998
Liselotte Neumann Sweden69-71-71-73=284
T7Annika Sörenstam Sweden76-71-69-70=286−227,928
Karrie Webb Australia71-72-70-73=286
T9Dottie Pepper United States73-72-74-68=287−122,393
Sherri Steinhauer United States69-76-71-71=287

Source:[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoreboard: LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 30, 1998. p. 4B.
  2. "LPGA Dinah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 30, 1998. p. 7C.
  3. "Win has Hurst taking a plunge". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. March 30, 1998. p. B10.
  4. 1 2 Shipnuck, Alan (April 6, 1998). "Hurst in a burst". Sports Illustrated. p. G38.
  5. 1 2 3 "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
Preceded by
1997 du Maurier Classic
Major Championships Succeeded by
1998 LPGA Championship

Coordinates: 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433

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