1997 LPGA Championship

The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

1997 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 15–18, 1997
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.2 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
Christa Johnson
281 (−3), playoff
Wilmington
Location in the United States
Wilmington
Location in Delaware

Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.[2] The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes.[1][2] It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.

This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Laura Davies England1994, 199667757468284ET4
Pat Bradley United States198670757667288+4T11
Kelly Robbins United States199573747467288+4T11
Meg Mallon United States199172767370291+7T22
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 198969797868294+10T37
Betsy King United States199276737770296+12T53
Jane Geddes United States198773737974299+15T67

Source:[3]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jan Stephenson Australia19827279151+9
Sally Little South Africa19807478152+10
Patty Sheehan United States1983, 1984, 19937676152+10
Sherri Turner United States19887479153+11

Source:[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 18, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Christa Johnson United States68-73-69-71=281−3Playoff
Leta Lindley United States72-69-69-71=281
3Annika Sörenstam Sweden70-73-72-67=282−281,519
T4Laura Davies England67-75-74-68=284E57,365
Sherri Steinhauer United States68-71-73-72=284
T6Dawn Coe-Jones Canada70-75-71-69=285+138,947
Gail Graham Canada69-79-71-66=285
8Trish Johnson England70-73-72-71=286+231,400
T9Barb Mucha United States68-73-72-74=287+326,871
Karrie Webb Australia71-79-70-67=287

Source:[3][4]

Playoff

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Christa Johnson United States5-4=9+1180,000
2Leta Lindley United States5-5=10+2111,711
  • Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.

Scorecard

Hole 18  10 
Par44
Johnson54
Lindley55
Bogey

Source:[2][4]

References

  1. "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
  2. Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
  3. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.

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