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Sunday 23 August 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Kobayashi wins Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic
Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Minnesota · Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 1998 · Hiromi Kobayashi’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · Rainbow Foods · Rain halted the second round on Saturday; it was completed on Sunday morning before the final round.
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SSE, gusts 47 · 20.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/19°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 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
- Tracy Hanson USA · 206Led by one before bogeying the 16th, left a 20-foot birdie putt a foot short on the 72nd hole, then airmailed the green with a 9-iron and lost on the first playoff hole. Kobayashi wins Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic in playoff (AP), GOLFonline, Aug. 23, 1998
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic
Rush Creek Golf Club, Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hiromi Kobayashi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
I have no idea. Maybe a special god is behind me. It feels good. I don't know why, but it feels good.
AP via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
I was tired, but everybody was tired, too. I was not trying to think about that. Just play golf. Inside, I was so calm, but my body was pumping adrenaline, too.
AP via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
It was actually perfect yardage for my 9-iron, and I completely airmailed it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 69 · 68 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| 2 | Tracy Hanson | 67 · 70 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| T3 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 69 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T3 | Michelle Estill | 65 · 71 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Lisa Walters | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Wendy Doolan | 69 · 71 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Leta Lindley | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T8 | Jill McGill | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Rachel Hetherington | 70 · 68 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Liz Earley | 68 · 71 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Wendy Ward | 69 · 67 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T8 | Lisa Kiggens | 71 · 68 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1963-01-08, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan; JPN; turned pro 1985; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet