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Sunday 15 March 1998LPGA TourYear in Review
Alfredsson wins Welch's/Circle K Championship
Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 1998 · Helen Alfredsson’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · Welch's / Circle K
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/10°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 58 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/6°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 31 · 2.3 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
- Dana Dormann USA · 275three-putted the 72nd hole, bogeying from 18 inches, minutes before Alfredsson birdied it to win by one AP: Alfredsson hangs on to win Welch's/Circle K Championship (GOLFonline, March 15, 1998; Wayback)
- Liselotte Neumann SWE · 275closed with a 4-under 68 from too far back; tied second AP: Alfredsson hangs on to win Welch's/Circle K Championship (GOLFonline, March 15, 1998; Wayback)
, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Welch's/Circle K Championship
Randolph North Golf Course, Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Helen Alfredsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline
15 March 1998
I thought she was 14-under, so I thought I had to have a birdie to tie it and force a playoff,
AP via GOLFonline
15 March 1998
It wasn't until I was walking over the bridge onto the green that I realized what happened.
AP via GOLFonline
15 March 1998
I was so nervous I just wanted to putt it out,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Alfredsson | 68 · 64 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Dana Dormann | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Liselotte Neumann | 71 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Dottie Pepper | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Chris Johnson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Rosie Jones | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Lorie Kane | 70 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Donna Andrews | 71 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 69 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Amy Fruhwirth | 73 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1965-04-09, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet