1998 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 1998 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 53rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held July 2–6 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin.

1998 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 2–6, 1998
LocationKohler, Wisconsin
Course(s)Blackwolf Run
(original course)
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,412 yards (5,863 m)[1]
Field150 players, 62 after cut[2]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$267,500
Champion
Se Ri Pak
290 (+6), playoff
Blackwolf
Run
Location in the United States
Blackwolf
Run
Location in Wisconsin

The champion was Se Ri Pak, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn.[3] Both age 20, Pak and Chuasiriporn finished the 18-hole playoff round tied at 73, and both parred the first extra hole, a par-5. Pak rolled in an 18-foot (5.5 m) birdie putt on the 92nd hole of competition to become the youngest woman to win two major championships in the same year.[4][5][6] She won her first major, the LPGA Championship, seven weeks earlier.

On the 72nd hole on Sunday, Chuasiriporn holed a 40-foot (12 m) birdie putt to get into the playoff. Pak later had an 8-foot (2.4 m) birdie putt to win the title outright, but it did not drop. Pak was awarded the winner's share of the prize money on Sunday, prior to the playoff, as Chuasiriporn was an amateur.[7]

The championship returned to the course fourteen years later, in 2012.

Course layout
Main article: Blackwolf Run
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3405224023354091594151523953,1295643744101423103505401724213,2836,412
Par454443434355443445343671

Source:[8]

  • "Original Course" used the back nine from Meadow Valleys for its front nine, and the first four and final five holes from River for its back nine.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198870707576291+73
Laura Davies England198768757874295+11T11
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 198476688271297+13T15
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 199671757977302+18T41
Pat Bradley United States198171778373304+20T46
Jan Stephenson Australia198373778277309+25T57

Source:[9]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Betsy King United States1989, 19907379152+10
Meg Mallon United States19917776153+11
Patty Sheehan United States1992, 19947580155+13
Amy Alcott United States19807977156+14
Alison Nicholas England19977878156+14
Jane Geddes United States19867879157+15

Source:[10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 2, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Laura Davies England68−3
Kim Williams United States
T3Pat Hurst United States69−2
Se Ri Pak South Korea
Leslie Spalding United States
T6Donna Andrews United States70−1
Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a) United States
Jackie Gallagher-Smith United States
Barb Mucha United States
Liselotte Neumann Sweden

Source:[11]

Second round

Friday, July 3, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Se Ri Pak South Korea69-70=139−3
2Liselotte Neumann Sweden70-70=140−2
T3Christa Johnson United States72-70=142E
Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a) United States71-71=142
Mhairi McKay Scotland72-70=142
Dottie Pepper United States71-71=142
T7Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) United States72-71=143+1
Laura Davies England68-75=143
Akiko Fukushima Japan72-71=143
Dale Eggeling United States71-72=143
Leslie Spalding United States69-74=143

Source:[12]

Third round

Saturday, July 4, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Se Ri Pak South Korea69-70-75=214+1
T2Mhairi McKay Scotland72-70-73=215+2
Liselotte Neumann Sweden70-70-75=215
T4Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) United States72-71-75=218+5
Christa Johnson United States72-70-76=218
T6Pat Hurst United States69-75-75=219+6
Barb Mucha United States70-74-75=219
T8Donna Andrews United States74-71-76=220+7
Tammie Green United States73-71-76=220
Dottie Pepper United States71-71-78=220
Lisa Walters Canada76-70-74=220
Wendy Ward United States76-69-75=220

Source:[13]

Final round

Sunday, July 5, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Se Ri Pak South Korea69-70-75-76=290+6Playoff
Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) United States72-71-75-72=290
3Liselotte Neumann Sweden70-70-75-76=291+7157,500
T4Danielle Ammaccapane United States76-71-74-71=292+877,351
Pat Hurst United States69-75-75-73=292
Christa Johnson United States72-70-76-74=292
T7Stefania Croce Italy74-71-76-72=293+946,737
Tammie Green United States73-71-76-73=293
Mhairi McKay Scotland72-70-73-78=293
10Trish Johnson England73-71-77-73=294+1039,015

Source:[9]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454443434544344534
Pak+1+1+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+6+6+5+5+5+6+6
Chuasiriporn+5+5+5+5+6+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+6+6+7+6
Neumann+2+2+3+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+6+7+7+7+7+7+7+7
Ammaccapane+8+8+9+9+9+10+10+9+8+7+8+7+7+7+7+7+7+8
Hurst+6+6+6+7+7+8+8+8+8+7+7+9+10+9+8+8+9+8
Johnson+5+5+4+4+5+5+4+4+6+5+5+6+6+8+7+8+8+8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[14]

Playoff

Monday, July 6, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Se Ri Pak South Korea38-35=73+2267,500
2Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) United States36-37=73+20  
  • Pak and Chuasiriporn tied in the 18-hole playoff at 73 (+2).
  • The sudden-death playoff began on the back nine:
    • Both parred the first hole (#10, par 5)
    • Pak (3) birdied the second hole (#11) and Chuasiriporn (x) did not.

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454443434544344534
PakEE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1E+1+1+1+2
Chuasiriporn−1−2−2−2−3EEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2
Sudden-death Playoff
PakE−1
ChuasiripornEx

Source:[15][16]

References
  1. "U.S. Women's Open: fourth round results". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 6, 1998. p. c4.
  2. "Open full of early surprises". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 3, 1998. p. C1.
  3. D'Amato, Gary (July 7, 1998). "From knee deep to sky high for Pak". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. C1.
  4. "U.S. Women's Open - History – 1998". Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  5. Diaz, Jaime (July 13, 1998). "20/20". Sports Illustrated. pp. 44–5. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  6. "Pak is youngest winner". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 7, 1998. p. 25.
  7. "40-foot putt forces playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 6, 1998. p. C-1.
  8. "How the course played". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 1998. p. C1.
  9. "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 1998. p. 6C.
  10. "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 4, 1998. p. 6C.
  11. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 3, 1998. p. D-7.
  12. "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 4, 1998. p. 6D.
  13. "USGA - U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 5, 1998. p. 8G.
  14. "Leaders' scorecards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 1998. p. 6C.
  15. "Playoff scorecard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 7, 1998. p. 1C.
  16. "U.S. Women's Open playoff results". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 7, 1998. p. 30.

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