1977 U.S. Women's Open Explained

1977 U.S. Women's Open
Dates:July 21–24, 1977
Location:Chaska, Minnesota
Course:Hazeltine National Golf Club
Org:USGA
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:[1]
Field:151 players, 52 after cut
Cut:157 (+13)
Purse:$75,000
Winners Share:$11,040
Champion: Hollis Stacy
Score:292 (+4)
Previous:1976
Next:1978

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 She began the final round with a one-stroke lead over Jan Stephenson, with Lopez a stroke back in third.[2]

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 Hollis Stacy70-73-75-74=292+411,040<--.44-->
2 Nancy Lopez73-72-75-74=294+67,040<--.44-->
3 JoAnne Carner74-72-76-73=295+74,540<--.44-->
align=center rowspan=3T4 Amy Alcott72-77-75-74=298align=center rowspan=3+10align=center rowspan=32,923
Jan Stephenson72-75-72-79=298
Pat Bradley77-72-79-70=298
7 Susie McAllister76-80-73-70=299+112,340<--.44-->
8 Donna Caponi Young76-77-77-70=300+122,140<--.44-->
9 Jane Blalock72-78-77-74=301+132,040<--.44-->
align=center rowspan=4T10 Jo Ann Prentice77-76-77-72=302align=center rowspan=4+14align=center rowspan=41,790
Judy Rankin75-77-78-72=302
Kathy Whitworth74-76-79-73=302
Sally Little81-75-72-74=302
Source:[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stacy stays two ahead; Mant moves within six. Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire services . July 23, 1977 . 3C.
  2. News: Stacy stays ahead by one in stormy women's open . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 24, 1977 . 4D.
  3. News: U.S. Women's Open scores . Palm Beach Post . July 25, 1977 . D4 .