1993 U.S. Women's Open Explained

1993 U.S. Women's Open
Dates:July 22–25, 1993
Location:Carmel, Indiana
Course:Crooked Stick Golf Club
Org:USGA
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:[1]
Cut:147 (+3)
Purse:$800,000[2]
Winners Share:$144,000
Champion: Lauri Merten
Score:280 (−8)
Previous:1992
Next:1994

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]

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, 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

Place Player Score To par
align=center rowspan=2T1 Helen Alfredssonalign=center rowspan=268align=center rowspan=2−4
Ayako Okamoto
3 Dawn Coe-Jones69−3
align=center rowspan=6T4 Amy Alcottalign=center rowspan=670align=center rowspan=6−2
Jane Geddes
Debbie Koyama (a)
Nancy Lopez
Michelle McGann
Amy Read
align=center rowspan=11T10 Dina Ammaccapanealign=center rowspan=1171align=center rowspan=11−1
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

Place Player Score To par
1 Michelle McGann70-66=136 −8
align=center rowspan=2T2 Helen Alfredsson68-70=138align=center rowspan=2−6
Hiromi Kobayashi71-67=138
align=center rowspan=4T4 JoAnne Carner71-69=140align=center rowspan=4−4
Jane Geddes70-70=140
Ayako Okamoto68-72=140
Sherri Steinhauer73-67=140
align=center rowspan=6T8 Dina Ammaccapane71-70=141 align=center rowspan=6−3
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

Place Player Score To par
1 Helen Alfredsson68-70-69=207−9
2 Hiromi Kobayashi71-67-71=209−7
align=center rowspan=2T3 Donna Andrews71-70-69=210 align=center rowspan=2−6
Pat Bradley72-70-68=210
align=center rowspan=3T5 Dina Ammaccapane71-70-70=211 align=center rowspan=3−5
Nancy Lopez70-71-70=211
Ayako Okamoto68-72-71=211
8 Lauri Merten71-71-70=212−4
align=center rowspan=5T9 JoAnne Carner71-69-73=213align=center rowspan=5−3
Laura Davies73-71-69=213
Nina Foust 71-71-71=213
Patty Sheehan73-71-69=213
Kris Tschetter73-71-69=213
Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, July 25, 1993

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Lauri Merten71-71-70-68=280−8144,000
align=center rowspan=2T2 Helen Alfredsson68-70-69-74=281align=center rowspan=2−7align=center rowspan=262,431
Donna Andrews71-70-69-71=281
align=center rowspan=2T4 Pat Bradley72-70-68-73=283align=center rowspan=2−5align=center rowspan=229,249
Hiromi Kobayashi71-67-71-74=283
6 Patty Sheehan73-71-69-71=284−422,379
align=center rowspan=4T7 Betsy King74-70-72-69=285align=center rowspan=4−3align=center rowspan=417,525
Nancy Lopez70-71-70-74=285
Michelle McGann70-66-78-71=285
Ayako Okamoto68-72-71-74=285
Source:[4]

External links

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Notes and References

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

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