1974 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1974 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
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
United States Sandra Haynie
295 (+7)
La Grange 
Location in the United States
La Grange 
Country Club
Location in Illinois

The 1974 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Carol Mann United States196572727775296+8T2
JoAnne Carner United States197177727177297+9T4
Donna Caponi Young United States1969, 197071767973299+11T7
Susie Berning United States1968, 1972, 197373777576301+1311
Sandra Spuzich United States196674747282302+14T12
Murle Breer United States196277777673303+15T14
Mary Mills United States196378767575304+16T18
Kathy Cornelius United States195676757977307+19T28
Louise Suggs United States1949, 195280747976309+21T35

Source:[3][6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 21, 1974

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sandra Haynie United States73-73-74-75=295+76,073
T2Beth Stone United States75-74-76-71=296+82,573
Carol Mann United States72-72-77-75=296
T4JoAnne Carner United States77-72-71-77=297+91,623
Kathy Whitworth United States75-77-74-71=297
6Sandra Post Canada81-72-71-74=298+101,473
T7Debbie Massey (a) United States71-73-80-75=299+110
Donna Caponi Young United States71-76-79-73=2991,373
T9Jane Booth (a) United States76-74-76-74=300+120
Ruth Jessen United States77-71-71-81=3001,273

Source:[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ McDermott, Barry (July 29, 1974). "And then things were putt in order". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Sainsbury, Ed (July 22, 1974). "Hot putter saves Sandra Haynie". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. C-2.
  3. 1 2 3 "Birdies of 70, 15 win for Haynie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 2D.
  4. ↑ "Haynie putts to Open win". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 22, 1974. p. 1-C.
  5. ↑ "Haynie wins LPGA with birdie streak". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. June 24, 1974. p. 1-C.
  6. 1 2 "Women's Open scores". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. UPI. July 22, 1974. p. 4-C.

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