1995 U.S. Women's Open

1995 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1995
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
Course(s)The Broadmoor, East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 76 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$175,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
278 (−2)
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The Broadmoor is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
The Broadmoor is located in Colorado
The Broadmoor
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Location in Colorado

The 1995 U.S. Women's Open was the 50th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the East Course of Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 (−2) to win the first of her three U.S. Women's Opens, one stroke ahead of Meg Mallon, the 54-hole leader and 1991 champion.[1][3][4] Sörenstam started the final round at even-par 210, five strokes back in a tie for fourth place; the victory was the first of her ten major titles. The event was televised by ESPN and for the first time by NBC Sports.

Weather delays caused both of the first two rounds to be completed on the following day.[5][6]

The low amateur was Sarah LeBrun Ingram at 294 (+14), who was seven months pregnant.[7] Dawn Coe-Jones, six months pregnant, finished in a tie for seventh.[8]

The 1995 edition was the first million dollar purse at the U.S. Women's Open, double that of 1990. It was only the fourth time the U.S. Women's Open was played in the western U.S. and the first ever in the Mountain Time Zone.

The East Course, at an average elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level, hosted the championship again sixteen years later in 2011. Cherry Hills Country Club, south of Denver, hosted in between in 2005.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 13, 1995
Friday, July 14, 1995

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jill Briles-Hinton 66 −4
T2 Spain Tania Abitbol 67 −3
United States Jean Bartholomew
United States Pat Bradley
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
T6 Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 68 −2
United States Tammie Green
United States Julie Larsen
United States Val Skinner
United States Kris Tschetter

Source:[5][6][9]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1995
Saturday, July 15, 1995

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Jean Bartholomew 67-71=138 −2
United States Pat Bradley 67-71=138
United States Jill Briles-Hinton 66-72=138
Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 68-70=138
United States Dale Eggeling 70-68=138
United States Tammie Green 68-70=138
United States Leta Lindley 70-68=138
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 67-71=138
T9 Spain Tania Abitbol 67-72=139 −1
United States Rosie Jones 69-70=139
United States Julie Larsen 68-71=139
United States Meg Mallon 70-69=139

Source:[6][9]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1995

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Meg Mallon 70-69-66=205 −5
2 United States Julie Larsen 68-71-68=207 −3
3 United States Rosie Jones 69-70-70=209 −1
T4 United States Pat Bradley 67-71-72=210 E
United States Kelly Robbins 74-68-68=210
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 67-71-72=210
T7 Spain Tania Abitbol 67-72-72=211 +1
United States Dale Eggeling 70-68-73=211
United States Kris Tschetter 68-74-69=211
T10 United States Jill Briles-Hinton 66-72-74=212 +2
Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 68-70-74=212
United States Leta Lindley 70-68-74=212
United States Dottie Mochrie 73-70-69=212
United States Val Skinner 68-72-72=212
United States Mary Beth Zimmerman 72-72-68=212

Source:[2]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1995

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 67-71-72-68=278 −2 175,000
2 United States Meg Mallon 70-69-66-74=279 −1 103,500
T3 United States Betsy King 72-69-72-67=280 E 56,238
United States Pat Bradley 67-71-72-70=280
T5 United States Leta Lindley 70-68-74-69=281 +1 35,285
United States Rosie Jones 69-70-70-72=281
T7 Canada Dawn Coe-Jones 68-70-74-70=282 +2 28,009
United States Julie Piers 68-71-68-75=282
United States Tammie Green 68-70-75-69=282
T10 United States Marianne Morris 73-73-70-67=283 +3 22,190
United States Patty Sheehan 70-73-71-69=283
United States Val Skinner 68-72-72-71=283

Source:[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
  2. ^ a b Mossman, John (July 16, 1995). "Open closes in on golfers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
  3. ^ "Sorenstam survives the Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D1.
  4. ^ "Mallon saw Open hopes close down on fourth hole". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D6.
  5. ^ a b Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b c Mossman, John (July 15, 1995). "Unknown undaunted at the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.
  7. ^ Mossman, John (July 17, 1995). "With Open win, Sorenstam is a happy Annika". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Putnam, Candace (July 25, 1995). "Sports And Pregnancy". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 15, 1995. p. C5.
  10. ^ "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D3.

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