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, held July 2–6 at Blackwolf Run in

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. The champion was

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, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn. Both age 20, Pak and Chuasiriporn finished the 18-hole playoff round tied at 73, and both parred the first extra hole, a par-5. Pak rolled in an birdie putt on the 92nd hole of competition to become the youngest woman to win two major championships in the same year. She won her first major, the

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, seven weeks earlier. On the 72nd hole on Sunday, Chuasiriporn holed a birdie putt to get into the playoff. Pak later had an birdie putt to win the title outright, but it did not drop. Pak was awarded the winner's share of the prize money on Sunday, prior to the playoff, as Chuasiriporn was an amateur. The championship returned to the course fourteen years later, in

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Course layout

Source: *"Original Course" used the back nine from ''Meadow Valleys'' for its front nine, and the first four and final five holes from ''River'' for its back nine.

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 2, 1998'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 3, 1998'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 4, 1998'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 5, 1998'' Source:

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:

Playoff

''Monday, July 6, 1998'' *Pak and Chuasiriporn tied in the 18-hole playoff at 73 (+2). *The sudden-death playoff began on the back nine: ** Both parred the first hole (#10, par 5) ** Pak (3) birdied the second hole (#11) and Chuasiriporn (x) did not.

Scorecard

Source:

References

External links

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