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Sunday 24 May 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Green wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 1998 · Tammie Green’s win no. 7 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
14 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/10°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/7°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/6°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 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
- Emilee Klein USA · 275Five front-nine birdies and a closing 67, but Green never gave her a chance; finished seven back Green finally wins the LPGA Corning Classic after so many close calls, by John Kekis (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
- Brandie Burton USA · 275Played in the final twosome, bogeyed No. 1 and was never a factor; a birdie at 16 earned a share of second, seven back Green finally wins the LPGA Corning Classic after so many close calls, by John Kekis (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
143 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tammie Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
24 May 1998
It was one of those dream tournaments. I didn't have too many mistakes and was able to get out of them. I was quite amazed at myself.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
24 May 1998
I drove into the trees on the left. It was nice to be in the shade a little bit,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
24 May 1998
It's exciting to get those butterflies back because they've been landing for a while.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tammie Green | 67 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Emilee Klein | 71 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Brandie Burton | 68 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Penny Hammel | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Mardi Lunn | 72 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Dottie Pepper | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Sherri Steinhauer | 74 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Helen Alfredsson | 69 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Gail Graham | 71 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Suzanne Strudwick | 73 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Hollis Stacy | 69 · 73 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Rosie Jones | 73 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Maria Hjorth | 71 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1959-12-17, Somerset, Ohio, U.S.; USA; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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