1997 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 15–18, 1997 |
| 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 | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $1.2 million |
| Winner's share | $180,000 |
| Champion | |
 Christa Johnson | |
| 281 (−3), playoff | |
DuPont CC
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.[2] The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes.[1][2] It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.
This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 18, 1997
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Christa Johnson |  United States |
68-73-69-71=281 | −3 | Playoff |
| Leta Lindley | United States |
72-69-69-71=281 | |||
| 3 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
70-73-72-67=282 | −2 | 81,519 |
| T4 | Laura Davies |  England |
67-75-74-68=284 | E | 57,365 |
| Sherri Steinhauer | United States |
68-71-73-72=284 | |||
| T6 | Dawn Coe-Jones |  Canada |
70-75-71-69=285 | +1 | 38,947 |
| Gail Graham | Canada |
69-79-71-66=285 | |||
| 8 | Trish Johnson | England |
70-73-72-71=286 | +2 | 31,400 |
| T9 | Barb Mucha | United States |
68-73-72-74=287 | +3 | 26,871 |
| Karrie Webb |  Australia |
71-79-70-67=287 |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christa Johnson | United States |
5-4=9 | +1 | 180,000 |
| 2 | Leta Lindley | United States |
5-5=10 | +2 | 111,711 |
- Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.
Scorecard
| Hole | 18 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 |
| Johnson |
5 | 4 |
| Lindley |
5 | 5 |
References
- ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
- ^ a b c Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
- ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 1997 results". LPGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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