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Sunday 10 May 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Mucha wins Sara Lee Classic
Hermitage Golf Course, Old Hickory, Tennessee · Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May 1998 · Barb Mucha’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $750,000 USD · Sara Lee · Overnight thunderstorms delayed the start of the third round by nearly three hours; lift, clean and place in effect
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/16°C · wind 24 km/h WNW, gusts 52 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 44 · 21.8 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
- Jenny Lidback PER · 205Lipped out a 12-foot birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole; missed a long birdie putt on the second playoff hole Mucha wins four-way playoff to capture Sara Lee Classic, by Teresa M. Walker (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
- Donna Andrews USA · 205Closed with 67; on the second playoff hole her birdie putt to extend the playoff missed just left Mucha wins four-way playoff to capture Sara Lee Classic, by Teresa M. Walker (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
- Nancy Lopez USA · 205Closed with 68; missed a long birdie putt on the second playoff hole Mucha wins four-way playoff to capture Sara Lee Classic, by Teresa M. Walker (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
144 started, 87 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sara Lee Classic
Hermitage Golf Course, Hermitage Golf Course, Old Hickory, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Barb Mucha
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
10 May 1998
That putt meant a lot more to me than a lot of people realize because I knew if I miss that, I'm out of the playoff,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
10 May 1998
It was just fun out there. It was fun to be in that position again,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
10 May 1998
I played it to the left edge. That's right where it stayed,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barb Mucha | 67 · 69 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Jenny Lidback | 72 · 63 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Donna Andrews | 65 · 73 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 66 · 71 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 68 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Jennifer Feldott | 69 · 70 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 69 · 69 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Rachel Hetherington | 67 · 68 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Meg Mallon | 69 · 70 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T10 | Annika Sorenstam | 73 · 68 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Marianne Morris | 69 · 67 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Dale Eggeling | 71 · 69 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1961-12-01, Parma Heights, Ohio, U.S.; USA; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet