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Sunday 25 January 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Alfredsson wins the Office Depot
Ibis Golf & Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 January 1998 · Helen Alfredsson’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $600,000 USD · Office Depot · weather: second round (Jan 22) postponed after heavy overnight rain; each remaining round moved back a day and the final round was played Sunday Jan 25 instead of the scheduled Saturday finish
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Liselotte Neumann SWE · 279closed with a 68 and got within one after an eagle at the 11th, then bogeyed the 14th and the 17th (8-iron into the back bunker) AP: Alfredsson holds off fellow Swede to win Office Depot Pro-Am (GOLFonline, January 25, 1998; Wayback)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Office Depot
Ibis Golf & Country Club (Legend and Heritage courses), Ibis Golf & Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Helen Alfredsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
25 January 1998
I had been in pain for 11 years without knowing why,
AP via GOLFonline
25 January 1998
But I can walk and stand normally now,
AP via GOLFonline
25 January 1998
After that, my only chance was if she made a mistake and you don't wish for that to happen, especially to a friend.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Alfredsson | 68 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Tracy Hanson | 70 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 75 · 67 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Wendy Ward | 69 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Michelle McGann | 72 · 68 · 75 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Kelly Robbins | 72 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| 8 | Kris Monaghan | 72 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Betsy King | 72 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Tammie Green | 72 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Mayumi Hirase | 72 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Cindy Rarick | 70 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1965-04-09, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet