| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12 - 15, 1997 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,213 |
| Field | 156 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Winner's share | $465,000 |
| Champion | |
| Ernie Els | |
| 276 (-4) | |
The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open. The event was held from June 12-15 at the Congressional Country Club Blue Course in Bethesda, Maryland. Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open and major championship by defeating Colin Montgomerie by one stroke.
Contents |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 65 | -5 |
| T2 | Steve Stricker | United States | 66 | -4 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | |||
| T4 | Tom Lehman | United States | 67 | -3 |
| Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |||
| T6 | Hideki Kase | Japan | 68 | -2 |
| Dave Schreyer | United States | |||
| T8 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69 | -1 |
| Jeff Sluman | United States | |||
| T10 | Mike Brisky | United States | 70 | E |
| Hale Irwin | United States | |||
| Joel Kribel (a) | United States | |||
| Larry Mize | United States | |||
| David Ogrin | United States | |||
| Craig Parry | Australia | |||
| Chris Perry | United States | |||
| David White | United States |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | United States | 67-70=137 | -3 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | United States | 71-67=138 | -2 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-67=138 | ||
| T4 | Scott Hoch | United States | 71-68=139 | -1 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 73-66=139 | ||
| David Ogrin | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States | 66-73=139 | ||
| 8 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | 67-73=140 | E |
| T9 | Scott Dunlap | United States | 75-66=141 | +1 |
| Kelly Gibson | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Hideki Kase | Japan | 68-73=141 | ||
| Justin Leonard | United States | 69-72=141 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 65-76=141 | ||
| Loren Roberts | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Dave Schreyer | United States | 68-73=141 | ||
| Jeff Sluman | United States | 69-72=141 | ||
| Tommy Tolles | United States | 74-67=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 74-67=141 |
Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | United States | 67-70-68=205 | -5 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-67-69=207 | -3 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 73-66-68=207 | ||
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 65-76-67=208 | -2 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | United States | 73-69-68=210 | E |
| David Ogrin | United States | 70-69-71=210 | ||
| Tommy Tolles | United States | 74-67-69=210 | ||
| T8 | Billy Andrade | United States | 75-67-69=211 | +1 |
| Olin Browne | United States | 71-71-69=211 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 74-68-69=211 | ||
| Scott Hoch | United States | 71-68-72=211 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 71-67-69-69=276 | -4 | $465,000 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 65-76-67-69=277 | -3 | $275,000 |
| 3 | Tom Lehman | United States | 67-70-68-73=278 | -2 | $172,828 |
| 4 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 73-66-68-74=281 | +1 | $120,454 |
| T5 | Olin Browne | United States | 71-71-69-71=282 | +2 | $79,875 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | 74-68-69-71=282 | |||
| Jay Haas | United States | 73-69-68-72=282 | |||
| Tommy Tolles | United States | 74-67-69-72=282 | |||
| Bob Tway | United States | 71-71-70-70=282 | |||
| T10 | Scott Hoch | United States | 71-68-72-72=283 | +3 | $56,949 |
| Scott McCarron | United States | 73-71-69-70=283 | |||
| David Ogrin | United States | 70-69-71-73=283 |
| Preceded by 1997 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1997 Open Championship |
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