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Sunday 27 September 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Hetherington wins First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September 1998 · Rachel Hetherington’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · First Union
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/5°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 32 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 274Two-time defending champion shot the day's low 66 with four closing birdies, then missed a 7-footer for birdie on the first playoff hole - her first loss in five career playoffs Hetherington tops Sorenstam in playoff to win Betsy King Classic (AP) - GOLFonline, Wayback Machine copy
145 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
First Union Betsy King Classic
Berkleigh Country Club, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rachel Hetherington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
27 September 1998
It's weird how things worked out. I really thought I was going home. But the timing was really good.
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
27 September 1998
I really had no idea. I just wanted to play par golf or better on every hole, and I wasn't aware until I was walking up to the green.
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
27 September 1998
I was just happy to be in contention. Obviously I'm disappointed, but she showed a lot of composure and was very impressive today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hetherington | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Beth Daniel | 67 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 68 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Meg Mallon | 70 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Laura Davies | 68 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 70 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 8 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 69 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Nancy Scranton | 73 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Shani Waugh | 71 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-23, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet