1995 U.S. Women's Open

The 1995 U.S. Women's Open was the 50th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the East Course of Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1995 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 13–16, 1995
Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Course(s)	The Broadmoor, East Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,398 yards (5,850 m)[1][2]
Field	156 players, 76 after cut
Cut	148 (+8)
Prize fund	$1.0 million
Winner's share	$175,000
Champion
Annika Sörenstam
278 (−2)
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The Broadmoor

Location in the United States

The Broadmoor

Location in Colorado

Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 (−2) to win the first of her three U.S. Women's Opens, one stroke ahead of Meg Mallon, the 54-hole leader and 1991 champion.^[1][3][4] Sörenstam started the final round at even-par 210, five strokes back in a tie for fourth place; the victory was the first of her ten major titles. The event was televised by ESPN and for the first time by NBC Sports.

Weather delays caused both of the first two rounds to be completed on the following day.^[5][6]

The low amateur was Sarah LeBrun Ingram at 294 (+14), who was seven months pregnant.^[7] Dawn Coe-Jones, six months pregnant, finished in a tie for seventh.^[8]

The 1995 edition was the first million dollar purse at the U.S. Women's Open, double that of 1990. It was only the fourth time the U.S. Women's Open was played in the western U.S. and the first ever in the Mountain Time Zone.

The East Course, at an average elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level, hosted the championship again sixteen years later in 2011. Cherry Hills Country Club, south of Denver, hosted in between in 2005.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 13, 1995
Friday, July 14, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jill Briles-Hinton	66	−4
T2	Tania Abitbol	67	−3
	Jean Bartholomew
	Pat Bradley
	Annika Sörenstam
T6	Dawn Coe-Jones	68	−2
	Tammie Green
	Julie Larsen
	Val Skinner
	Kris Tschetter

Source:^[5][6][9]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1995
Saturday, July 15, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Jean Bartholomew	67-71=138	−2
	Pat Bradley	67-71=138
	Jill Briles-Hinton	66-72=138
	Dawn Coe-Jones	68-70=138
	Dale Eggeling	70-68=138
	Tammie Green	68-70=138
	Leta Lindley	70-68=138
	Annika Sörenstam	67-71=138
T9	Tania Abitbol	67-72=139	−1
	Rosie Jones	69-70=139
	Julie Larsen	68-71=139
	Meg Mallon	70-69=139

Source:^[6][9]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Meg Mallon	70-69-66=205	−5
2	Julie Larsen	68-71-68=207	−3
3	Rosie Jones	69-70-70=209	−1
T4	Pat Bradley	67-71-72=210	E
	Kelly Robbins	74-68-68=210
	Annika Sörenstam	67-71-72=210
T7	Tania Abitbol	67-72-72=211	+1
	Dale Eggeling	70-68-73=211
	Kris Tschetter	68-74-69=211
T10	Jill Briles-Hinton	66-72-74=212	+2
	Dawn Coe-Jones	68-70-74=212
	Leta Lindley	70-68-74=212
	Dottie Mochrie	73-70-69=212
	Val Skinner	68-72-72=212
	Mary Beth Zimmerman	72-72-68=212

Source:^[2]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1995

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Annika Sörenstam	67-71-72-68=278	−2	175,000
2	Meg Mallon	70-69-66-74=279	−1	103,500
T3	Betsy King	72-69-72-67=280	E	56,238
	Pat Bradley	67-71-72-70=280
T5	Leta Lindley	70-68-74-69=281	+1	35,285
	Rosie Jones	69-70-70-72=281
T7	Dawn Coe-Jones	68-70-74-70=282	+2	28,009
	Julie Piers	68-71-68-75=282
	Tammie Green	68-70-75-69=282
T10	Marianne Morris	73-73-70-67=283	+3	22,190
	Patty Sheehan	70-73-71-69=283
	Val Skinner	68-72-72-71=283

Source:^[10]

References

1. Garrity, John (July 24, 1995). "A Major Breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 86.
2. Mossman, John (July 16, 1995). "Open closes in on golfers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1E.
3. "Sorenstam survives the Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D1.
4. "Mallon saw Open hopes close down on fourth hole". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D6.
5. Mossman, John (July 14, 1995). "Low road leads to Open high". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
6. Mossman, John (July 15, 1995). "Unknown undaunted at the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1D.
7. Mossman, John (July 17, 1995). "With Open win, Sorenstam is a happy Annika". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
8. Putnam, Candace (July 25, 1995). "Sports And Pregnancy". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
9. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 15, 1995. p. C5.
10. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1995. p. D3.

External links

• U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1995

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