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1997 U.S. Women's Open

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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
England Alison Nicholas
274 (−10)
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The 1997 U.S. Women's Open 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 2021, 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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 10, 1997

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67 −4
T2 South Korea Se Ri Pak 68 −3
United States Susie Redman
United States Deb Richard
United States Kelly Robbins
T6 England Trish Johnson 69 −2
Canada Lorie Kane
United States Nancy Lopez
United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin
T10 United States Jenny Chuasiriporn (a) 70 −1
Peru Alicia Dibos
United States Rosie Jones
England Alison Nicholas
United States Pearl Sinn

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Second round

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Friday, July 11, 1997

Place Player Score To par
1 England Alison Nicholas 70-66=136 −6
T2 United States Nancy Lopez 69-68=137 −5
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67-70=137
United States Kelly Robbins 68-69=137
T5 United States Juli Inkster 72-66=138 −4
United States Deb Richard 68-70=138
7 Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 72-67=139 −3
T8 United States Chris Johnson 72-68=140 −2
United States Joan Pitcock 71-69=140
T10 Italy Stefania Croce 72-69=141 −1
England Lisa Hackney 71-70=141
United States Michele Redman 74-67=141
United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin 69-72=141

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Third round

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Saturday, July 12, 1997

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

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Final round

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Sunday, July 13, 1997

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 England Alison Nicholas 70-66-67-71=274 −10 232,500
2 United States Nancy Lopez 69-68-69-69=275 −9 137,500
3 United States Kelly Robbins 68-69-74-66=277 −7 86,708
4 Australia Karrie Webb 73-72-65-68=278 −6 60,432
T5 England Lisa Hackney 71-70-67-71=279 −5 46,159
Italy Stefania Croce 72-69-71-67=279
T7 United States Michele Redman 74-67-70-69=280 −4 37,542
United States Tammie Green 74-70-71-65=280
T9 Japan Akiko Fukushima 71-71-69-71=282 −2 28,769
United States Chris Johnson 72-68-73-69=282
Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 72-67-73-70=282
United States Donna Andrews 74-71-66-71=282
United States Patty Sheehan 72-71-71-68=282

Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ "LPGA Tour at North Plains (1st rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 11, 1997. p. 2B.
  8. ^ "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 12, 1997. p. 4D.
  9. ^ "LPGA Tour at North Plains (3rd rd)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 13, 1997. p. 7B.
  10. ^ "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 14, 1997. p. 5B.
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