1998 LPGA Championship

The 1998 LPGA Championship was the 44th LPGA Championship, played May 14–17 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 1998.

1998 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 14–17, 1998
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1]
Field139 players, 72 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund$1.3 million
Winner's share$195,000
Champion
Se Ri Pak
273 (−11)
Wilmington 
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware

Twenty-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak led wire-to-wire to win the first of her five majors, three strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney.[2][3] Less than two months later, Pak won the next major, the U.S. Women's Open.

The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Christa Johnson United States199772706973278−6T6
Meg Mallon United States199170716372278−6T6
Kelly Robbins United States199569716871279−5T9
Jane Geddes United States198769697072280−4T11
Betsy King United States199271737271287+3T37
Pat Bradley United States198672736776288+4T44
Laura Davies England1994, 199672737271288+4T44
Sally Little South Africa198076707369288+4T44
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 198975717171288+4T44
Beth Daniel United States199070747374291+7T58

Source:[1][4]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Patty Sheehan United States1983, 1984, 19937573148+6
Jan Stephenson Australia19827573148+6
Sherri Turner United States19888180161+19

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 17, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Se Ri Pak South Korea65-68-72-68=273−11195,000
T2Donna Andrews United States71-67-69-69=276−8104,666
Lisa Hackney England70-66-69-71=276
T4Wendy Ward United States71-67-69-70=277−762,145
Karrie Webb Australia71-73-67-66=277
T6Christa Johnson United States69-71-67-71=278−639,467
Emilee Klein United States72-67-68-71=278
Meg Mallon United States71-69-68-70=278
T9Catrin Nilsmark Sweden69-73-70-67=279−529,110
Kelly Robbins United States69-71-68-71=279

Source:[1][4]

References

  1. "LPGA Championship: final scores". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 18, 1998. p. 4C.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (May 25, 1998). "The whole Pak-age". Sports Illustrated. p. G3.
  3. "Upstart surprises LPGA field with 1st major title". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. May 18, 1998. p. 5C.
  4. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
Preceded by
1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Major Championships Succeeded by
1998 U.S. Women's Open

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