1997 LPGA Championship

The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

1997 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 15–18, 1997
LocationWilmington, Delaware
39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.2 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
United States Christa Johnson
281 (−3), playoff
Location map
DuPont CC is located in the United States
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in United States
DuPont CC is located in Delaware
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware
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Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.[2] The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes.[1][2] It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.

This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, May 18, 1997

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1   Christa Johnson 68-73-69-71=281 −3 Playoff
  Leta Lindley 72-69-69-71=281
3   Annika Sörenstam 70-73-72-67=282 −2 81,519
T4   Laura Davies 67-75-74-68=284 E 57,365
  Sherri Steinhauer 68-71-73-72=284
T6   Dawn Coe-Jones 70-75-71-69=285 +1 38,947
  Gail Graham 69-79-71-66=285
8   Trish Johnson 70-73-72-71=286 +2 31,400
T9   Barb Mucha 68-73-72-74=287 +3 26,871
  Karrie Webb 71-79-70-67=287

Source:[3][4]

Playoff

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Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Christa Johnson 5-4=9 +1 180,000
2   Leta Lindley 5-5=10 +2 111,711
  • Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.

Scorecard

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Hole  18   10 
Par 4 4
  Johnson 5 4
  Lindley 5 5
Bogey

Source:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
  2. ^ a b c Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
  3. ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.
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39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564