1997 U.S. Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 12–15, 1997 |
Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
Course(s) |
Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
Organized by | USGA |
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 | |
Ernie Els | |
276 (–4) | |
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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, the second of his four major championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.[1][2][3]
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
Place | 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 |
Second round
Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Place | 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).
Third round
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997
Place | 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 |
Final round
Sunday, June 15, 1997
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Amateurs: none made the cut[4]
References
- ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (June 16, 1997). "No one Els standing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
- ↑ Sirak, Ron (June 16, 1997). "Steady Els grabs second Open". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ↑ Reilly, Rick (June 23, 1997). "Easy Does It: Sweet-Swinging Ernie Els Outlasted A Trio Of Challengers To Win A Raucous And Riveting U.S. Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
- ↑ "Final results: 1997 U.S. Open". USA Today. June 15, 1997. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
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