1993 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1993 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates July 22–25, 1993
Location Carmel, Indiana
Course(s) Crooked Stick Golf Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,311 yards (5,771 m)[1]
Cut 147 (+3)
Prize fund $800,000[2]
Winner's share $144,000
Champion
United States Lauri Merten
280 (−8)
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Location in the United States
Crooked
Stick GC
Location in Indiana

The 1993 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 48th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. Five strokes back after three rounds, Lauri Merten fired a 68 (−4) to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson, the 54-hole leader.[3][4]

This Open set a record for sup-par rounds at 89; the previous record was 66 in 1988. The par-72 Pete Dye-designed course was set at 6,311 yards (5,771 m), the third-longest in the championship's 48-year history. Only nine rounds were under par on Sunday.[1]

Two years earlier, Crooked Stick was the venue for the PGA Championship, won by John Daly. It later hosted the Solheim Cup matches in 2005, won by the United States.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Pat Bradley United States198172706873283−5T4
Patty Sheehan United States199273716971284−46
Betsy King United States1989, 199074707269285−3T7
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 197671697373286−2T11
Laura Davies England198773716973286−2T11
Meg Mallon United States199173726975289+1T21
Amy Alcott United States198070747374291+3T26
Jane Geddes United States198670707976295+7T50
Kathy Guadagnino United States198573737875299+11T58
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198877707977303+1562

Source:[4]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 19847474148+4
Jan Stephenson Australia19837379152+8

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 22, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Helen Alfredsson Sweden68−4
Ayako Okamoto Japan
3Dawn Coe-Jones Canada69−3
T4Amy Alcott United States70−2
Jane Geddes United States
Debbie Koyama (a) United States
Nancy Lopez United States
Michelle McGann United States
Amy Read United States
T10Dina Ammaccapane United States71−1
Donna Andrews United States
JoAnne Carner United States
Florence Descampe Belgium
Nina Foust United States
Juli Inkster United States
Christa Johnson United States
Hiromi Kobayashi Japan
Lauri Merten United States
Nancy Ramsbottom United States
Kelly Robbins United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, July 23, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Michelle McGann United States70-66=136−8
T2Helen Alfredsson Sweden68-70=138−6
Hiromi Kobayashi Japan71-67=138
T4JoAnne Carner United States71-69=140−4
Jane Geddes United States70-70=140
Ayako Okamoto Japan68-72=140
Sherri Steinhauer United States73-67=140
T8Dina Ammaccapane United States71-70=141−3
Donna Andrews United States71-70=141
Dawn Coe-Jones Canada69-72=141
Nancy Lopez United States70-71=141
Alice Miller United States73-68=141
Kelly Robbins United States71-70=141

Source:[5][7]

Third round

Saturday, July 24, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Helen Alfredsson Sweden68-70-69=207−9
2Hiromi Kobayashi Japan71-67-71=209−7
T3Donna Andrews United States71-70-69=210−6
Pat Bradley United States72-70-68=210
T5Dina Ammaccapane United States71-70-70=211−5
Nancy Lopez United States70-71-70=211
Ayako Okamoto Japan68-72-71=211
8Lauri Merten United States71-71-70=212−4
T9JoAnne Carner United States71-69-73=213−3
Laura Davies England73-71-69=213
Nina Foust United States71-71-71=213
Patty Sheehan United States73-71-69=213
Kris Tschetter United States73-71-69=213

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, July 25, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Lauri Merten United States71-71-70-68=280−8144,000
T2Helen Alfredsson Sweden68-70-69-74=281−762,431
Donna Andrews United States71-70-69-71=281
T4Pat Bradley United States72-70-68-73=283−529,249
Hiromi Kobayashi Japan71-67-71-74=283
6Patty Sheehan United States73-71-69-71=284−422,379
T7Betsy King United States74-70-72-69=285−317,525
Nancy Lopez United States70-71-70-74=285
Michelle McGann United States70-66-78-71=285
Ayako Okamoto Japan68-72-71-74=285

Source:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Record falls". Toledo Blade. Ohio. July 26, 1993. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "Purse soars to record $800,000 for tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 23, 1993. p. 3C.
  3. ↑ Garrity, John (August 2, 1993). "Positively Pessimistic". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  4. 1 2 3 Diaz, Jaime (July 26, 1993). "Late-charging Merten get her miracle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1B.
  5. 1 2 "U.S. Women's Open scores". Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. July 24, 1993. p. 2C.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Christine (July 23, 1993). "It's U.S. Open but a foreign show". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 3C.
  7. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (July 24, 1993). "McGann's power a Daly reminder". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1C.
  8. ↑ Brennan, Christine (July 25, 1993). "Swede regains top spot from ailing McGann". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.

Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 86°11′38″W / 39.948°N 86.194°W / 39.948; -86.194

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