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Sunday 9 August 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Mallon wins Star Bank LPGA Classic
Country Club of the North, Beavercreek, Ohio · Friday 7 to Sunday 9 August 1998 · Meg Mallon’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · Star Bank
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 31 · 11.3 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
- Dottie Pepper USA · 199Closed with a 66 to tie at 17 under, then on the first playoff hole (the 18th) left her 40-foot birdie putt 5 feet short and missed the putt to stay tied. Mallon beats Pepper in playoff to win Star Bank LPGA Classic (AP, James Hannah), GOLFonline, Aug. 9, 1998
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Star Bank LPGA Classic
Country Club of the North, Country Club of the North, Beavercreek, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Meg Mallon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (James Hannah)
9 August 1998
I've seen Dottie make so many of those that I went over to the side and asked my caddie what the next playoff hole was, fully expecting her to make that,
AP via GOLFonline (James Hannah)
9 August 1998
I didn't play spectacular golf today, but I played good at the right time. I played very patient and efficiently. I just hung in there.
AP via GOLFonline (James Hannah)
9 August 1998
It was a great tee shot, an OK second shot, but I just didn't quite finish the job,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 64 · 67 · 68 | 199 | −17 |
| 2 | Dottie Pepper | 63 · 70 · 66 | 199 | −17 |
| 3 | Donna Andrews | 67 · 65 · 68 | 200 | −16 |
| 4 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 69 · 65 | 201 | −15 |
| 5 | Patty Sheehan | 67 · 69 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| T6 | Lisa Walters | 68 · 68 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| T6 | Tammie Green | 67 · 67 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T8 | Tina Barrett | 69 · 67 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T8 | Michelle McGann | 74 · 67 · 64 | 205 | −11 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 69 · 69 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T8 | Pearl Sinn | 65 · 70 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1963-04-14, Natick, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1987; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet