The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open, the second of his four major championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.[1][2][3]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–15, 1997 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,213 yards (6,596 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Winner's share | $465,000 |
| Champion | |
 Ernie Els | |
| 276 (−4) | |
Congressional
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Course layout edit
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 402 | 235 | 455 | 434 | 407 | 475 | 174 | 362 | 607 | 3,551 | 466 | 415 | 187 | 461 | 439 | 583 | 441 | 480 | 190 | 3,662 | 7,213 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, June 12, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colin Montgomerie |
65 | −5 |
| T2 |  Steve Stricker |
66 | −4 |
| Hal Sutton
| |||
| T4 | Tom Lehman |
67 | −3 |
 Mark McNulty
| |||
| T6 |  Hideki Kase |
68 | −2 |
| Dave Schreyer
| |||
| T8 | Justin Leonard |
69 | −1 |
| Jeff Sluman
| |||
| T10 | Mike Brisky |
70 | E |
| Hale Irwin
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| Joel Kribel (a)
| |||
| Larry Mize
| |||
| David Ogrin
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 Craig Parry
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| Chris Perry
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| David White
|
Second round edit
Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman |
67-70=137 | −3 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink |
71-67=138 | −2 |
| Ernie Els |
71-67=138 | ||
| T4 | Scott Hoch |
71-68=139 | −1 |
| Jeff Maggert |
73-66=139 | ||
| David Ogrin |
70-69=139 | ||
| Hal Sutton |
66-73=139 | ||
| 8 | Mark McNulty |
67-73=140 | E |
| T9 | Scott Dunlap |
75-66=141 | +1 |
| Kelly Gibson |
72-69=141 | ||
| Hideki Kase |
68-73=141 | ||
| Justin Leonard |
69-72=141 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie |
65-76=141 | ||
| Loren Roberts |
72-69=141 | ||
| Dave Schreyer |
68-73=141 | ||
| Jeff Sluman |
69-72=141 | ||
| Tommy Tolles |
74-67=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods |
74-67=141 |
Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
Third round edit
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman |
67-70-68=205 | −5 |
| T2 | Ernie Els |
71-67-69=207 | −3 |
| Jeff Maggert |
73-66-68=207 | ||
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie |
65-76-67=208 | −2 |
| T5 | Jay Haas |
73-69-68=210 | E |
| David Ogrin |
70-69-71=210 | ||
| Tommy Tolles |
74-67-69=210 | ||
| T8 | Billy Andrade |
75-67-69=211 | +1 |
| Olin Browne |
71-71-69=211 | ||
| Jim Furyk |
74-68-69=211 | ||
| Scott Hoch |
71-68-72=211 |
Final round edit
Sunday, June 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els |
71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 465,000 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie |
65-76-67-69=277 | −3 | 275,000 |
| 3 | Tom Lehman |
67-70-68-73=278 | −2 | 172,828 |
| 4 | Jeff Maggert |
73-66-68-74=281 | +1 | 120,454 |
| T5 | Olin Browne |
71-71-69-71=282 | +2 | 79,875 |
| Jim Furyk |
74-68-69-71=282 | |||
| Jay Haas |
73-69-68-72=282 | |||
| Tommy Tolles |
74-67-69-72=282 | |||
| Bob Tway |
71-71-70-70=282 | |||
| T10 | Scott Hoch |
71-68-72-72=283 | +3 | 56,949 |
| Scott McCarron |
73-71-69-70=283 | |||
| David Ogrin |
70-69-71-73=283 |
Amateurs: none made the cut[4]
Scorecard edit
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Els |
−3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| Montgomerie |
−3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
| Lehman |
−5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 |
| Maggert |
−3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | E | +1 |
| Browne |
+1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Furyk |
+1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Haas |
−1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | +2 | +2 |
| Tolles |
−1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Tway |
+2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[5]
References edit
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 16, 1997). "No one Els standing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
- ^ Sirak, Ron (June 16, 1997). "Steady Els grabs second Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (June 23, 1997). "Easy Does It: Sweet-Swinging Ernie Els Outlasted A Trio Of Challengers To Win A Raucous And Riveting U.S. Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
- ^ "Final results: 1997 U.S. Open". USA Today. June 15, 1997. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 15, 2019.