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Sunday 6 September 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Ammaccapane wins Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 1998 · Danielle Ammaccapane’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · Safeway
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/12°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/10°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 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 · 205Started three back and tied for the lead with a birdie at the 10th, but Ammaccapane birdied 12 and 13; Klein drove into a bunker at 18 and her 65-foot chip to tie rolled two inches wide Ammaccapane holds on to win Safeway LPGA Golf Championship (AP, Landon Hall) - GOLFonline, Wayback Machine copy
144 started, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danielle Ammaccapane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
6 September 1998
He said, 'Danielle's on the phone!' and the bar just went nuts. It was the loudest sound you ever heard.
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
6 September 1998
I was shaking. My insides were turning, because I haven't had a putt like that on the last hole to win.
Associated Press (GOLFonline)
6 September 1998
I needed some gifts from her, but she wasn't giving anything away today. It wasn't Christmas. It wasn't even my birthday.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 65 · 67 · 72 | 204 | −12 |
| 2 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 67 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| 3 | Dina Ammaccapane | 71 · 70 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Kris Tschetter | 71 · 72 · 65 | 208 | −8 |
| T4 | Erika Wicoff | 70 · 68 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| 6 | Kim Saiki | 72 · 70 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T7 | Tina Barrett | 69 · 69 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Donna Andrews | 72 · 67 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 68 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Maria Hjorth | 70 · 69 · 73 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Penny Hammel | 69 · 74 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Lorie Kane | 73 · 71 · 68 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Mardi Lunn | 70 · 73 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 69 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Deb Richard | 73 · 69 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 69 · 69 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Sherri Turner | 70 · 69 · 73 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Kristi Albers | 71 · 71 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1965-11-27, Babylon, New York; USA; turned pro 1988; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet