1997 U.S. Women's Open

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.

1997 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 10–13, 1997
LocationNorth Plains, Oregon
Course(s)Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Witch Hollow Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,365 yards (5,820 m)
Field156 players, 64 after cut
Cut147 (+5)
Prize fund$1.3 million
Winner's share$232,500
Champion
Alison Nicholas
274 (−10)
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Location in the United States
     Pumpkin Ridge
Location in Oregon

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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Patty Sheehan United States1992, 199472717168282−2T9
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198867707671284ET14
Pat Bradley United States198172717372288+4T28
Betsy King United States1989, 199074726973288+4T28
Meg Mallon United States199174727374293+9T43
Jan Stephenson Australia198371737971294+10T48

Source:[7]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Laura Davies England19877573148+6
Amy Alcott United States19807375148+6
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 19847772149+7
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 19967773150+8
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 19767377150+8
Jane Geddes United States198676WD

Source:[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 10, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Liselotte Neumann Sweden67−4
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
T10Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) United States70−1
Alicia Dibos Peru
Rosie Jones United States
Alison Nicholas England
Pearl Sinn United States

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, July 11, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Alison Nicholas England70-66=136−6
T2Nancy Lopez United States69-68=137−5
Liselotte Neumann Sweden67-70=137
Kelly Robbins United States68-69=137
T5Juli Inkster United States72-66=138−4
Deb Richard United States68-70=138
7Dawn Coe-Jones Canada72-67=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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo 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
T6Donna 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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
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]

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gollark: It looks like top 2™, so it is good.
gollark: Make Macrophage (game).
gollark: @all those impersonating me Make Macron (game).
gollark: <@319753218592866315> Make Macron (game).

References
  1. Shipnuck, Alan (July 21, 1997). "Open and Shut". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
  2. "1997 U.S. Women's Open Championship". Pumpkin Ridge. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  3. 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. "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 14, 1997. p. 5B.
  8. "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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