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
Blackwolf Run is a golf course complex in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is one of two golf destinations associated with The American Club, owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company. The other is the Whistling Straits complex in nearby Haven.
Opened in ...
in
Kohler, Wisconsin
Kohler is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 2,120 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Originally called Ri ...
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The champion was
Se Ri Pak
Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak ( ko, 박세리, ; born 28 September 1977) is a South Korean former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.
Career overview
Born in D ...
, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur
Jenny Chuasiriporn.
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 birdie putt on the 92nd hole of competition to become the youngest woman to win two
major championships in the same year.
She won her first major, the
LPGA Championship
The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a women's professional golf tournament. First held in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the ...
, seven weeks earlier.
On the 72nd hole on Sunday, Chuasiriporn holed a birdie putt to get into the playoff. Pak later had an 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.
The championship returned to the course fourteen years later, in
2012
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.
Course layout
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"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''
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Second round
''Friday, July 3, 1998''
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Third round
''Saturday, July 4, 1998''
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Final round
''Sunday, July 5, 1998''
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Scorecard
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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Playoff
''Monday, July 6, 1998''
*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
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References
External links
Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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