1997 LPGA Championship

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1997 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 15–18, 1997
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$1.2 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
United States Christa Johnson
281 (−3), playoff
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Wilmington is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Wilmington is located in Delaware
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Location in Delaware

The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.[2] The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes.[1][2] It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.

This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Laura Davies  England 1994, 1996 67 75 74 68 284 E T4
Pat Bradley  United States 1986 70 75 76 67 288 +4 T11
Kelly Robbins  United States 1995 73 74 74 67 288 +4 T11
Meg Mallon  United States 1991 72 76 73 70 291 +7 T22
Nancy Lopez  United States 1978, 1985, 1989 69 79 78 68 294 +10 T37
Betsy King  United States 1992 76 73 77 70 296 +12 T53
Jane Geddes  United States 1987 73 73 79 74 299 +15 T67

Source:[3]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1982 72 79 151 +9
Sally Little  South Africa 1980 74 78 152 +10
Patty Sheehan  United States 1983, 1984, 1993 76 76 152 +10
Sherri Turner  United States 1988 74 79 153 +11

Source:[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 18, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Christa Johnson  United States 68-73-69-71=281 −3 Playoff
Leta Lindley  United States 72-69-69-71=281
3 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 70-73-72-67=282 −2 81,519
T4 Laura Davies  England 67-75-74-68=284 E 57,365
Sherri Steinhauer  United States 68-71-73-72=284
T6 Dawn Coe-Jones  Canada 70-75-71-69=285 +1 38,947
Gail Graham  Canada 69-79-71-66=285
8 Trish Johnson  England 70-73-72-71=286 +2 31,400
T9 Barb Mucha  United States 68-73-72-74=287 +3 26,871
Karrie Webb  Australia 71-79-70-67=287

Source:[3][4]

Playoff

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Christa Johnson  United States 5-4=9 +1 180,000
2 Leta Lindley  United States 5-5=10 +2 111,711
  • Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.

Scorecard

Hole  18   10 
Par 4 4
United States Johnson 5 4
United States Lindley 5 5
Bogey

Source:[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
  2. ^ a b c Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
  3. ^ a b c "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.

External links

Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564

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