The 1993 U.S. Women's Open 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]
| 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 | |
 Lauri Merten | |
| 280 (−8) | |
Stick GC
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.
Round summaries
editFirst round
editFriday, July 22, 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Helen Alfredsson |
68 | −4 |
 Ayako Okamoto
| |||
| 3 |  Dawn Coe-Jones |
69 | −3 |
| T4 | Amy Alcott |
70 | −2 |
| Jane Geddes
| |||
| Debbie Koyama (a)
| |||
| Nancy Lopez
| |||
| Michelle McGann
| |||
| Amy Read
| |||
| T10 | Dina Ammaccapane |
71 | −1 |
| Donna Andrews
| |||
| JoAnne Carner
| |||
 Florence Descampe
| |||
| Nina Foust
| |||
| Juli Inkster
| |||
| Christa Johnson
| |||
| Hiromi Kobayashi
| |||
| Lauri Merten
| |||
| Nancy Ramsbottom
| |||
| Kelly Robbins
|
Source:[5]
Second round
editFriday, July 23, 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle McGann |
70-66=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Helen Alfredsson |
68-70=138 | −6 |
| Hiromi Kobayashi |
71-67=138 | ||
| T4 | JoAnne Carner |
71-69=140 | −4 |
| Jane Geddes |
70-70=140 | ||
| Ayako Okamoto |
68-72=140 | ||
| Sherri Steinhauer |
73-67=140 | ||
| T8 | Dina Ammaccapane |
71-70=141 | −3 |
| Donna Andrews |
71-70=141 | ||
| Dawn Coe-Jones |
69-72=141 | ||
| Nancy Lopez |
70-71=141 | ||
| Alice Miller |
73-68=141 | ||
| Kelly Robbins |
71-70=141 |
Third round
editSaturday, July 24, 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Alfredsson |
68-70-69=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Hiromi Kobayashi |
71-67-71=209 | −7 |
| T3 | Donna Andrews |
71-70-69=210 | −6 |
| Pat Bradley |
72-70-68=210 | ||
| T5 | Dina Ammaccapane |
71-70-70=211 | −5 |
| Nancy Lopez |
70-71-70=211 | ||
| Ayako Okamoto |
68-72-71=211 | ||
| 8 | Lauri Merten |
71-71-70=212 | −4 |
| T9 | JoAnne Carner |
71-69-73=213 | −3 |
 Laura Davies |
73-71-69=213 | ||
| Nina Foust |
71-71-71=213 | ||
| Patty Sheehan |
73-71-69=213 | ||
| Kris Tschetter |
73-71-69=213 |
Source:[8]
Final round
editSunday, July 25, 1993
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauri Merten |
71-71-70-68=280 | −8 | 144,000 |
| T2 | Helen Alfredsson |
68-70-69-74=281 | −7 | 62,431 |
| Donna Andrews |
71-70-69-71=281 | |||
| T4 | Pat Bradley |
72-70-68-73=283 | −5 | 29,249 |
| Hiromi Kobayashi |
71-67-71-74=283 | |||
| 6 | Patty Sheehan |
73-71-69-71=284 | −4 | 22,379 |
| T7 | Betsy King |
74-70-72-69=285 | −3 | 17,525 |
| Nancy Lopez |
70-71-70-74=285 | |||
| Michelle McGann |
70-66-78-71=285 | |||
| Ayako Okamoto |
68-72-71-74=285 |
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Record falls". Toledo Blade. Ohio. July 26, 1993. p. 17.
- ^ "Purse soars to record $800,000 for tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 23, 1993. p. 3C.
- ^ Garrity, John (August 2, 1993). "Positively Pessimistic". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ a b Diaz, Jaime (July 26, 1993). "Late-charging Merten get her miracle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1B.
- ^ Brennan, Christine (July 23, 1993). "It's U.S. Open but a foreign show". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 3C.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open scores". Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. July 24, 1993. p. 2C.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (July 24, 1993). "McGann's power a Daly reminder". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1C.
- ^ Brennan, Christine (July 25, 1993). "Swede regains top spot from ailing McGann". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.
External links
edit- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1993