1995 U.S. Women's Open

The 1995 U.S. Women's Open was the 50th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the East Course of Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1995 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1995
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
Course(s)The Broadmoor, East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 76 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$175,000
Champion
Annika Sörenstam
278 (−2)
The Broadmoor
Location in the United States
The Broadmoor
Location in Colorado

Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 (−2) to win the first of her three U.S. Women's Opens, one stroke ahead of Meg Mallon, the 54-hole leader and 1991 champion.[1][3][4] Sörenstam started the final round at even-par 210, five strokes back in a tie for fourth place; the victory was the first of her ten major titles. The event was televised by ESPN and for the first time by NBC Sports.

Weather delays caused both of the first two rounds to be completed on the following day.[5][6]

The low amateur was Sarah LeBrun Ingram at 294 (+14), who was seven months pregnant.[7] Dawn Coe-Jones, six months pregnant, finished in a tie for seventh.[8]

The 1995 edition was the first million dollar purse at the U.S. Women's Open, double that of 1990. It was only the fourth time the U.S. Women's Open was played in the western U.S. and the first ever in the Mountain Time Zone.

The East Course, at an average elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level, hosted the championship again sixteen years later in 2011. Cherry Hills Country Club, south of Denver, hosted in between in 2005.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Meg Mallon United States199170696674279−12
Pat Bradley United States198167717270280ET3
Betsy King United States1989, 199072697267280ET3
Patty Sheehan United States1992, 199470737169283+3T10
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198870717571287+7T21
Laura Davies England198772736974288+8T24
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 198469727574290+10T37
Jane Geddes United States198671756877291+11T40
Jan Stephenson Australia198373757373294+14T51
Amy Alcott United States198072747774297+17T63

Source:[9]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 19767970149+9
Lauri Merten United States19937774151+11
Kathy Guadagnino United States19857483157+17
Sandra Palmer United States19757681157+17

Source:[6][10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 13, 1995
Friday, July 14, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jill Briles-Hinton United States66−4
T2Tania Abitbol Spain67−3
Jean Bartholomew United States
Pat Bradley United States
Annika Sörenstam Sweden
T6Dawn Coe-Jones Canada68−2
Tammie Green United States
Julie Larsen United States
Val Skinner United States
Kris Tschetter United States

Source:[5][6][10]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1995
Saturday, July 15, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jean Bartholomew United States67-71=138−2
Pat Bradley United States67-71=138
Jill Briles-Hinton United States66-72=138
Dawn Coe-Jones Canada68-70=138
Dale Eggeling United States70-68=138
Tammie Green United States68-70=138
Leta Lindley United States70-68=138
Annika Sörenstam Sweden67-71=138
T9Tania Abitbol Spain67-72=139−1
Rosie Jones United States69-70=139
Julie Larsen United States68-71=139
Meg Mallon United States70-69=139

Source:[6][10]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Meg Mallon United States70-69-66=205−5
2Julie Larsen United States68-71-68=207−3
3Rosie Jones United States69-70-70=209−1
T4Pat Bradley United States67-71-72=210E
Kelly Robbins United States74-68-68=210
Annika Sörenstam Sweden67-71-72=210
T7Tania Abitbol Spain67-72-72=211+1
Dale Eggeling United States70-68-73=211
Kris Tschetter United States68-74-69=211
T10Jill Briles-Hinton United States66-72-74=212+2
Dawn Coe-Jones Canada68-70-74=212
Leta Lindley United States70-68-74=212
Dottie Mochrie United States73-70-69=212
Val Skinner United States68-72-72=212
Mary Beth Zimmerman United States72-72-68=212

Source:[2]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden67-71-72-68=278−2175,000
2Meg Mallon United States70-69-66-74=279−1103,500
T3Betsy King United States72-69-72-67=280E56,238
Pat Bradley United States67-71-72-70=280
T5Leta Lindley United States70-68-74-69=281+135,285
Rosie Jones United States69-70-70-72=281
T7Dawn Coe-Jones Canada68-70-74-70=282+228,009
Julie Piers United States68-71-68-75=282
Tammie Green United States68-70-75-69=282
T10Marianne Morris United States73-73-70-67=283+322,190
Patty Sheehan United States70-73-71-69=283
Val Skinner United States68-72-72-71=283

Source:[9]

References

  1. Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
  2. Mossman, John (July 16, 1995). "Open closes in on golfers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
  3. "Sorenstam survives the Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D1.
  4. "Mallon saw Open hopes close down on fourth hole". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D6.
  5. Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  6. Mossman, John (July 15, 1995). "Unknown undaunted at the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.
  7. Mossman, John (July 17, 1995). "With Open win, Sorenstam is a happy Annika". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  8. Putnam, Candace (July 25, 1995). "Sports And Pregnancy". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  9. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D3.
  10. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 15, 1995. p. C5.

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