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Sunday 3 May 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Ammaccapane wins Mercury Titleholders Championship
LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida · Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 May 1998 · Danielle Ammaccapane’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Mercury
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/17°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Michelle Estill USA · 277Finished three groups ahead and left a 35-foot eagle putt for a tie on the 18th two feet short Ammaccapane tames wind, Swedes to win Mercury Titleholders Championship, by Doug Ferguson (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
143 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mercury Titleholders Championship
LPGA International, Champions Course, LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danielle Ammaccapane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
3 May 1998
My nerves held up out there. I haven't been that calm in a long time.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
3 May 1998
As tough as the conditions were, I thought it was a pretty good round. Par was a good score today.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
3 May 1998
I thought it would be too quick. But I'm happy. I kept it together and played well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 70 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Michelle Estill | 68 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Carin Koch | 69 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | 68 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Lorie Kane | 71 · 68 · 67 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Dawn Coe-Jones | 65 · 70 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Catrin Nilsmark | 69 · 68 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Donna Andrews | 70 · 68 · 68 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Eva Dahllof | 66 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1965-11-27, Babylon, New York, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1988; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet