2005 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 23–26, 2005 |
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Course(s) | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,749 yards (6,171 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 63 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $3.1 million |
| Winner's share | $560,000 |
| Champion | |
 Birdie Kim | |
| 287 (+3) | |
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The 2005 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 60th U.S. Women's Open, held June 23–26 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. The par-71 course was set at 6,749 yards (6,171 m), at an average elevation over 5,300 feet (1,615 m) above sea level.
Birdie Kim holed out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to win her only major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Brittany Lang and Morgan Pressel, both teenage amateurs from the United States.[1] In the final pairing as a 54-hole co-leader, Pressel needed to hole her chip shot to tie, but it went 20 feet (6 m) past and she bogeyed. Lang had earlier missed a par putt from 8 feet (2.4 m). Ochoa led the tournament with 1 hole remaining, but made a quadruple-bogey 8 to finish 4 strokes behind.[2][3]
Pressel, 17, held a share of the 54-hole lead, with Karen Stupples and amateur Michelle Wie, age 15; Kim was one stroke back in a three-way tie for fourth, with 18-year-old Paula Creamer and Young Jo.[4][5]
This was the first U.S. Women's Open at Cherry Hills, which previously hosted three U.S. Opens (1938, 1960, 1978) and two PGA Championships (1941, 1985).
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 346 | 415 | 327 | 429 | 539 | 158 | 374 | 206 | 418 | 3,212 | 414 | 522 | 179 | 384 | 433 | 187 | 428 | 531 | 459 | 3,537 | 6,749 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[6]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Mallon |  United States | 1991, 2004 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 293 | +9 | T13 |
| Liselotte Neumann |  Sweden | 1988 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 294 | +10 | T19 |
| Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 1995, 1996 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 296 | +12 | T23 |
| Karrie Webb |  Australia | 2000, 2001 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 297 | +13 | T31 |
| Juli Inkster | United States | 1999, 2002 | 77 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 299 | +15 | T38 |
| Se Ri Pak | United States | 1998 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 74 | 300 | +16 | T45 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Lunke | United States | 2003 | 81 | 70 | 151 | +9 |
| Laura Davies |  England | 1987 | 84 | 81 | 165 | +23 |
- 63 players made the cut at 150 (+8) or better[7]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 26, 2005
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birdie Kim | South Korea | 74-72-69-72=287 | +3 | 560,000 |
| T2 | Brittany Lang (a) | United States | 69-77-72-71=289 | +5 | 0 |
| Morgan Pressel (a) | United States | 71-73-70-75=289 | |||
| T4 | Lorie Kane |  Canada | 74-71-76-69=290 | +6 | 272,723 |
| Natalie Gulbis | United States | 70-75-74-71=290 | |||
| T6 | Candie Kung |  Taiwan | 73-73-71-74=291 | +7 | 116,310 |
| Karine Icher |  France | 69-75-75-72=291 | |||
| Lorena Ochoa |  Mexico | 74-68-77-72=291 | |||
| Young Jo | South Korea | 74-71-70-76=291 | |||
| T10 | Angela Stanford | United States | 69-74-73-76=292 | +8 | 80,523 |
| Cristie Kerr | United States | 74-71-72-75=292 | |||
| Karen Stupples | England | 75-70-69-78=292 |
Source:[8]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Kim | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +3 |
| Lang | +5 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +5 |
| Pressel | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 |
| Jo | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +7 |
| Stupples | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]
References
- ↑ Shipnuck, Alan (July 4, 2005). "Watch the Birdie". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 27, 2005). "A birdie for Birdie clinches Open title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-1.
- ↑ Bonk, Thomas (June 27, 2005). "Birdie lives up to her name". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- ↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 26, 2005). "Teenagers in the spotlight on eve of U.S. Open's last act". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. D1.
- ↑ "U.S. Women's Open: Third Round". Eugene Register-Guard. June 26, 2005. p. D8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2005 U.S. Women's Open - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. June 26, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ↑ "2005 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "U.S. Women's Open results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 27, 2005. p. 3C.
External links
- Official website
- Golf Observer final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 2005