The 1995 U.S. Women's Open was the 50th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the East Course of Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–16, 1995 |
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Course(s) | The Broadmoor, East Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 156 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $175,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 278 (−2) | |
Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 (−2) to win the first of her three U.S. Women's Opens, one stroke ahead of Meg Mallon, the 54-hole leader and 1991 champion.[1][3][4] Sörenstam started the final round at even-par 210, five strokes back in a tie for fourth place; the victory was the first of her ten major titles. The event was televised by ESPN and for the first time by NBC Sports.
Weather delays caused both of the first two rounds to be completed on the following day.[5][6]
The low amateur was Sarah LeBrun Ingram at 294 (+14), who was seven months pregnant.[7] Dawn Coe-Jones, six months pregnant, finished in a tie for seventh.[8]
The 1995 edition was the first million dollar purse at the U.S. Women's Open, double that of 1990. It was only the fourth time the U.S. Women's Open was played in the western U.S. and the first ever in the Mountain Time Zone.
The East Course, at an average elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level, hosted the championship again sixteen years later in 2011. Cherry Hills Country Club, south of Denver, hosted in between in 2005.
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, July 13, 1995
Friday, July 14, 1995
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jill Briles-Hinton |
66 | −4 |
| T2 |  Tania Abitbol |
67 | −3 |
| Jean Bartholomew
| |||
| Pat Bradley
| |||
| Annika Sörenstam
| |||
| T6 |  Dawn Coe-Jones |
68 | −2 |
| Tammie Green
| |||
| Julie Larsen
| |||
| Val Skinner
| |||
| Kris Tschetter
|
Second round edit
Friday, July 14, 1995
Saturday, July 15, 1995
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jean Bartholomew |
67-71=138 | −2 |
| Pat Bradley |
67-71=138 | ||
| Jill Briles-Hinton |
66-72=138 | ||
| Dawn Coe-Jones |
68-70=138 | ||
| Dale Eggeling |
70-68=138 | ||
| Tammie Green |
68-70=138 | ||
| Leta Lindley |
70-68=138 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam |
67-71=138 | ||
| T9 | Tania Abitbol |
67-72=139 | −1 |
| Rosie Jones |
69-70=139 | ||
| Julie Larsen |
68-71=139 | ||
| Meg Mallon |
70-69=139 |
Third round edit
Saturday, July 15, 1995
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon |
70-69-66=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Julie Larsen |
68-71-68=207 | −3 |
| 3 | Rosie Jones |
69-70-70=209 | −1 |
| T4 | Pat Bradley |
67-71-72=210 | E |
| Kelly Robbins |
74-68-68=210 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam |
67-71-72=210 | ||
| T7 | Tania Abitbol |
67-72-72=211 | +1 |
| Dale Eggeling |
70-68-73=211 | ||
| Kris Tschetter |
68-74-69=211 | ||
| T10 | Jill Briles-Hinton |
66-72-74=212 | +2 |
| Dawn Coe-Jones |
68-70-74=212 | ||
| Leta Lindley |
70-68-74=212 | ||
| Dottie Mochrie |
73-70-69=212 | ||
| Val Skinner |
68-72-72=212 | ||
| Mary Beth Zimmerman |
72-72-68=212 |
Source:[2]
Final round edit
Sunday, July 16, 1995
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam |
67-71-72-68=278 | −2 | 175,000 |
| 2 | Meg Mallon |
70-69-66-74=279 | −1 | 103,500 |
| T3 | Betsy King |
72-69-72-67=280 | E | 56,238 |
| Pat Bradley |
67-71-72-70=280 | |||
| T5 | Leta Lindley |
70-68-74-69=281 | +1 | 35,285 |
| Rosie Jones |
69-70-70-72=281 | |||
| T7 | Dawn Coe-Jones |
68-70-74-70=282 | +2 | 28,009 |
| Julie Piers |
68-71-68-75=282 | |||
| Tammie Green |
68-70-75-69=282 | |||
| T10 | Marianne Morris |
73-73-70-67=283 | +3 | 22,190 |
| Patty Sheehan |
70-73-71-69=283 | |||
| Val Skinner |
68-72-72-71=283 |
Source:[10]
References edit
- ^ a b Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
- ^ a b Mossman, John (July 16, 1995). "Open closes in on golfers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
- ^ "Sorenstam survives the Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D1.
- ^ "Mallon saw Open hopes close down on fourth hole". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D6.
- ^ a b Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ a b c Mossman, John (July 15, 1995). "Unknown undaunted at the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.
- ^ Mossman, John (July 17, 1995). "With Open win, Sorenstam is a happy Annika". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ Putnam, Candace (July 25, 1995). "Sports And Pregnancy". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 15, 1995. p. C5.
- ^ "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D3.
External links edit
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1995