1994 U.S. Women's Open

1994 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1994
LocationLake Orion, Michigan
Course(s)Indianwood Golf and
Country Club, Old Course[1]
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,244 yards (5,710 m)[2]
Cut147 (+6)
Prize fund$850,000
Winner's share$155,000
Champion
United States Patty Sheehan
277 (−7)
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Location in the United States
Indianwood Golf & CC is located in Michigan
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Location in Michigan

The 1994 U.S. Women's Open was the 49th U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Old Course of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit. Patty Sheehan, the 1992 champion, won her second title in three years, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tammie Green,[1][3][4] for the fifth of her six major titles. The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports.

Sheehan birdied the 16th hole and Green had a chance to force a Monday playoff, but her 12-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole did not fall.[1]

Helen Alfredsson opened with 63 (−8) on the first day to better the single round record at the U.S. Women's Open by two strokes.[2] She also set the record for the first 36 holes at 132 (−10),[5] but carded 153 (+11) on the weekend. She had been as low as 13-under after 43 holes.[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1994

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 63 −8
T2 United States Judy Dickinson 66 −5
United States Tammie Green
United States Patty Sheehan
United States Carol Thompson (a)
T6 United States Donna Andrews 67 −4
United States Dale Eggeling
South Africa Sally Little
T9 England Laura Davies 68 −3
United States Amy Read
United States Deb Richard
United States Sherri Steinhauer

Source:[2]

Second round

Friday, July 22, 1994

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 63-69=132 −10
2 England Laura Davies 68-68=136 −6
T3 Peru Alicia Dibos 69-68=137 −5
United States Michelle Estill 69-68=137
United States Patty Sheehan 66-71=137
T6 United States Amy Alcott 71-67=138 −4
United States Tammie Green 66-72=138
T8 United States Donna Andrews 67-72=139 −3
United States Judy Dickinson 66-73=139
Scotland Pamela Wright 74-65=139

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, July 23, 1994

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Patty Sheehan 66-71-69=206 −7
2 United States Tammie Green 66-72-69=207 −6
3 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 63-69-76=208 −5
4 United States Donna Andrews 67-72-70=209 −4
T5 Peru Alicia Dibos 69-68-73=210 −3
Scotland Pamela Wright 74-65-71=210
T7 United States Pat Bradley 72-69-70=211 −2
England Laura Davies 68-68-75=211
T9 United States Judy Dickinson 66-73-73=212 −1
United States Michelle Estill 69-68-75=212
United States Betsy King 69-71-72=212
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 69-72-71=212

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, July 24, 1994

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Patty Sheehan 66-71-69-71=277 −7 155,000
2 United States Tammie Green 66-72-69-71=278 −6 85,000
3 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 69-72-71-69=281 −3 47,752
T4 Spain Tania Abitbol 72-68-73-70=283 −1 31,133
Peru Alicia Dibos 69-68-73-73=283
T6 United States Amy Alcott 71-67-77-69=284 E 21,487
United States Betsy King 69-71-72-72=284
United States Meg Mallon 70-72-73-69=284
T9 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 63-69-76-77=285 +1 16,446
United States Donna Andrews 67-72-70-76=285
United States Kelly Robbins 71-72-70-72=285

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Watkins, Harry (July 25, 1994). "Late birdie lifts Sheehan". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  2. ^ a b c Watkins, Harry (July 22, 1994). "Alfredsson's day historic at U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
  3. ^ "Sheehan's cool hand wins Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1994. p. C1.
  4. ^ a b Nutt, Amy (August 1, 1994). "Sweet and Sour". Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
  5. ^ a b "Record-setting Alfredsson keeps cruising". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 23, 1994. p. C-5.
  6. ^ Atkins, Harry (July 24, 1994). "Swede's collapse saves Sheehan". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.

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