1997 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1997 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
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
England Alison Nicholas
274 (−10)
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Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Location in the United States
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Location in Oregon

The 1997 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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.

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 2015, 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 TotalTo parFinish
Patty Sheehan  United States 1992, 1994 72717168282−2T9
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 1988 67707671284ET14
Pat Bradley United States 198172717372288+4T28
Betsy King United States 1989, 1990 74726973288+4T28
Meg Mallon  United States 1991 74727374293+9T43
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1983 71737971294+10T48

Source:[7]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Laura Davies England 1987 7573148+6
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 7375148+6
Hollis Stacy United States 1977, 1978, 19847772149+7
Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 1995, 19967773150+8
JoAnne Carner United States 1971, 1976 7377150+8
Jane Geddes United States 1986 76WD

Source:[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 10, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 67−4
T2Se Ri Pak South Korea68−3
Susie Redman United States
Deb Richard United States
Kelly Robbins United States
T6Trish Johnson England69−2
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
1Alison Nicholas England70-66=136−6
T2Nancy Lopez United States69-68=137−5
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 67-70=137
Kelly Robbins United States68-69=137
T5Juli Inkster United States72-66=138−4
Deb Richard United States68-70=138
7 Dawn Coe-Jones  Canada 72-67=139 −3
T8Chris Johnson United States72-68=140 −2
Joan Pitcock United States71-69=140
T10Stefania Croce Italy72-69=141 −1
Lisa Hackney England71-70=141
Michele Redman United States74-67=141
Muffin Spencer-Devlin United States69-72=141

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, July 12, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1Alison Nicholas England70-66-67=203−10
2Nancy Lopez United States69-68-69=206−7
3Lisa Hackney England71-70-67=208−5
4Kim Williams United States71-71-67=209−4
5Karrie Webb Australia73-72-65=210−3
T6 Donna Andrews United States74-71-66=211 −2
Akiko Fukushima Japan71-71-69=211
Michele Redman United States74-67-70=211
Deb Richard United States68-70-73=211
Kelly Robbins United States68-69-74=211

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, July 13, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Alison Nicholas England70-66-67-71=274−10232,500
2Nancy Lopez United States69-68-69-69=275−9137,500
3Kelly Robbins United States68-69-74-66=277−786,708
4Karrie Webb Australia73-72-65-68=278−660,432
T5Lisa Hackney England71-70-67-71=279−546,159
Stefania Croce Italy72-69-71-67=279
T7Michele Redman United States74-67-70-69=280−437,542
Tammie Green United States74-70-71-65=280
T9Akiko Fukushima Japan71-71-69-71=282−228,769
Chris Johnson United States72-68-73-69=282
Dawn Coe-Jones Canada72-67-73-70=282
Donna Andrews United States74-71-66-71=282
Patty Sheehan United States72-71-71-68=282

Source:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Shipnuck, Alan (July 21, 1997). "Open and Shut". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Pumpkin Ridge.com - 1997 U.S. Women's Open - accessed 2011-08-26
  3. 1 2 Rodman, Bob (July 14, 1997). "Nicholas wins duel with Lopez". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. ↑ Pennington, Bill (July 14, 1997). "Lopez fails to get Shorty". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (New York Times). p. C1.
  5. ↑ Baum, Bob (July 12, 1997). "Nicholas roars into lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.
  6. ↑ Rodman, Bob (July 12, 1997). "Lopez lurks one shot back". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1D.
  7. 1 2 "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 14, 1997. p. 5B.
  8. 1 2 "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 12, 1997. p. 4D.
  9. ↑ "LPGA Tour at North Plains (1st rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 11, 1997. p. 2B.
  10. ↑ "LPGA Tour at North Plains (3rd rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 13, 1997. p. 7B.

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