1997 U.S. Open (golf)

1997 U.S. Open
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 yards (6,596 m)
Field 156 players, 84 after cut
Cut 147 (+7)
Prize fund $2,600,000
Winner's share $465,000
Champion
South Africa Ernie Els
276 (–4)
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Location in the United States

The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.. Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open and major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Ernie Els  South Africa 1994 71 67 69 69 276 –4 1
Payne Stewart  United States 1991 71 73 73 71 288 +8 T28
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 1984 72 73 69 74 288 +8 T28
Lee Janzen  United States 1993 72 73 75 73 293 +13 T52
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1962, 1967,
1972, 1980
73 71 75 74 293 +13 T52
Hale Irwin  United States 1974, 1979, 1990 70 73 76 74 293 +13 T52
Tom Watson  United States 1982 72 74 72 78 295 +15 T60
Steve Jones  United States 1996 72 75 69 79 295 +15 T60
Tom Kite  United States 1992 75 69 82 72 298 +18 T68

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Corey Pavin  United States 1995 74 74 148 +8
Scott Simpson  United States 1987 76 73 149 +9
Larry Nelson  United States 1983 74 75 149 +9
Curtis Strange  United States 1988, 1989 79 71 150 +10

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Colin Montgomerie  Scotland65–5
T2Steve Stricker United States66–4
Hal Sutton United States
T4Tom Lehman United States67–3
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe
T6Hideki Kase Japan68–2
Dave Schreyer United States
T8Justin Leonard United States69–1
Jeff Sluman United States
T10Mike Brisky United States70E
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

Second round

Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Lehman United States67-70=137–3
T2Stewart Cink United States71-67=138–2
Ernie Els South Africa71-67=138
T4Scott Hoch United States71-68=139–1
Jeff Maggert United States73-66=139
David Ogrin United States70-69=139
Hal Sutton United States66-73=139
8Mark McNulty Zimbabwe67-73=140E
T9Scott Dunlap United States75-66=141+1
Kelly Gibson United States72-69=141
Hideki Kase Japan68-73=141
Justin Leonard United States69-72=141
Colin Montgomerie Scotland65-76=141
Loren Roberts United States72-69=141
Dave Schreyer United States68-73=141
Jeff Sluman United States69-72=141
Tommy Tolles United States74-67=141
Tiger Woods United States74-67=141

Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Lehman United States67-70-68=205–5
T2Ernie Els South Africa71-67-69=207–3
Jeff Maggert United States73-66-68=207
4Colin Montgomerie Scotland65-76-67=208–2
T5Jay Haas United States73-69-68=210E
David Ogrin United States70-69-71=210
Tommy Tolles United States74-67-69=210
T8Billy Andrade United States75-67-69=211+1
Olin Browne United States71-71-69=211
Jim Furyk United States74-68-69=211
Scott Hoch United States71-68-72=211

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 1997

Tiger Woods at the 1997 U.S. Open, his first as a professional
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Ernie Els  South Africa 71-67-69-69=276 –4465,000
2Colin Montgomerie Scotland65-76-67-69=277–3275,000
3Tom Lehman  United States 67-70-68-73=278 –2172,828
4Jeff Maggert United States73-66-68-74=281+1120,454
T5Olin Browne United States71-71-69-71=282+279,875
Jim Furyk United States74-68-69-71=282
Jay Haas United States73-69-68-72=282
Tommy Tolles United States74-67-69-72=282
Bob Tway United States71-71-70-70=282
T10Scott Hoch United States71-68-72-72=283+356,949
Scott McCarron United States73-71-69-70=283
David Ogrin United States70-69-71-73=283

Amateurs: none made the cut[2]

References

  1. Reilly, Rick (June 23, 1997). "Easy does it". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
  2. "Final results: 1997 U.S. Open". USA Today. June 15, 1997. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

External links

Preceded by
1997 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1997 Open Championship

Coordinates: 38°59′46″N 77°10′34″W / 38.996°N 77.176°W