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Monday 1 June 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Jones wins Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 28 May to Monday 1 June 1998 · Rosie Jones’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD · Wegmans · Monday finish: thunderstorms stopped play for 5 1/2 hours on Sunday, May 31, and the final round was completed on Monday, June 1
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/12°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 70 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 90 · 7.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R516°/9°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 46 · 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
- Juli Inkster USA · 281Closed with a 68, birdieing 16 and 17, to take second two behind; Jones had led by four before bogeys at 14 and 15 Rosie Jones wins Rochester International, by Ben Dobbin (AP, GOLFonline; via Wayback Machine)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rosie Jones
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
1 June 1998
I cherish every win - you wouldn't believe it. I don't get to win as much as the really great players.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
31 May 1998
It's stop go, stop go, stop go. I just want a place to sleep,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback Machine)
1 June 1998
I was so wired last night, I didn't sleep well at all,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosie Jones | 74 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Hollis Stacy | 74 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Sherri Steinhauer | 74 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Meg Mallon | 71 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Moira Dunn | 67 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 7 | Alicia Dibos | 71 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Lisa Walters | 71 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Dottie Pepper | 73 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Jenny Lidback | 71 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Lorie Kane | 73 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Nancy Ramsbottom | 73 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1959-11-13, Santa Ana, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet