1974 U.S. Women's Open
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 18–21, 1974 |
Location | La Grange, Illinois |
Course(s) | La Grange Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Cut | 155 (+11) |
Prize fund | $40,000 |
Winner's share | $6,073 |
Champion | |
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295 (+7) | |
Location in the United States
Location in Illinois
The 1974 U.S. Women's Open was the 29th U.S. Women's Open, held July 18–21 at La Grange Country Club in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.
After a double bogey, Sandra Haynie sank birdie putts from 70 and 15 feet (21 and 5 m) on the final two holes to win by a stroke over runners-up Carol Mann and Beth Stone.[1][2][3][4] Haynie had won the previous major, the LPGA Championship, a month earlier.[5]
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Carol Mann | ![]() |
1965 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 296 | +8 | T2 |
JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
1971 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 297 | +9 | T4 |
Donna Caponi Young | ![]() |
1969, 1970 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 299 | +11 | T7 |
Susie Berning | ![]() |
1968, 1972, 1973 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 301 | +13 | 11 |
Sandra Spuzich | ![]() |
1966 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 302 | +14 | T12 |
Murle Breer | ![]() |
1962 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 303 | +15 | T14 |
Mary Mills | ![]() |
1963 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 304 | +16 | T18 |
Kathy Cornelius | ![]() |
1956 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 307 | +19 | T28 |
Louise Suggs | ![]() |
1949, 1952 | 80 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 309 | +21 | T35 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 21, 1974
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Sandra Haynie | ![]() |
73-73-74-75=295 | +7 | 6,073 |
T2 | Beth Stone | ![]() |
75-74-76-71=296 | +8 | 2,573 |
Carol Mann | ![]() |
72-72-77-75=296 | |||
T4 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
77-72-71-77=297 | +9 | 1,623 |
Kathy Whitworth | ![]() |
75-77-74-71=297 | |||
6 | Sandra Post | ![]() |
81-72-71-74=298 | +10 | 1,473 |
T7 | Debbie Massey (a) | ![]() |
71-73-80-75=299 | +11 | 0 |
Donna Caponi Young | ![]() |
71-76-79-73=299 | 1,373 | ||
T9 | Jane Booth (a) | ![]() |
76-74-76-74=300 | +12 | 0 |
Ruth Jessen | ![]() |
77-71-71-81=300 | 1,273 |
References
- ^ McDermott, Barry (July 29, 1974). "And then things were putt in order". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ Sainsbury, Ed (July 22, 1974). "Hot putter saves Sandra Haynie". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. C-2.
- ^ a b c "Birdies of 70, 15 win for Haynie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 2D.
- ^ "Haynie putts to Open win". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 1-C.
- ^ "Haynie wins LPGA with birdie streak". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. June 24, 1974. p. 1-C.
- ^ a b "Women's Open scores". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. UPI. July 22, 1974. p. 4-C.