1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 26–29 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 27th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the sixteenth as a major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 26–29, 1998 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1] |
| Field | 103 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $150,000 |
| Champion | |
 Pat Hurst | |
| 281 (−7) | |
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Mirage
Location in California
Pat Hurst won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson.[2][3] At the final green, she sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par and gained her second tour victory.[4]
At 6,460 yards (5,907 m), the course was the longest on the LPGA Tour in 1998.[4]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Alfredsson |  Sweden | 1993 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 283 | −5 | T3 |
| Donna Andrews | United States | 1994 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 284 | −4 | T5 |
| Dottie Pepper | United States | 1992 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 287 | −1 | T9 |
| Juli Inkster | United States | 1984, 1989 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 293 | +5 | T24 |
| Amy Alcott | United States | 1983, 1988, 1991 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 295 | +7 | T40 |
| Pat Bradley | United States | 1986 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 296 | +8 | T42 |
| Patty Sheehan | United States | 1996 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T42 |
| Betsy King | United States | 1987, 1990, 1997 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 74 | 300 | +12 | T61 |
| Nanci Bowen | United States | 1995 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 302 | +14 | T65 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Miller | United States | 1985 | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 |
Source:[5]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, March 28, 1998
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hurst | United States | 68-72-70-71=281 | −7 | 150,000 |
| 2 | Helen Dobson |  England | 70-74-71-67=282 | −6 | 93,093 |
| T3 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 70-73-70-70=283 | −5 | 60,385 |
| Laura Davies | England | 75-70-70-68=283 | |||
| T5 | Donna Andrews | United States | 71-72-71-70=284 | −4 | 38,998 |
| Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 69-71-71-73=284 | |||
| T7 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 76-71-69-70=286 | −2 | 27,928 |
| Karrie Webb | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 71-72-70-73=286 | |||
| T9 | Dottie Pepper | United States | 73-72-74-68=287 | −1 | 22,393 |
| Sherri Steinhauer | United States | 69-76-71-71=287 |
References
- "Scoreboard: LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 30, 1998. p. 4B.
- "LPGA Dinah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 30, 1998. p. 7C.
- "Win has Hurst taking a plunge". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. March 30, 1998. p. B10.
- Shipnuck, Alan (April 6, 1998). "Hurst in a burst". Sports Illustrated. p. G38.
- "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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