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Sunday 8 November 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Kobayashi wins Japan Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hanno, Saitama, Japan · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 1998 · Hiromi Kobayashi’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 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
10 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/9°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/8°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 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
- Tina Barrett USA · 205Closed with a 6-under 66 to set the 205 target, then three-putted from 13 feet for bogey on the third playoff hole; seeking her first title since the 1989 Ocean State Open Kobayashi captures Japan Classic on third playoff hole (AP) - GOLFonline, Wayback Machine copy
83 started, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
Japan Classic
Musashigaoka Golf Course, Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hanno, Saitama, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hiromi Kobayashi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
8 November 1998
When I dropped a stroke to 7-under on the 11th hole, I thought it would be challenging for me to win. I was able to regain the rhythm, and confidence, with the birdie on the 14th.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 68 · 68 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| 2 | Tina Barrett | 65 · 74 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| 3 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 64 · 73 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Betsy King | 72 · 67 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Helen Alfredsson | 71 · 67 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Huang Yu-chen | 67 · 68 · 74 | 209 | −7 |
| 7 | Lisa Walters | 71 · 67 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Chris Johnson | 74 · 68 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Rosie Jones | 73 · 70 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Gail Graham | 70 · 71 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Kris Tschetter | 70 · 69 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Megumi Matsuo | 70 · 69 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1963-01-08, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan; JPN; turned pro 1985; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet