1992 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 14–17, 1992 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Bethesda Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,272 yards (5,735 m)[1] |
| Cut | 147 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $150,000 |
| Champion | |
 Betsy King | |
| 267 (−17) | |
Bethesda
Location in the United States
Bethesda
Location in Maryland
The 1992 LPGA Championship was the 38th LPGA Championship, played May 14–17 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.
Betsy King won the fifth of her six major titles, eleven strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann, and Karen Noble.[2] She led by five strokes after 54 holes,[3] and her victory margin was the largest to date, passing Patty Sheehan's ten-stroke win in 1984,[2] and it stood until 2010. King was the first to card all four rounds in the sixties in an LPGA major;[2] it was her only win at the LPGA Championship.
This was the third of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Sheehan |  United States |
1983, 1984 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 280 | −4 | T7 |
| Jan Stephenson |  Australia |
1982 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −1 | T12 |
| Pat Bradley | United States |
1986 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 284 | E | T15 |
| Nancy Lopez | United States |
1978, 1985, 1989 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 285 | +1 | T18 |
| Jane Geddes | United States |
1987 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 286 | +2 | T22 |
| Meg Mallon | United States |
1991 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 287 | +3 | T26 |
| Beth Daniel | United States |
1990 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 289 | +5 | T35 |
| Sherri Turner | United States |
1988 | 77 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 293 | +9 | T52 |
| Sally Little |  South Africa |
1980 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 294 | +10 | T59 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 17, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | United States |
68-66-67-66=267 | −17 | 150,000 |
| T2 | JoAnne Carner | United States |
71-66-70-71=278 | −6 | 71,287 |
| Liselotte Neumann |  Sweden |
71-68-70-69=278 | |||
| Karen Noble | United States |
73-70-70-65=278 | |||
| T5 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden |
69-69-68-73=279 | −5 | 38,998 |
| Dottie Pepper | United States |
71-73-68-67=279 | |||
| T7 | Alice Ritzman | United States |
68-71-71-70=280 | −4 | 27,928 |
| Patty Sheehan | United States |
71-70-69-70=280 | |||
| 9 | Juli Inkster | United States |
70-71-66-74=281 | −3 | 23,651 |
| T10 | Amy Alcott | United States |
69-69-73-71=282 | −2 | 20,128 |
| Brandie Burton | United States |
68-73-70-71=282 |
References
- ^ a b c "LPGA Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). May 18, 1992. p. 2C.
- ^ a b c d e "King coasts to LPGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 18, 1992. p. 2B.
- ^ "King tries to lap field at LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). May 17, 1992. p. 10C.
- ^ a b "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1992. Retrieved April 11, 2018.