1989 U.S. Women's Open

The 1989 U.S. Women's Open was the 44th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the Old Course of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit.

1989 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1989
LocationLake Orion, Michigan
Course(s)Indianwood Golf and
Country Club, Old Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,109 yards (5,586 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$450,000
Winner's share$80,000
Champion
Betsy King
278 (−6)
Indianwood
Golf & CC
Location in the United States
Indianwood Golf & CC
Location in Michigan

Betsy King won the first of her two consecutive titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez.[2][3][4] It was the second of King's six major titles. With the win, her fifth in 1989, she became the first in the history of the LPGA Tour to exceed $500,000 in earnings for a single season.[1]

Ending the third round on Saturday, King lost four shots on the last four holes and fell into the 54-hole co-lead with Patty Sheehan.[5] The Sunday gallery was the largest to date at the U.S. Women's Open, exceeding 25,000, and King birdied the first hole on the way to a 68. Sheehan, a future champion in 1992 and 1994, carded a disappointing 79 and finished tied for 17th.[2]

The championship returned to Indianwood five years later, in 1994, won by Sheehan.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 13, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Betsy King67−4
2 M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya68−3
3 Jane Geddes70−2
T4 Kristi Albers71E
Amy Benz
Donna Cusano-Wilkins
Lori Garbacz
Linda Hunt
Caroline Keggi
Debbie Massey
Liselotte Neumann
Cathy Reynolds
Angie Ridgeway
Alice Ritzman
Robin Watton

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Betsy King67-71=138−4
T2 Lori Garbacz71-70=141−1
Patty Sheehan74-67=141
Colleen Walker72-69=141
T5 Jane Geddes70-72=142E
M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya68-74=142
Liselotte Neumann71-71=142
Dottie Pepper72-70=142
T9 Danielle Ammaccapane73-70=143+1
Donna Cusano-Wilkins71-72=143
Tammie Green77-67=143
Linda Hunt71-72=143
Nancy Lopez73-70=143
Debbie Massey71-72=143
Kim Shipman74-69=143

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Betsy King67-71-72=210−3
Patty Sheehan74-67-69=210
3 Colleen Walker72-69-71=212−1
4 M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya68-74-71=213E
T5 Donna Cusano-Wilkins71-72-71=214+1
Lori Garbacz71-70-73=214
Jane Geddes70-72-72=214
Nancy Lopez73-70-71=214
T9 Myra Blackwelder76-68-71=215+2
Pat Bradley73-74-68=215
Vicki Fergon72-74-69=215
Marta Figueras-Dotti75-70-70=215

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Betsy King67-71-72-68=278−680,000
2 Nancy Lopez73-70-71-68=282−240,000
T3 Pat Bradley73-74-68-68=283−124,250
Penny Hammel74-73-69-67=283
T5 Dottie Pepper72-70-75-67=284E15,043
Lori Garbacz71-70-73-70=284
T7 Laura Davies73-71-75-66=285+111,931
Vicki Fergon72-74-69-70=285
T9 Colleen Walker72-69-71-74=286+29,974
Jane Geddes70-72-72-72=286

Source:[8]

References
  1. "King regroups, takes U.S. Women's Open in walk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 17, 1989. p. 12.
  2. Stewart, John W. (July 17, 1989). "King runs away from U.S. Open field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1B.
  3. Bunch, Ken (July 17, 1989). "King runs away with Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  4. Garrity, John (July 24, 1989). "A King is crowned queen". Sports Illustrated. p. 71.
  5. White, Gordon S. Jr. (July 16, 1989). "King suffers big collapse in the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 7E.
  6. "King claims lead in women's open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1989. p. 5C.
  7. Stewart, John W. (July 15, 1989). "King remains steady for three-stroke bulge at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 3D.
  8. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 17, 1989. p. 6, part 2.

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