LPGA Tour

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

LATE 1997

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Nov. 9Toray Japan Queens CupLiselotte Neumann (205)$112,500L. Kane (206)
Nov. 23ITT Tour ChampionshipAnnika Sorenstam (277)*160,000L. Kane & P. Hurst (277)
*Playoffs (1): Tour Championship— Sorenstam beat Hurst on 2nd hole and Kane on 3rd.

1998

Last RdTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-Up
Jan. 18HealthSouth InauguralKelly Robbins (209)$90,000M. Mallon (211)
Jan. 24Office DepotHelen Alfredsson (277)90,000L. Neumann (279)
Feb. 15Los Angeles Women's ChampionshipDale Eggeling (141)#*97,500H. Kobayashi (141)
Feb. 21Hawaiian Ladies OpenWendy Ward (204)*97,500D. Dormann (204)
Mar. 1Australian Ladies MastersKarrie Webb (272)105,000H. Park & A. Sorenstam (277)
Mar. 15Welch's/Circle K ChampionshipHelen Alfredsson (274)75,000L. Neumann & D. Dormann (275)
Mar. 22Standard Register PingLiselotte Neumann (279)*127,500R. Jones (279)
Mar. 29Nabisco Dinah Shore (Rancho Mirage)Pat Hurst (281)150,000H. Dobson (282)
Apr. 5Longs Drugs ChallengeDonna Andrews (278)90,000C. Koch (279)
Apr. 19Myrtle Beach ClassicKarrie Webb (269)90,000M. Mallon (272)
Apr. 26Chick-fil-A Charity ChampionshipLiselotte Neumann (202)105,000L. Kane & D. Pepper (205)
May 3Mercury Titleholders ChampionshipDanielle Ammaccapane (276)150,000M. Estill (277)
May 10Sara Lee ClassicBarb Mucha (205)*112,5003-way tie (205)
May 17McDonald's LPGA Championship
(Wilmington)
Se Ri Pak (273)195,000D. Andrews & L. Hackney (276)
May 24Corning ClassicTammie Green (268)105,000B. Burton & E. Klein (275)
May 24Skins GameLaura Davies (10 skins)270,000K. Webb (4 skins)
May 31Rochester InternationalRosie Jones (279)105,000J. Inkster (281)
June 7Michelob Light ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (208)#*$90,000D. Andrews (208)
June 14Oldsmobile ClassicLisa Walters (265)97,500D. Andrews (271)
June 21Friendly's ClassicAmy Fruhwirth (280)90,000K. Saiki & C. Sorenstam (282)
June 28ShopRite ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (196)150,000J. Inkster (200)
July 5U.S. Women's Open (Kohler)Se Ri Pak (290)*267,500a–J. Chuasiriporn (290)
July 12Jamie Farr Kroger ClassicSe Ri Pak (261)120,000L. Hackney (270)
July 19JAL Big Apple ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (265)116,250J. Pitcock (273)
July 26Giant Eagle LPGA ClassicSe Ri Pak (201)120,000D. Pepper (202)
Aug. 1du Maurier Classic (Windsor)Brandie Burton (270)180,000A. Sorenstam (271)
Aug. 9Star Bank ClassicMeg Mallon (199)*90,000D. Pepper (199)
Aug. 16Weetabix Women's British OpenSherri Steinhauer (292)162,000S. Gustafson & B. Burton (293)
Aug. 23Rainbow Foods LPGA ClassicHiromi Kobayashi (206)*90,000T. Hanson (206)
Aug. 30State Farm Rail ClassicPearl Sinn (200)105,000M. Redman (201)
Sept. 6SAFEWAY OpenDanielle Ammaccapane (204)90,000E. Klein (205)
Sept. 13SAFECO ClassicAnnika Sorenstam (273)90,000L. Davies & P. Sheehan (278)
Sept. 20Solheim Cup (Dublin, Ohio)USA (16) Europe (12)
Sept 27First Union Betsy King ClassicRachel Hetherington (274)*97,500A. Sorenstam (274)
Oct. 11LPGA Tournament of ChampionsKelli Robbins (276)122,000J. Inkster (280)
Oct. 25World Championship of GolfJuli Inkster (275)137,000A. Sorenstam (278)
Nov. 1Nichirei InternationalUnited States (24)$25,000 eachJapan (12)
Nov. 8Japan ClassicHiromi Kobayashi (205)*120,000T. Barrett (205)
Nov. 22PageNet Tour ChampionshipLaura Davies (277)215,0003-way tie (281)
Dec. 6JCPenney ClassicMeg Mallon/Steve Pate (255)$218,750 (each)R.Hetherington/R. Mediate (259)
# Weather-shortened
*Playoffs (10): Los Angeles— Eggeling won on 1st hole; Hawaiian— Ward won on 1st hole; Standard Ping— Neumann won on 3rd hole; Sarah Lee— Mucha won on 2nd hole; Michelob Light— Sorenstam won on 2nd hole; U.S. Open— Pak won on 2nd hole of sudden death after an 18-hole playoff; Star Bank— Mallon won on 1st hole; Rainbow Foods— Kobayashi won on 1st hole; Betsy King— Hetherington won on 1st hole; Japan International— Kobayashi won on 3rd hole.
Second place ties: (3 players or more): 3-WAY— Sarah Lee (D. Andrews, N. Lopez, J. Lidback); Tour Championship (B. Burton, P. Hurst, K. Webb).

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