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Sunday 14 June 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Walters wins Oldsmobile Classic
Walnut Hills Country Club, East Lansing, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 June 1998 · Lisa Walters’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $650,000 USD · Oldsmobile
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Donna Andrews USA · 271Led after each of the first two rounds, closed with a 67 but finished six behind; her fourth straight runner-up finish Walters ties scoring record in winning Oldsmobile Classic (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
136 started, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Oldsmobile Classic
Walnut Hills Country Club, Walnut Hills Country Club, East Lansing, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lisa Walters
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
14 June 1998
This win is better than my first. This is the first time I've won a four-day tournament. This is a nice comeback, to win and to win in grand style.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
14 June 1998
I have had so many bad years out here. I knew I was a better golfer than I was proving. I felt like I was a disappointment to myself.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
14 June 1998
To shoot 17-under and finish second, I know I played well, but it was not my time to win,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Walters | 67 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Donna Andrews | 64 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Karrie Webb | 66 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Emilee Klein | 69 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Lisa Hackney | 68 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Pat Hurst | 68 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Dottie Pepper | 67 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Karen Weiss | 70 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Vicki Fergon | 77 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 69 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1960-01-09, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada; CAN; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet