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Sunday 22 March 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Neumann wins Standard Register PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 March 1998 · Liselotte Neumann’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $850,000 USD · Standard Register
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/7°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/9°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/8°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 19 · 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
- Rosie Jones USA · 279closed with a 70 to make up a four-shot deficit and force a playoff, then lost when Neumann holed a short birdie putt on the third extra hole after Jones's chip for birdie missed AP: Neumann tops Jones in playoff, ends Davies's four-year run at Standard Register Ping (GOLFonline, March 22, 1998; Wayback)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Standard Register PING
Moon Valley Country Club, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Liselotte Neumann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
22 March 1998
My heart was beating so hard I thought it was going through my shirt.
AP via GOLFonline
22 March 1998
I had a hard time getting pumped up until that bunker shot. Initially, having that lead relaxed me. As the day went on I was getting nervous.
AP via GOLFonline
22 March 1998
The front nine was terrific, but I just couldn't get anything going on the back. The driving was more difficult, so I guess I played more tentative.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 69 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −13 |
| 2 | Rosie Jones | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −13 |
| 3 | Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 71 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
| T4 | Lorie Kane | 71 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −11 |
| T4 | Donna Andrews | 74 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −11 |
| T4 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −11 |
| T7 | Helen Alfredsson | 69 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −10 |
| T7 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 69 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −10 |
| T9 | Juli Inkster | 74 · 64 · 72 · 73 | 283 | −9 |
| T9 | Jane Crafter | 72 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 283 | −9 |
| T9 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 67 · 72 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −9 |
| T9 | Michelle McGann | 71 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1966-05-20, Finspång, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1985; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet