1993 U.S. Women's Open

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]

1993 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 22–25, 1993
LocationCarmel, Indiana
Course(s)Crooked Stick Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,311 yards (5,771 m)[1]
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund$800,000[2]
Winner's share$144,000
Champion
Lauri Merten
280 (−8)
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Location in the United States
Crooked
Stick GC
Location in Indiana

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

First round

Friday, July 22, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Helen Alfredsson68−4
Ayako Okamoto
3 Dawn Coe-Jones69−3
T4 Amy Alcott70−2
Jane Geddes
Debbie Koyama (a)
Nancy Lopez
Michelle McGann
Amy Read
T10 Dina Ammaccapane71−1
Donna Andrews
JoAnne Carner
Florence Descampe
Nina Foust
Juli Inkster
Christa Johnson
Hiromi Kobayashi
Lauri Merten
Nancy Ramsbottom
Kelly Robbins

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, July 23, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Michelle McGann70-66=136−8
T2 Helen Alfredsson68-70=138−6
Hiromi Kobayashi71-67=138
T4 JoAnne Carner71-69=140−4
Jane Geddes70-70=140
Ayako Okamoto68-72=140
Sherri Steinhauer73-67=140
T8 Dina Ammaccapane71-70=141−3
Donna Andrews71-70=141
Dawn Coe-Jones69-72=141
Nancy Lopez70-71=141
Alice Miller73-68=141
Kelly Robbins71-70=141

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Saturday, July 24, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Helen Alfredsson68-70-69=207−9
2 Hiromi Kobayashi71-67-71=209−7
T3 Donna Andrews71-70-69=210−6
Pat Bradley72-70-68=210
T5 Dina Ammaccapane71-70-70=211−5
Nancy Lopez70-71-70=211
Ayako Okamoto68-72-71=211
8 Lauri Merten71-71-70=212−4
T9 JoAnne Carner71-69-73=213−3
Laura Davies73-71-69=213
Nina Foust71-71-71=213
Patty Sheehan73-71-69=213
Kris Tschetter73-71-69=213

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, July 25, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Lauri Merten71-71-70-68=280−8144,000
T2 Helen Alfredsson68-70-69-74=281−762,431
Donna Andrews71-70-69-71=281
T4 Pat Bradley72-70-68-73=283−529,249
Hiromi Kobayashi71-67-71-74=283
6 Patty Sheehan73-71-69-71=284−422,379
T7 Betsy King74-70-72-69=285−317,525
Nancy Lopez70-71-70-74=285
Michelle McGann70-66-78-71=285
Ayako Okamoto68-72-71-74=285

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Record falls". Toledo Blade. Ohio. July 26, 1993. p. 17.
  2. "Purse soars to record $800,000 for tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 23, 1993. p. 3C.
  3. Garrity, John (August 2, 1993). "Positively Pessimistic". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  4. Diaz, Jaime (July 26, 1993). "Late-charging Merten get her miracle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1B.
  5. Brennan, Christine (July 23, 1993). "It's U.S. Open but a foreign show". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 3C.
  6. "U.S. Women's Open scores". Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. July 24, 1993. p. 2C.
  7. Diaz, Jaime (July 24, 1993). "McGann's power a Daly reminder". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 1C.
  8. Brennan, Christine (July 25, 1993). "Swede regains top spot from ailing McGann". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.

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