1998 U.S. Women's Open

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.

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
BlackwolfRun is located in the United States
BlackwolfRun
Blackwolf
Run
Location in the United States
BlackwolfRun is located in Wisconsin
BlackwolfRun
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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 2, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Laura Davies68−3
United States Kim Williams
T3United States Pat Hurst69−2
South Korea Se Ri Pak
United States Leslie Spalding
T6United States Donna Andrews70−1
United States Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a)
United States Jackie Gallagher-Smith
United States Barb Mucha
Sweden Liselotte Neumann

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, July 3, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Se Ri Pak69-70=139−3
2Sweden Liselotte Neumann70-70=140−2
T3United States Christa Johnson72-70=142E
United States Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a)71-71=142
Scotland Mhairi McKay72-70=142
United States Dottie Pepper71-71=142
T7United States Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)72-71=143+1
England Laura Davies68-75=143
Japan Akiko Fukushima72-71=143
United States Dale Eggeling71-72=143
United States Leslie Spalding69-74=143

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, July 4, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Se Ri Pak69-70-75=214+1
T2Scotland Mhairi McKay72-70-73=215+2
Sweden Liselotte Neumann70-70-75=215
T4United States Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)72-71-75=218+5
United States Christa Johnson72-70-76=218
T6United States Pat Hurst69-75-75=219+6
United States Barb Mucha70-74-75=219
T8United States Donna Andrews74-71-76=220+7
United States Tammie Green73-71-76=220
United States Dottie Pepper71-71-78=220
Canada Lisa Walters76-70-74=220
United States Wendy Ward76-69-75=220

Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, July 5, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1South Korea Se Ri Pak69-70-75-76=290+6Playoff
United States Jenny Chuasiriporn (a)72-71-75-72=290
3Sweden Liselotte Neumann70-70-75-76=291+7157,500
T4United States Danielle Ammaccapane76-71-74-71=292+877,351
United States Pat Hurst69-75-75-73=292
United States Christa Johnson72-70-76-74=292
T7Italy Stefania Croce74-71-76-72=293+946,737
United States Tammie Green73-71-76-73=293
Scotland Mhairi McKay72-70-73-78=293
10England Trish Johnson73-71-77-73=294+1039,015

Source:[12]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454443434544344534
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:[13]

Playoff

Monday, July 6, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1South Korea Se Ri Pak38-35=73+2267,500
2United States 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 101112131415161718
Par454443434544344534
South Korea PakEE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1E+1+1+1+2
United States Chuasiriporn−1−2−2−2−3EEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2
Sudden-death Playoff
South Korea PakE−1
United States ChuasiripornEx

Source:[14][15]

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. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 3, 1998. p. D-7.
  10. "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 4, 1998. p. 6D.
  11. "USGA - U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 5, 1998. p. 8G.
  12. "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 1998. p. 6C.
  13. "Leaders' scorecards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 6, 1998. p. 6C.
  14. "Playoff scorecard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 7, 1998. p. 1C.
  15. "U.S. Women's Open playoff results". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 7, 1998. p. 30.

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