1997 U.S. Women's Open
The 1997 U.S. Women's Open was the 52nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 10–13 at the Witch Hollow course of Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near North Plains, Oregon, northwest of Portland.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 10–13, 1997 |
Location | North Plains, Oregon |
Course(s) | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Witch Hollow Course |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,365 yards (5,820 m) |
Field | 156 players, 64 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+5) |
Prize fund | $1.3 million |
Winner's share | $232,500 |
Champion | |
Alison Nicholas | |
274 (−10) | |
Alison Nicholas entered the final round with a three stroke lead and shot an even-par 71 to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez.[1] In the final pairing, Lopez slid a 15-foot (4.6 m) downhill birdie putt past the 72nd hole while Nicholas sank a three-footer (0.9 m) for par to win at 274 (−10).[2] Lopez, age 40 and in search of the title that eluded her, was the first-ever player to shoot four rounds in the 60s in the U.S. Women's Open.[1][3][4]
Two-time defending champion Annika Sörenstam's attempt for an unprecedented third straight title came up short. Five-over-par after her first nine holes on Thursday, she carded 77-73 for 150 (+8) and missed the 36-hole cut by three strokes, fourteen strokes behind the lead.[5][6] Through 2018, no one has won three consecutive U.S. Women's Opens.
The final round attendance on Sunday was a record 31,700 and the seven-day total was 123,850.[3]
This was the first U.S. Women's Open at Pumpkin Ridge; the championship returned just six years later in 2003. It previously hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1996, the third straight victory by 20-year-old Tiger Woods in his final competition as an amateur.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Patty Sheehan | United States | 1992, 1994 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 282 | −2 | T9 |
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 1988 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 284 | E | T14 |
Pat Bradley | United States | 1981 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 288 | +4 | T28 |
Betsy King | United States | 1989, 1990 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 288 | +4 | T28 |
Meg Mallon | United States | 1991 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 293 | +9 | T43 |
Jan Stephenson | Australia | 1983 | 71 | 73 | 79 | 71 | 294 | +10 | T48 |
Source:[7]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laura Davies | England | 1987 | 75 | 73 | 148 | +6 |
Amy Alcott | United States | 1980 | 73 | 75 | 148 | +6 |
Hollis Stacy | United States | 1977, 1978, 1984 | 77 | 72 | 149 | +7 |
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 1995, 1996 | 77 | 73 | 150 | +8 |
JoAnne Carner | United States | 1971, 1976 | 73 | 77 | 150 | +8 |
Jane Geddes | United States | 1986 | 76 | WD |
Source:[8]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 10, 1997
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 67 | −4 |
T2 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 68 | −3 |
Susie Redman | United States | |||
Deb Richard | United States | |||
Kelly Robbins | United States | |||
T6 | Trish Johnson | England | 69 | −2 |
Lorie Kane | Canada | |||
Nancy Lopez | United States | |||
Muffin Spencer-Devlin | United States | |||
T10 | Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) | United States | 70 | −1 |
Alicia Dibos | Peru | |||
Rosie Jones | United States | |||
Alison Nicholas | England | |||
Pearl Sinn | United States |
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, July 11, 1997
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alison Nicholas | England | 70-66=136 | −6 |
T2 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 69-68=137 | −5 |
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 67-70=137 | ||
Kelly Robbins | United States | 68-69=137 | ||
T5 | Juli Inkster | United States | 72-66=138 | −4 |
Deb Richard | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
7 | Dawn Coe-Jones | Canada | 72-67=139 | −3 |
T8 | Chris Johnson | United States | 72-68=140 | −2 |
Joan Pitcock | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
T10 | Stefania Croce | Italy | 72-69=141 | −1 |
Lisa Hackney | England | 71-70=141 | ||
Michele Redman | United States | 74-67=141 | ||
Muffin Spencer-Devlin | United States | 69-72=141 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, July 12, 1997
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alison Nicholas | England | 70-66-67=203 | −10 |
2 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 69-68-69=206 | −7 |
3 | Lisa Hackney | England | 71-70-67=208 | −5 |
4 | Kim Williams | United States | 71-71-67=209 | −4 |
5 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 73-72-65=210 | −3 |
T6 | Donna Andrews | United States | 74-71-66=211 | −2 |
Akiko Fukushima | Japan | 71-71-69=211 | ||
Michele Redman | United States | 74-67-70=211 | ||
Deb Richard | United States | 68-70-73=211 | ||
Kelly Robbins | United States | 68-69-74=211 |
Source:[10]
Final round
Sunday, July 13, 1997
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alison Nicholas | England | 70-66-67-71=274 | −10 | 232,500 |
2 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 69-68-69-69=275 | −9 | 137,500 |
3 | Kelly Robbins | United States | 68-69-74-66=277 | −7 | 86,708 |
4 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 73-72-65-68=278 | −6 | 60,432 |
T5 | Lisa Hackney | England | 71-70-67-71=279 | −5 | 46,159 |
Stefania Croce | Italy | 72-69-71-67=279 | |||
T7 | Michele Redman | United States | 74-67-70-69=280 | −4 | 37,542 |
Tammie Green | United States | 74-70-71-65=280 | |||
T9 | Akiko Fukushima | Japan | 71-71-69-71=282 | −2 | 28,769 |
Chris Johnson | United States | 72-68-73-69=282 | |||
Dawn Coe-Jones | Canada | 72-67-73-70=282 | |||
Donna Andrews | United States | 74-71-66-71=282 | |||
Patty Sheehan | United States | 72-71-71-68=282 |
Source:[7]
References
- Shipnuck, Alan (July 21, 1997). "Open and Shut". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
- "1997 U.S. Women's Open Championship". Pumpkin Ridge. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- Rodman, Bob (July 14, 1997). "Nicholas wins duel with Lopez". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- Pennington, Bill (July 14, 1997). "Lopez fails to get Shorty". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (New York Times). p. C1.
- Baum, Bob (July 12, 1997). "Nicholas roars into lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.
- Rodman, Bob (July 12, 1997). "Lopez lurks one shot back". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1D.
- "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 14, 1997. p. 5B.
- "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 12, 1997. p. 4D.
- "LPGA Tour at North Plains (1st rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 11, 1997. p. 2B.
- "LPGA Tour at North Plains (3rd rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 13, 1997. p. 7B.
External links
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1997