2007 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Cristie Kerr won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park.[3][4] The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.

2007 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 28 – July 1, 2007
LocationSouthern Pines,
North Carolina
Course(s)Pine Needles Lodge
and Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,664 yards (6,094 m)[1]
Field156 players, 67 after cut
Cut148 (+6)[2]
Prize fund$3.1 million
Winner's share$560,000
Champion
Cristie Kerr
279 (−5)
Pine Needles
Lodge & GC
Location in the United States
Pine Needles
Lodge & GC
Location in North Carolina

Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning.[5] Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa, Morgan Pressel, and Jiyai Shin.[6][7]

Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and 2001; it joined Atlantic City Country Club (1948, 1965, 1975) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.[8]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Se Ri Pak South Korea199874726868282−2T4
Birdie Kim South Korea200573707175289+5T16
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 1996, 200670777273292+8T32
Laura Davies England198772757273292+8T32

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Juli Inkster United States1999, 20027871149+7
Liselotte Neumann Sweden19887773150+8
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 20018371154+12
Meg Mallon United States1991, 20047879157+15
Hilary Lunke United States20038176160+18
  • 67 players made the cut at 148 (+6) or better[2]

Course layout
See also: Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4884501323602054114053563803,1875183764002054265231764404133,4776,664
Par543434444355443453443671

Source:[1]
Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens:

  • 2001: 6,256 yards (5,720 m), par 70
  • 1996: 6,207 yards (5,676 m), par 70

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 28, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Angela Park Brazil68−3
T2Shiho Oyama Japan69−2
Inbee Park South Korea
T4Ahn Shi-hyun South Korea70−1
Julieta Granada Paraguay
Amy Hung Taiwan
Kim Joo-mi South Korea
Charlotte Mayorkas United States
Jiyai Shin South Korea
Annika Sörenstam Sweden

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, June 29, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Angela Park Brazil68-69=137−5
T2Julieta Granada Paraguay70-69=139−3
Amy Hung Taiwan70-69=139
Jiyai Shin South Korea70-69=139
5Morgan Pressel United States71-70=141−1
T6Ahn Shi-hyun South Korea70-72=142E
Catriona Matthew Scotland75-67=142
Lorena Ochoa Mexico71-71=142
Shiho Oyama Japan69-73=142
Inbee Park South Korea69-73=142

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, June 30, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Cristie Kerr United States71-72-66=209−4
T2Morgan Pressel United States71-70-69=210−3
Lorena Ochoa Mexico71-71-68=210
Jiyai Shin South Korea70-69-71=210
5Angela Park Brazil68-69-74=211−2
T6Jeong Jang South Korea72-71-70=213E
Kim Joo-mi South Korea70-73-70=213
Inbee Park South Korea69-73-71=213
T9Birdie Kim South Korea73-70-71=214+1
Jee Young Lee South Korea72-71-71=214
Se Ri Pak South Korea74-72-68=214

Final round

Sunday, July 1, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Cristie Kerr United States71-72-66-70=279−5560,000
T2Angela Park Brazil68-69-74-70=281−3271,022
Lorena Ochoa Mexico71-71-68-71=281
T4Se Ri Pak South Korea74-72-68-68=282−2130,549
Inbee Park South Korea69-73-71-69=282
6Jiyai Shin South Korea70-69-71-74=284E103,581
7Jee Young Lee South Korea72-71-71-71=285+193,031
T8Mi Hyun Kim South Korea71-75-70-70=286+282,464
Jeong Jang South Korea72-71-70-73=286
T10Ai Miyazato Japan73-73-72-69=287+366,177
Kyeong Bae South Korea74-71-72-70=287
Julieta Granada Paraguay70-69-75-73=287
Morgan Pressel United States71-70-69-77=287

Source:[2][6][10]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par543434444544345344
Kerr−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5
Park−3−2−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−3−2−3
Ochoa−4−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−3−3
Pressel−3−2−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−1−1E+1+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

References
  1. "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  2. "2007 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  3. Ferguson, Doug (July 2, 2007). "Kerr handles putter, Ochoa to grab major". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. D1.
  4. "Overlooked no more, Kerr wins U.S. Open". Golf.com. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. "Ochoa, Kerr rumble up Open list". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. p. D7.
  6. "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Groupings / Tee Times". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. Droschak, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
  9. "Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
  10. "Scoreboard: Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
Preceded by
2007 LPGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2007 Women's British Open

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