Wikipedia

1995 U.S. Women's Open

(Redirected from 1995 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship)

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.

1995 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1995
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
Course(s)The Broadmoor, East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 76 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$175,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
278 (−2)
← 1994
1996 →
The Broadmoor is located in the United States
The Broadmoor
The Broadmoor
class=notpageimage|
Location in the United States
The Broadmoor is located in Colorado
The Broadmoor
The Broadmoor
class=notpageimage|
Location in Colorado

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

Source:[5][6][9]

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

Source:[6][9]

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
  1. ^ a b Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
  2. ^ a b Mossman, John (July 16, 1995). "Open closes in on golfers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
  3. ^ "Sorenstam survives the Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D1.
  4. ^ "Mallon saw Open hopes close down on fourth hole". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D6.
  5. ^ a b Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b c Mossman, John (July 15, 1995). "Unknown undaunted at the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.
  7. ^ Mossman, John (July 17, 1995). "With Open win, Sorenstam is a happy Annika". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Putnam, Candace (July 25, 1995). "Sports And Pregnancy". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 15, 1995. p. C5.
  10. ^ "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D3.
edit

38°47′17″N 104°51′04″W / 38.788°N 104.851°W / 38.788; -104.851

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995_U.S._Women%27s_Open&oldid=1245081721"