1995 U.S. Women's Open

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.

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
Annika Sörenstam
278 (−2)
The Broadmoor
Location in the United States
The Broadmoor
Location in 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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jill Briles-Hinton66−4
T2 Tania Abitbol67−3
Jean Bartholomew
Pat Bradley
Annika Sörenstam
T6 Dawn Coe-Jones68−2
Tammie Green
Julie Larsen
Val Skinner
Kris Tschetter

Source:[5][6][9]

Second round

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Jean Bartholomew67-71=138−2
Pat Bradley67-71=138
Jill Briles-Hinton66-72=138
Dawn Coe-Jones68-70=138
Dale Eggeling70-68=138
Tammie Green68-70=138
Leta Lindley70-68=138
Annika Sörenstam67-71=138
T9 Tania Abitbol67-72=139−1
Rosie Jones69-70=139
Julie Larsen68-71=139
Meg Mallon70-69=139

Source:[6][9]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Meg Mallon70-69-66=205−5
2 Julie Larsen68-71-68=207−3
3 Rosie Jones69-70-70=209−1
T4 Pat Bradley67-71-72=210E
Kelly Robbins74-68-68=210
Annika Sörenstam67-71-72=210
T7 Tania Abitbol67-72-72=211+1
Dale Eggeling70-68-73=211
Kris Tschetter68-74-69=211
T10 Jill Briles-Hinton66-72-74=212+2
Dawn Coe-Jones68-70-74=212
Leta Lindley70-68-74=212
Dottie Mochrie73-70-69=212
Val Skinner68-72-72=212
Mary Beth Zimmerman72-72-68=212

Source:[2]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1995

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam67-71-72-68=278−2175,000
2 Meg Mallon70-69-66-74=279−1103,500
T3 Betsy King72-69-72-67=280E56,238
Pat Bradley67-71-72-70=280
T5 Leta Lindley70-68-74-69=281+135,285
Rosie Jones69-70-70-72=281
T7 Dawn Coe-Jones68-70-74-70=282+228,009
Julie Piers68-71-68-75=282
Tammie Green68-70-75-69=282
T10 Marianne Morris73-73-70-67=283+322,190
Patty Sheehan70-73-71-69=283
Val Skinner68-72-72-71=283

Source:[10]

References
  1. Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
  2. 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. Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  6. 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. "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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