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
Dates	July 13–16, 1995
Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Course(s)	The Broadmoor, East Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2]
Field	156 players, 76 after cut
Cut	148 (+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.