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Sunday 17 May 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins McDonald's LPGA Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 1998 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.3 million USD · McDonald's
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/7°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/10°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 25 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Donna Andrews USA · 276Moved to eight under with birdies at 3 and 5 but bogeyed 6 and double-bogeyed 7 to fall four behind; closed with 69 (AP) Rookie Pak goes wire to wire to win McDonald's LPGA Championship - David Ginsburg, AP, May 17 1998 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
- Lisa Hackney ENG · 276Third-round co-leader; drew level on 11 but bogeyed the par-3 13th after missing the green and closed with 71 (AP) Rookie Pak goes wire to wire to win McDonald's LPGA Championship - David Ginsburg, AP, May 17 1998 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
· cut +4, 72 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship
DuPont Country Club, Wilmington
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Donna Andrews, Lisa Hackney
From the papers
Rookie Pak goes wire to wire to win McDonald's LPGA Championship - David Ginsburg, AP, May 17 1998 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
17 May 1998
It feels great to win a major, my first win in the United States. Wow. This is a really awesome feeling. I'm really, really happy.
Rookie Pak goes wire to wire to win McDonald's LPGA Championship - David Ginsburg, AP, May 17 1998 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
17 May 1998
I didn't think about if I would win. I just played my game
Rookie Pak goes wire to wire to win McDonald's LPGA Championship - David Ginsburg, AP, May 17 1998 - GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
17 May 1998
I don't know a lot about her, but I played with her once and I know she has a good all-around game. She doesn't let a lot bother her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 65 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Donna Andrews | 71 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Lisa Hackney | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Karrie Webb | 71 · 73 · 67 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Wendy Ward | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Chris Johnson | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Emilee Klein | 72 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Catrin Nilsmark | 69 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Kelly Robbins | 69 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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