1998 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1998 U.S. Women's Open July 2–6, 1998 Kohler, Wisconsin Blackwolf Run(original course) USGA LPGA Tour 71 6412 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3PEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3379%2C4665795 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press U.S. Women's Open: fourth round results July 6, 1998 c4 150 players, 62 after cuthttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vvIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3PEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1709%2C2239770 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Open full of early surprises July 3, 1998 C1 150 (+8) $1.5 million $267,500 KOR Se Ri Pak 290 (+6), playoff 1997 1999 USA 1 BlackwolfRun 43.726 -87.774 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Wisconsin 1 BlackwolfRun 43.726 -87.774 Location in Wisconsin 5 160 The 1998 U.S. Women's Open was the 53rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held July 2–6 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. The champion was Se Ri Pak, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m3EaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5640%2C1052892 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel D'Amato Gary From knee deep to sky high for Pak July 7, 1998 C1 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 ft on birdie putt on the 92nd hole of competition to become the youngest woman to win two major championships in the same year.http://www.uswomensopen.com/history/pastchamps/1998.html U.S. Women's Open - History – 1998 July 31, 2011https://www.si.com/vault/1998/07/13/245988/2020-unflappable-rookie-se-ri-pak-and-easygoing-amateur-jenny-chuasiriporn-both-20-played-20-extra-holes-before-pak-became-the-youngest-us-womens-open-champion Sports Illustrated 20/20 Jaime Diaz July 13, 1998 44–5 July 31, 2011https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cEBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2322%2C2389123 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Pak is youngest winner July 7, 1998 25 She won her first major, the LPGA Championship, seven weeks earlier. On the 72nd hole on Sunday, Chuasiriporn holed a 40 ft 0 on birdie putt to get into the playoff. Pak later had an 8 ft on 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=trNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jG8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2122%2C3588600 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press 40-foot putt forces playoff July 6, 1998 C-1 The championship returned to the course fourteen years later, in 2012. Course layout Blackwolf Run Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards3405224023354091594151523953,1295643744101423103505401724213,2836,412Par454443434355443445343671 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mnEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2517%2C82430 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel How the course played July 6, 1998 C1 "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. Round summaries First round Thursday, July 2, 1998 Place Player Score To parT1 ENG Laura Davies 68 −3 USA Kim Williams T3 USA Pat Hurst 69 −2 KOR Se Ri Pak USA Leslie SpaldingT6 USA Donna Andrews 70 −1 USA Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a) USA Jackie Gallagher-Smith USA Barb Mucha SWE Liselotte Neumann Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s7NRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jG8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6228%2C1187206 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Golf: U.S. Women's Open July 3, 1998 D-7 Second round Friday, July 3, 1998 Place Player Score To par1 KOR Se Ri Pak69-70=139−32 SWE Liselotte Neumann70-70=140 −2T3 USA Christa Johnson72-70=142 E USA Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a) 71-71=142 SCO Mhairi McKay72-70=142 USA Dottie Pepper71-71=142T7 USA Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) 72-71=143 +1 ENG Laura Davies68-75=143 JPN Akiko Fukushima72-71=143 USA Dale Eggeling71-72=143 USA Leslie Spalding69-74=143 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pt1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2178%2C946019 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon LPGA Tour July 4, 1998 6D Third round Saturday, July 4, 1998 Place Player Score To par1 KOR Se Ri Pak69-70-75=214+1T2 SCO Mhairi McKay72-70-73=215 +2 SWE Liselotte Neumann70-70-75=215 T4 USA Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) 72-71-75=218 +5 USA Christa Johnson72-70-76=218T6 USA Pat Hurst69-75-75=219 +6 USA Barb Mucha70-74-75=219 T8 USA Donna Andrews 74-71-76=220 +7 USA Tammie Green73-71-76=220 USA Dottie Pepper71-71-78=220 CAN Lisa Walters76-70-74=220 USA Wendy Ward76-69-75=220 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P91YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=resDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2795%2C1474971 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon USGA - U.S. Women's Open July 5, 1998 8G Final round Sunday, July 5, 1998 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 KOR Se Ri Pak69-70-75-76=290+6Playoff USA Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)72-71-75-72=2903 SWE Liselotte Neumann70-70-75-76=291+7157,500 T4 USA Danielle Ammaccapane 76-71-74-71=292 +8 77,351 USA Pat Hurst69-75-75-73=292 USA Christa Johnson72-70-76-74=292T7 ITA Stefania Croce 74-71-76-72=293 +9 46,737 USA Tammie Green73-71-76-73=293 SCO Mhairi McKay72-70-73-78=293 10 ENG Trish Johnson73-71-77-73=294+1039,015 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mnEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2537%2C103491 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Scoreboard July 6, 1998 6C Scorecard Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par454443434 544344534KOR Pak +1+1+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+6+6+5+5+5+6+6USA Chuasiriporn +5+5+5+5+6+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+6+6+7+6SWE Neumann +2+2+3+3+4+4+5+5+5 +5+6+7+7+7+7+7+7+7USA Ammaccapane +8+8+9+9+9+10+10+9+8 +7+8+7+7+7+7+7+7+8USA Hurst +6+6+6+7+7+8+8+8+8 +7+7+9+10+9+8+8+9+8USA 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:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mnEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2294%2C105681 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Leaders' scorecards July 6, 1998 6C Playoff Monday, July 6, 1998 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 KOR Se Ri Pak 38-35=73 +2267,5002 USA Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) 36-37=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 101112131415161718Par454443434 544344534KOR Pak EE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1E+1+1+1+2USA Chuasiriporn −1 −2−2−2−3EEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2Sudden-death PlayoffKOR Pak E−1 USA Chuasiriporn Ex Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m3EaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3525%2C1052254 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Playoff scorecard July 7, 1998 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cEBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4558%2C2408290 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press U.S. Women's Open playoff results July 7, 1998 30 References External links Golf Observer final leaderboardAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 1998 43.726 -87.774 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Wisconsin Category:Women's sports in Wisconsin U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open