1998 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 $1,092,748.
This was the first year that non-American winners outnumbered American winners (19 to 17). There were four first-time winners in 1998: Amy Fruhwirth, Rachel Hetherington, Se Ri Pak, Pearl Sinn.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida |  | 209 (−7) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jan 25 | The Office Depot | Florida |  | 277 (−11) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Feb 15 | Los Angeles Women's Championship | California | | 141 (−3)^ | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 21 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | | 204 (−12) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Mar 1 | Australian Ladies Masters | Australia | .svg.png){kind=small} | 272 (−16) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 15 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 22 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | | 279 (−13) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Mar 29 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 281 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 5 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | | 278 (−10) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 19 | City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic | South Carolina | | 269 (−19) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 26 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | | 202 (−14) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| May 3 | Mercury Titleholders Championship | Florida | | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| May 10 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | | 205 (−11) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| May 17 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware |  | 273 (−11) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 24 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | | 268 (−20) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| May 31 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | | 279 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Jun 7 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | | 208 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 14 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | .svg.png){kind=small} | 265 (−23) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Jun 21 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts | | 208 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 28 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | | 196 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 5 | U.S. Women's Open | Wisconsin | | 290 (+6) | 1,500,000 | 267,500 |
| Jul 12 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | | 261 (−23) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Jul 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | | 265 (−19) | 775,000 | 116,250 |
| Jul 26 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | | 201 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Aug 2 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | | 270 (−18) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Aug 9 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio | | 199 (−17) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug 16 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | | 292 (+4) | 1,000,000 | 162,000 |
| Aug 23 | Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic | Minnesota |  | 206 (−10) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug 30 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | | 200 (−16) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Sep 6 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | | 204 (−12) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Sep 13 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 273 (−15) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Sep 27 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | | 274 (−14) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Oct 11 | Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions | Alabama | | 276 (−12) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| Oct 25 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida | | 275 (−13) | 550,000 | 137,000 |
| Nov 8 | Japan Classic | Japan | | 205 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Nov 22 | PageNet Tour Championship | Nevada |  | 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
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine