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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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Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
     Pumpkin Ridge is located in Oregon
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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.

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

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Patty Sheehan  United States 1992, 1994 72 71 71 68 282 −2 T9
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 1988 67 70 76 71 284 E T14
Pat Bradley  United States 1981 72 71 73 72 288 +4 T28
Betsy King  United States 1989, 1990 74 72 69 73 288 +4 T28
Meg Mallon  United States 1991 74 72 73 74 293 +9 T43
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1983 71 73 79 71 294 +10 T48

Source:[7]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Laura Davies  England 1987 75 73 148 +6
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 73 75 148 +6
Hollis Stacy  United States 1977, 1978, 1984 77 72 149 +7
Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 1995, 1996 77 73 150 +8
JoAnne Carner  United States 1971, 1976 73 77 150 +8
Jane Geddes  United States 1986 76 WD

Source:[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 10, 1997

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

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, July 11, 1997

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

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, July 12, 1997

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

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, July 13, 1997

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

Source:[7]

References

  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. ^ a b "Scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 14, 1997. p. 5B.
  8. ^ a b "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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