1977 U.S. Women's Open

1977 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1977
LocationChaska, Minnesota
Course(s)Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)[1]
Field151 players, 52 after cut
Cut157 (+13)
Prize fund$75,000
Winner's share$11,040
Champion
United States Hollis Stacy
292 (+4)
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Chaska is located in the United States
Chaska
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Location in the United States
Hazeltine National Golf Club is located in Minnesota
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National
Golf Club
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Location in Minnesota

The 1977 U.S. Women's Open was the 32nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.

Hollis Stacy led wire-to-wire and won her first major championship and the first of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez, who had recently turned professional.[2][3][4][5] She began the final round with a one-stroke lead over Jan Stephenson, with Lopez a stroke back in third.[6]

Seven years earlier in 1970, Hazeltine had hosted the U.S. Open, which returned in 1991. The PGA Championship was played at the course in 2002 and 2009 and the Ryder Cup in 2016.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 24, 1977

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Hollis Stacy 70-73-75-74=292 +4 11,040
2 United States Nancy Lopez 73-72-75-74=294 +6 7,040
3 United States JoAnne Carner 74-72-76-73=295 +7 4,540
T4 United States Amy Alcott 72-77-75-74=298 +10 2,923
Australia Jan Stephenson 72-75-72-79=298
United States Pat Bradley 77-72-79-70=298
7 United States Susie McAllister 76-80-73-70=299 +11 2,340
8 United States Donna Caponi Young 76-77-77-70=300 +12 2,140
9 United States Jane Blalock 72-78-77-74=301 +13 2,040
T10 United States Jo Ann Prentice 77-76-77-72=302 +14 1,790
United States Judy Rankin 75-77-78-72=302
United States Kathy Whitworth 74-76-79-73=302
South Africa Sally Little 81-75-72-74=302

Source:[3][7]

References

  1. ^ "Stacy stays two ahead; Mant moves within six". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. July 23, 1977. p. 3C.
  2. ^ Papanek, John (August 1, 1977). "Stacy's not spacy anymore". Sports Illustrated. p. 45.
  3. ^ a b "Stacy snares U.S. Open golf tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 25, 1977. p. 4D.
  4. ^ "Final 74 by Stacy wins Open". Palm Beach Post. UPI. July 25, 1974. p. D1.
  5. ^ "Stacy wins Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. July 25, 1977. p. 4, part 2.
  6. ^ "Stacy stays ahead by one in stormy women's open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 24, 1977. p. 4D.
  7. ^ "U.S. Women's Open scores". Palm Beach Post. July 25, 1977. p. D4.

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