1992 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 1992 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 47th U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–27 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh.

1992 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 23–27, 1992
LocationOakmont, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Oakmont Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,312 yards (5,772 m)[1]
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$700,000
Winner's share$130,000
Champion
Patty Sheehan
280 (−4), playoff
Oakmont CC
Location in the United States
Oakmont CC
Location in Pennsylvania

The champion was Patty Sheehan, the winner of an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up Juli Inkster, 72 to 74.[2][3] Tied for the lead after the third round at 211 (−2) on the par-71 course, both players shot 69 in the fourth round to finish at 280 (−4) for the championship, four strokes ahead of third-place finisher Donna Andrews.[4] Rain delays during the first two rounds extended play to the following day.

The site of many U.S. Opens, PGA Championships, and U.S. Amateurs, this was the first U.S. Women's Open and women's major at Oakmont. The course was set at 6,312 yards (5,772 m), at the time, the second-longest in U.S. Women's Open history.[4] The championship returned to Oakmont in 2010, won by Paula Creamer.

This was the first U.S. Women's Open for Annika Sörenstam, then a 21-year-old amateur; she made the cut on the number at 151 (+9) and finished with 308 (+24), tied for 64th.[5]

This championship coincided with the opening weekend of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Meg Mallon United States199173727270287+34
Jane Geddes United States198673707870291+7T9
Amy Alcott United States198076747370293+9T13
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198876727274295+1015
Betsy King United States1989, 199074737375295+11T16
Pat Bradley United States198174747872298+14T29
Jan Stephenson Australia198375717875299+15T36
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 197674757378300+16T42

Source:[6]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Kathy Guadagnino United States19857875153+11
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 19847578153+11
Janet Anderson United States19827975154+12
Laura Davies England19878075155+13

Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 23, 1992
Friday, July 24, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Donna Andrews United States69−2
Tracy Kerdyk United States
Nancy Ramsbottom United States
Muffin Spencer-Devlin United States
Patty Sheehan United States
T6Dottie Pepper United States70−1
Kris Tschetter United States
Pamela Wright Scotland
T9Amy Alcott United States71E
Helen Alfredsson Sweden
Dawn Coe Canada
Dale Eggeling United States
Christa Johnson United States

Source:[8][9][10]

Second round

Friday, July 24, 1992
Saturday, July 25, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pamela Wright Scotland70-69=139−3
2Juli Inkster United States72-68=140−2
3Patty Sheehan United States69-72=141−1
T4Donna Andrews United States69-73=142E
Dawn Coe Canada71-71=142
T6Jane Geddes United States73-70=143+1
Gail Graham Canada72-71=143
Alice Ritzman United States74-69=143
T9Amy Benz United States73-71=144+2
Dottie Pepper United States70-74=144
Nancy Ramsbottom United States69-75=144
Kris Tschetter United States70-74=144

Source:[9][10]

Third round

Saturday, July 25, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Patty Sheehan United States69-72-70=211−2
Juli Inkster United States72-68-71=211
T3Donna Andrews United States69-73-72=214+1
Dawn Coe Canada71-71-72=214
Gail Graham Canada72-71-71=214
T6Michelle McGann United States72-73-70=215+2
Pamela Wright Scotland70-69-76=215
8Dottie Pepper United States70-74-72=216+3
T9Amy Benz United States73-71-73=217+4
Meg Mallon United States73-72-72=217

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, July 26, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Patty Sheehan United States69-72-70-69=280−4Playoff
Juli Inkster United States72-68-71-69=280
3Donna Andrews United States69-73-72-70=284E38,830
4Meg Mallon United States73-72-72-70=287+328,336
5Dawn Coe Canada71-71-72-74=288+422,295
T6Dottie Pepper United States70-74-72-73=289+517,472
Gail Graham Canada72-71-71-75=289
Michelle McGann United States72-73-70-74=289
T9Jane Geddes United States73-70-78-70=291+713,372
Pamela Wright Scotland70-69-76-76=291
Tammie Green United States73-75-70-73=291

Source:[5][6]

Playoff

Monday, July 27, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Patty Sheehan United States35-37=72+1130,000
2Juli Inkster United States37-37=74+365,000

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par444543435445344344
Sheehan−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE−1−1−1−1E+1
InksterEEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+3+3

Source:[11]

References
  1. "U.S. Women's Open results". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 27, 1992. p. C4.
  2. USGA, Oakmont, USGA To Team Up Again March 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011
  3. "Sheehan sets aside '90 disaster to capture U.S. Open playoff". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. C3.
  4. Garrity, John (August 3, 1992). "Shoot-out at 'Soakmont'". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
  5. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
  6. "U.S. Women's Open: final round scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
  7. "U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1992. p. C2.
  8. "Five share lead at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 24, 1992. p. 5C.
  9. "Wright on target at Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1992. p. C5.
  10. Stewart, John. "It's a friendly fight for Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1E.
  11. "Sheehan doesn't fold, wins Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. 1B.

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