Although Laura Davies failed to win her fifth straight Standard
Register Ping, she's two steps up on 11 Tour players who won
back-to-back in the '90s: None three-peated. Ernie Els could win
his third straight Buick Classic in June. Results of other
attempted three-peats:
| PLAYER, EVENT, YEARS WON | NEXT YEAR |
| Mark O'Meara, Pebble '89-90 | Cut |
| Nick Price, Western '93-94 | 13th |
| Phil Mickelson, Tucson '95-96 | 13th |
| Corey Pavin, Los Angeles '94-95 | 17th |
| Loren Roberts, Bay Hill '94-95 | Cut |
| Nick Faldo, Masters '89-90 | 12th |
| Davis Love III, MCI '91-92 | Cut |
| Payne Stewart, MCI '89-90 | T-4th |
| David Frost, Quad City '92-93 | T-3rd |
| Tim Simpson, Disney '89-90 | 63rd |
Issue date: March 30, 1998
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