2007 U.S. Women's Open
The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Cristie Kerr won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park.[3][4] The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 28 – July 1, 2007 |
Location | Southern Pines, North Carolina |
Course(s) | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,664 yards (6,094 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 67 after cut |
Cut | 148 (+6)[2] |
Prize fund | $3.1 million |
Winner's share | $560,000 |
Champion | |
279 (−5) | |
Lodge & GC
Lodge & GC
Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning.[5] Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa, Morgan Pressel, and Jiyai Shin.[6][7]
Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and 2001; it joined Atlantic City Country Club (1948, 1965, 1975) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.[8]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Se Ri Pak | 1998 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 282 | −2 | T4 | |
Birdie Kim | 2005 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 289 | +5 | T16 | |
Annika Sörenstam | 1995, 1996, 2006 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 292 | +8 | T32 | |
Laura Davies | 1987 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 292 | +8 | T32 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juli Inkster | 1999, 2002 | 78 | 71 | 149 | +7 | |
Liselotte Neumann | 1988 | 77 | 73 | 150 | +8 | |
Karrie Webb | 2000, 2001 | 83 | 71 | 154 | +12 | |
Meg Mallon | 1991, 2004 | 78 | 79 | 157 | +15 | |
Hilary Lunke | 2003 | 81 | 76 | 160 | +18 |
- 67 players made the cut at 148 (+6) or better[2]
Course layout
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 488 | 450 | 132 | 360 | 205 | 411 | 405 | 356 | 380 | 3,187 | 518 | 376 | 400 | 205 | 426 | 523 | 176 | 440 | 413 | 3,477 | 6,664 |
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[1]
Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens:
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angela Park | 68 | −3 | |
T2 | Shiho Oyama | 69 | −2 | |
Inbee Park | ||||
T4 | Ahn Shi-hyun | 70 | −1 | |
Julieta Granada | ||||
Amy Hung | ||||
Kim Joo-mi | ||||
Charlotte Mayorkas | ||||
Jiyai Shin | ||||
Annika Sörenstam |
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, June 29, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angela Park | 68-69=137 | −5 | |
T2 | Julieta Granada | 70-69=139 | −3 | |
Amy Hung | 70-69=139 | |||
Jiyai Shin | 70-69=139 | |||
5 | Morgan Pressel | 71-70=141 | −1 | |
T6 | Ahn Shi-hyun | 70-72=142 | E | |
Catriona Matthew | 75-67=142 | |||
Lorena Ochoa | 71-71=142 | |||
Shiho Oyama | 69-73=142 | |||
Inbee Park | 69-73=142 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristie Kerr | 71-72-66=209 | −4 | |
T2 | Morgan Pressel | 71-70-69=210 | −3 | |
Lorena Ochoa | 71-71-68=210 | |||
Jiyai Shin | 70-69-71=210 | |||
5 | Angela Park | 68-69-74=211 | −2 | |
T6 | Jeong Jang | 72-71-70=213 | E | |
Kim Joo-mi | 70-73-70=213 | |||
Inbee Park | 69-73-71=213 | |||
T9 | Birdie Kim | 73-70-71=214 | +1 | |
Jee Young Lee | 72-71-71=214 | |||
Se Ri Pak | 74-72-68=214 |
Final round
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristie Kerr | 71-72-66-70=279 | −5 | 560,000 | |
T2 | Angela Park | 68-69-74-70=281 | −3 | 271,022 | |
Lorena Ochoa | 71-71-68-71=281 | ||||
T4 | Se Ri Pak | 74-72-68-68=282 | −2 | 130,549 | |
Inbee Park | 69-73-71-69=282 | ||||
6 | Jiyai Shin | 70-69-71-74=284 | E | 103,581 | |
7 | Jee Young Lee | 72-71-71-71=285 | +1 | 93,031 | |
T8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71-75-70-70=286 | +2 | 82,464 | |
Jeong Jang | 72-71-70-73=286 | ||||
T10 | Ai Miyazato | 73-73-72-69=287 | +3 | 66,177 | |
Kyeong Bae | 74-71-72-70=287 | ||||
Julieta Granada | 70-69-75-73=287 | ||||
Morgan Pressel | 71-70-69-77=287 |
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]
References
- "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "2007 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- Ferguson, Doug (July 2, 2007). "Kerr handles putter, Ochoa to grab major". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. D1.
- "Overlooked no more, Kerr wins U.S. Open". Golf.com. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "Ochoa, Kerr rumble up Open list". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. p. D7.
- "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Groupings / Tee Times". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- Droschak, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
- "Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
- "Scoreboard: Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
External links
- Official website
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 2007
Preceded by 2007 LPGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2007 Women's British Open |