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Sunday 19 April 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
Wachesaw East Golf Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 1998 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 58 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course 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
- Meg Mallon USA · 272Birdied the first three holes to lead, but three three-putts, the last at 15, kept her from pressing Webb; closed with 69 Webb pulls away to win Myrtle Beach Classic for second straight year, by Jeff Shain (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
143 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
Wachesaw East Golf Club, Wachesaw East Golf Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
19 April 1998
Before I even came here this week, I had good memories about the course and really looked forward to it,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
19 April 1998
That gave me a bit of momentum. I had to be swinging it good to hit it that close. I felt really, really good at that point.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
19 April 1998
We all have our share of courses we feel comfortable on and Karrie has one right here,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Meg Mallon | 62 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Dottie Pepper | 73 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 74 · 63 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Janice Moodie | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Lorie Kane | 72 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Catrin Nilsmark | 66 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Tina Barrett | 70 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Kelly Robbins | 70 · 70 · 71 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Dina Ammaccapane | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Jane Crafter | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet