1998 U.S. Women's Open

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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
South Korea Se Ri Pak
290 (+6), playoff
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Blackwolf Run is located in Wisconsin
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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.[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
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 340 522 402 335 409 159 415 152 395 3,129 564 374 410 142 310 350 540 172 421 3,283 6,412
Par 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 71

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[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 1988 70 70 75 76 291 +7 3
Laura Davies  England 1987 68 75 78 74 295 +11 T11
Hollis Stacy  United States 1977, 1978, 1984 76 68 82 71 297 +13 T15
Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 1995, 1996 71 75 79 77 302 +18 T41
Pat Bradley  United States 1981 71 77 83 73 304 +20 T46
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1983 73 77 82 77 309 +25 T57

Source:[9]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Betsy King  United States 1989, 1990 73 79 152 +10
Meg Mallon  United States 1991 77 76 153 +11
Patty Sheehan  United States 1992, 1994 75 80 155 +13
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 79 77 156 +14
Alison Nicholas  England 1997 78 78 156 +14
Jane Geddes  United States 1986 78 79 157 +15

Source:[10]

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, July 2, 1998

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Laura Davies  England 68 −3
Kim Williams  United States
T3 Pat Hurst  United States 69 −2
Se Ri Pak  South Korea
Leslie Spalding  United States
T6 Donna Andrews  United States 70 −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

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 69-70=139 −3
2 Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 70-70=140 −2
T3 Christa Johnson  United States 72-70=142 E
Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a)  United States 71-71=142
Mhairi McKay  Scotland 72-70=142
Dottie Pepper  United States 71-71=142
T7 Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)  United States 72-71=143 +1
Laura Davies  England 68-75=143
Akiko Fukushima  Japan 72-71=143
Dale Eggeling  United States 71-72=143
Leslie Spalding  United States 69-74=143

Source:[12]

Third round[]

Saturday, July 4, 1998

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 69-70-75=214 +1
T2 Mhairi McKay  Scotland 72-70-73=215 +2
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 70-70-75=215
T4 Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)  United States 72-71-75=218 +5
Christa Johnson  United States 72-70-76=218
T6 Pat Hurst  United States 69-75-75=219 +6
Barb Mucha  United States 70-74-75=219
T8 Donna Andrews  United States 74-71-76=220 +7
Tammie Green  United States 73-71-76=220
Dottie Pepper  United States 71-71-78=220
Lisa Walters  Canada 76-70-74=220
Wendy Ward  United States 76-69-75=220

Source:[13]

Final round[]

Sunday, July 5, 1998

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 69-70-75-76=290 +6 Playoff
Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)  United States 72-71-75-72=290
3 Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 70-70-75-76=291 +7 157,500
T4 Danielle Ammaccapane  United States 76-71-74-71=292 +8 77,351
Pat Hurst  United States 69-75-75-73=292
Christa Johnson  United States 72-70-76-74=292
T7 Stefania Croce  Italy 74-71-76-72=293 +9 46,737
Tammie Green  United States 73-71-76-73=293
Mhairi McKay  Scotland 72-70-73-78=293
10 Trish Johnson  England 73-71-77-73=294 +10 39,015

Source:[9]

Scorecard[]

Hole   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18 
Par 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
South Korea Pak +1 +1 +3 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6
United States Chuasiriporn +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7 +6
Sweden Neumann +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7
United States Ammaccapane +8 +8 +9 +9 +9 +10 +10 +9 +8 +7 +8 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8
United States Hurst +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +7 +7 +9 +10 +9 +8 +8 +9 +8
United States 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

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 38-35=73 +2 267,500
2 Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)  United States 36-37=73 +2 0  
  • 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  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
South Korea Pak E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +1 E +1 +1 +1 +2
United States Chuasiriporn −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2
Sudden-death Playoff
South Korea Pak E −1
United States Chuasiriporn E x

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. ^ a b "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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