1989 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1989 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates July 13–16, 1989
Location Lake Orion, Michigan
Course(s) Indianwood Golf and
Country Club, Old Course
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,109 yards (5,586 m)[1]
Cut 150 (+8)
Prize fund $450,000
Winner's share $80,000
Champion
United States Betsy King
278 (–6)
«1988
1990»
Indianwood
Golf & CC
Location in the United States
Indianwood Golf & CC
Location in Michigan

The 1989 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 44th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the Old Course of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit.

Betsy King won the first of her two consecutive titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez.[2][3][4] It was the second of King's six major titles. With the win, her fifth in 1989, she became the first in the history of the LPGA Tour to exceed $500,000 in earnings for a single season.[1]

Ending the third round on Saturday, King lost four shots on the last four holes and fell into the 54-hole co-lead with Patty Sheehan.[5] The Sunday gallery was the largest to date at the U.S. Women's Open, exceeding 25,000, and King birdied the first hole on the way to a 68. Sheehan, a future champion in 1992 and 1994, carded a disappointing 79 and finished tied for 17th.[2]

The championship returned to Indianwood five years later, in 1994, won by Sheehan.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 TotalTo parFinish
Pat Bradley United States 198173746868283–1T3
Laura Davies England 1987 73717566285+1T7
Jane Geddes United States 1986 70727272286+2T9
JoAnne Carner United States 1971, 1976 76697173289+5T17
Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 1988 71717573290+6T20
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 73717374291+7T26
Sandra Haynie United States 197472737476295+11T37
Hollis Stacy United States 1977, 1978, 198478707374295+11T37
Kathy Guadagnino  United States 198576747473297+13T43
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1983 7574

Source:[6][7]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Jerilyn Britz  United States 19797576151+9
Sandra Palmer  United States 1975 7777154+12

Source:[7]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 16, 1989

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Betsy King United States67-71-72-68=278–680,000
2Nancy Lopez United States73-70-71-68=282–240,000
T3Pat Bradley United States73-74-68-68=283–124,250
Penny Hammel United States74-73-69-67=283
T5Dottie Pepper United States72-70-75-67=284E15,043
Lori Garbacz United States71-70-73-70=284
T7Laura Davies England73-71-75-66=285+111,931
Vicki Fergon United States72-74-69-70=285
T9Colleen Walker United States72-69-71-74=286+29,974
Jane Geddes United States70-72-72-72=286

Source:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "King regroups, takes U.S. Women's Open in walk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 17, 1989. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 Stewart, John W. (July 17, 1989). "King runs away from U.S. Open field". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). (Baltimore Sun). p. 1B.
  3. ↑ Bunch, Ken (July 17, 1989). "King runs away with Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ↑ Garrity, John (July 24, 1989). "A King is crowned queen". Sports Illustrated. p. 71.
  5. ↑ White, Gordon S., Jr. (July 16, 1989). "King suffers big collapse in the Open". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 7E.
  6. 1 2 "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 17, 1989. p. 6, part 2.
  7. 1 2 "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 15, 1989. p. 2, part 2.

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Coordinates: 42°47′13″N 83°16′05″W / 42.787°N 83.268°W / 42.787; -83.268

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