1974 U.S. Women's Open
The 1974 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 29th U.S. Women's Open, held July 18–21 at La Grange Country Club in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 18–21, 1974 |
Location | La Grange, Illinois |
Course(s) | La Grange Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Cut | 155 (+11) |
Prize fund | $40,000 |
Winner's share | $6,073 |
Champion | |
295 (+7) | |
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After a double bogey, Sandra Haynie sank birdie putts from 70 and 15 feet (21 and 5 m) on the final two holes to win by a stroke over runners-up Carol Mann and Beth Stone.[1][2][3][4] Haynie had won the previous major, the LPGA Championship, a month earlier.[5]
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Carol Mann | 1965 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 296 | +8 | T2 | |
JoAnne Carner | 1971 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 297 | +9 | T4 | |
Donna Caponi Young | 1969, 1970 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 299 | +11 | T7 | |
Susie Berning | 1968, 1972, 1973 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 301 | +13 | 11 | |
Sandra Spuzich | 1966 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 302 | +14 | T12 | |
Murle Breer | 1962 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 303 | +15 | T14 | |
Mary Mills | 1963 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 304 | +16 | T18 | |
Kathy Cornelius | 1956 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 307 | +19 | T28 | |
Louise Suggs | 1949, 1952 | 80 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 309 | +21 | T35 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 21, 1974
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Sandra Haynie | 73-73-74-75=295 | +7 | 6,073 | |
T2 | Beth Stone | 75-74-76-71=296 | +8 | 2,573 | |
Carol Mann | 72-72-77-75=296 | ||||
T4 | JoAnne Carner | 77-72-71-77=297 | +9 | 1,623 | |
Kathy Whitworth | 75-77-74-71=297 | ||||
6 | Sandra Post | 81-72-71-74=298 | +10 | 1,473 | |
T7 | Debbie Massey (a) | 71-73-80-75=299 | +11 | 0 | |
Donna Caponi Young | 71-76-79-73=299 | 1,373 | |||
T9 | Jane Booth (a) | 76-74-76-74=300 | +12 | 0 | |
Ruth Jessen | 77-71-71-81=300 | 1,273 |
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References
- McDermott, Barry (July 29, 1974). "And then things were putt in order". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- Sainsbury, Ed (July 22, 1974). "Hot putter saves Sandra Haynie". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. C-2.
- "Birdies of 70, 15 win for Haynie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 2D.
- "Haynie putts to Open win". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 1-C.
- "Haynie wins LPGA with birdie streak". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. June 24, 1974. p. 1-C.
- "Women's Open scores". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. UPI. July 22, 1974. p. 4-C.
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