1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore

1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1997
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1]
Field119 players, 74 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$135,000
Champion
United States Betsy King
276 (−12)
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Rancho Mirage is located in the United States
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Rancho Mirage is located in California
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The 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 27–30 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 26th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fifteenth as a major championship.

Betsy King, age 41, won her third title in this event, two strokes ahead of runners-up Kris Tschetter and Amy Fruhwirth.[2] It was the last of her six major titles.[3]

At $900,000, this was the tournament's last six-figure purse; the winner's share was $135,000.[1]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 30, 1997

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Betsy King 71-67-67-71=276 −12 135,000
2 United States Kris Tschetter 66-76-66-70=278 −10 83,783
T3 United States Amy Fruhwirth 69-70-68-72=279 −9 54,346
United States Kelly Robbins 70-67-68-74=279
T5 United States Nanci Bowen 70-74-70-68=282 −6 35,097
England Lisa Hackney 70-72-72-68=282
7 United States Tina Barrett 70-71-70-72=283 −5 26,720
T8 Japan Hiromi Kobayashi 72-69-71-72=284 −4 21,285
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-72-68-74=284
United States Mary Beth Zimmerman 75-74-72-63=284

Source:[1][2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Scoreboard: LPGA Diah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
  2. ^ a b "Opportunistic King wins third Dinah Shore". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
  3. ^ Garrity, John (April 7, 1997). "Back in the swing". Sports Illustrated. p. G2.
  4. ^ "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

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