1998 du Maurier Ltd. Classic: Brandie Burton wins at Essex Golf & Country Club
Brandie Burton won the 1998 du Maurier Ltd. Classic at Essex Golf & Country Club, Windsor, Ontario, Canada with 270 (−18), by 1 stroke over Annika Sörenstam.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.
- Dates
- July 30, 1998 to August 2, 1998
- Course
- Essex Golf & Country Club, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Edition
- 26th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $1,200,000 · winner's share $180,000
- Champion
- Brandie Burton · age 26 · United States · born San Bernardino, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 68-64-66-72 = 270 (−18) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Annika Sörenstam (271)
- 54-hole leader
- Brandie Burton
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandie Burton | 68 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Annika Sörenstam | 271 |
What happened at the 1998 du Maurier Ltd. Classic
Brandie Burton birdied four of her last six holes in a third-round 66 to reach 198, breaking Ayako Okamoto's 1987 tournament 54-hole record of 200.
Burton held off Annika Sörenstam by one stroke at 270 (-18), the lowest winning score of the event's major years.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's du Maurier Classic data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Sources
- deseret.com: youthful burton in front at du maurier
- Wikipedia: Du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: 1998 du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: 1998 LPGA Tour
- media.lpga.com: tuesday pre tournament notes cpkc women's open
- lpga.com: 2018 cp womens open notes and interviews (link no longer works)
- Wikipedia: List of du Maurier Classic champions
- golfcompendium.com: du maurier classic lpga major
- Wikipedia: Canadian Women's Open
- Wikipedia: Brandie Burton
- upi.com: PGA This Week