1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore

The 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 27–30 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 26th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fifteenth as a major championship.

1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1997
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1]
Field119 players, 74 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$135,000
Champion
Betsy King
276 (−12)
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

Betsy King, age 41, won her third title in this event, two strokes ahead of runners-up Kris Tschetter and Amy Fruhwirth.[2] It was the last of her six major titles.[3]

At $900,000, this was the tournament's last six-figure purse; the winner's share was $135,000.[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Betsy King United States1987, 199071676771276−121
Nanci Bowen United States199570747068282−6T5
Donna Andrews United States199473717269285−3T11
Dottie Pepper United States199269707175285−3T11
Juli Inkster United States1984, 198972746971286−2T16
Pat Bradley United States198669727377291+3T35
Helen Alfredsson Sweden199374746978295+7T54
Amy Alcott United States1983, 1988, 199173757276296+8T57
Patty Sheehan United States199673747775299+1163

Source:[1][2][4]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Alice Miller United States19857878156+12

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 30, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Betsy King United States71-67-67-71=276−12135,000
2Kris Tschetter United States66-76-66-70=278−1083,783
T3Amy Fruhwirth United States69-70-68-72=279−954,346
Kelly Robbins United States70-67-68-74=279
T5Nanci Bowen United States70-74-70-68=282−635,097
Lisa Hackney England70-72-72-68=282
7Tina Barrett United States70-71-70-72=283−526,720
T8Hiromi Kobayashi Japan72-69-71-72=284−421,285
Annika Sörenstam Sweden70-72-68-74=284
Mary Beth Zimmerman United States75-74-72-63=284

Source:[1][2][4]

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References

  1. "Scoreboard: LPGA Diah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
  2. "Opportunistic King wins third Dinah Shore". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
  3. Garrity, John (April 7, 1997). "Back in the swing". Sports Illustrated. p. G2.
  4. "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
Preceded by
1996 du Maurier Classic
Major Championships Succeeded by
1997 LPGA Championship

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