1994 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 12–15, 1994 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1] |
| Cut | 151 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $1.1 million |
| Winner's share | $165,000 |
| Champion | |
 Laura Davies | |
| 279 (−5) | |
Wilmington
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
The 1994 LPGA Championship was the 40th LPGA Championship, played May 12–15 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Laura Davies shot a final round 68 to win the first of her two LPGA Championship titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Ritzman.[1][2] It was the second of her four major titles.
This was the first of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont, which had hosted the McDonald's Championship, a regular tour event, the previous seven seasons. McDonald's sponsored the LPGA Championship for sixteen editions, from 1994 through 2009.[3]
Davies had won the regular tour event at DuPont the previous year for consecutive victories at the course.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Bradley |  United States |
1986 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 283 | −1 | T3 |
| Beth Daniel | United States |
1990 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 285 | +1 | T7 |
| Patty Sheehan | United States |
1983, 1984, 1993 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 285 | +1 | T7 |
| Meg Mallon | United States |
1991 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 286 | +2 | T11 |
| Betsy King | United States |
1992 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 289 | +5 | T17 |
| Jan Stephenson |  Australia |
1982 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 299 | +15 | T63 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Geddes | United States |
1987 | 74 | 79 | 153 | +11 | |
| Sherri Turner | United States |
1988 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +13 | |
| Sally Little |  South Africa |
1980 | 78 | 78 | 156 | +14 | |
| Nancy Lopez | United States |
1978, 1985, 1989 | WD | ||||
Source:[4]
- Lopez played fourteen holes in the first round, then withdrew because of back pain.[5]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 15, 1994
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | England |
70-72-69-68=279 | −5 | 165,000 |
| 2 | Alice Ritzman | United States |
68-73-71-70=282 | −2 | 102,402 |
| T3 | Pat Bradley | United States |
73-73-70-67=283 | −1 | 54,660 |
| Elaine Crosby | United States |
76-71-69-67=283 | |||
| Hiromi Kobayashi |  Japan |
72-73-71-67=283 | |||
| Liselotte Neumann |  Sweden |
74-73-67-69=283 | |||
| T7 | Amy Alcott | United States |
71-75-70-69=285 | +1 | 27,676 |
| Beth Daniel | United States |
72-74-68-71=285 | |||
| Patty Sheehan | United States |
72-68-72-73=285 | |||
| Sherri Steinhauer | United States |
75-70-72-68=285 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Davies outdistances field for LPGA Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). wire reports. May 16, 1994. p. 4C.
- ^ "Nervous Davies wins by 3 strokes". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. May 16, 1994. p. 23.
- ^ Somnambulo, El (June 11, 2009). "The Rise and Demise of the McDonald's LPGA Tournament". Delaware Liberal. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1994. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Brennan, Christine (May 13, 1994). "An odd couple shares LPGA's first-round lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.