Golf Network News
Sunday 1 March 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 1998 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 32 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 277birdied three of the first nine to pressure Webb, played the back nine in 1-over and double-bogeyed the 17th after hitting her second shot under a sign; tied second GOLFonline: Webb pulls away for five-stroke win at Australian Ladies Masters (March 1, 1998; unbylined; Wayback)
- Hyun Soon Park KOR · 277closed with a 68 to tie for second, five behind GOLFonline: Webb pulls away for five-stroke win at Australian Ladies Masters (March 1, 1998; unbylined; Wayback)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Australian Ladies Masters
Royal Pines Resort, East Course, Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (unbylined report)
1 March 1998
I think this is the happiest day of my life,
GOLFonline (unbylined report)
1 March 1998
When I was walking up the 18th and everyone was cheering, I got a bit of a tear in my eye.
GOLFonline (unbylined report)
1 March 1998
I didn't think back to last year. It's a different tournament. I kept telling myself that Annika wasn't going to beat me and that this was my day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Hyun Soon Park | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Smriti Mehra | 74 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Kim Saiki | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Laurie Brower | 70 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Cindy Schreyer | 70 · 66 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 69 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 75 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Julie Piers | 69 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet