1991 LPGA Championship

The 1991 Mazda LPGA Championship was the 37th LPGA Championship, played June 27–30 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.

1991 Mazda LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 27–30, 1991
Location	Bethesda, Maryland
Course(s)	Bethesda Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,246 yards (5,711 m)[1]
Cut	147 (+5)[2]
Prize fund	$1.0 million
Winner's share	$150,000
Champion
Meg Mallon
274 (−10)
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Bethesda 

Location in the United States

Bethesda 

Location in Maryland

Meg Mallon shot a final round 67 (−4) to win the first of her four major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto.^[3] All three were tied for the lead at 207 (−6) after 54 holes,^[4] and played in the final grouping on Sunday.^[3] They came to the final hole tied at nine under par; all three put their drives in the fairway and had putts for birdie, but only Mallon converted.^[3] She won the U.S. Women's Open two weeks later.

This was the second of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 27, 1991

Place	Player	Score	To Par
1	Deborah McHaffie	66	−5
T2	Barb Mucha	67	−4
	Deb Richard
	Colleen Walker
T5	Pat Bradley	68	−3
	Nina Foust
	Meg Mallon
T8	Amy Alcott	69	−2
	Judy Dickinson
	Michelle Estill
	Vicki Fergon
	Marta Figueras-Dotti
	Shirley Furlong
	Jane Geddes
	Rosie Jones
	Betsy King
	Hiromi Kobayashi
	Hollis Stacy

Second round

Friday, June 28, 1991

Place	Player	Score	To Par
1	Ayako Okamoto	70-64=134	−8
T2	Pat Bradley	68-68=136	−6
	Meg Mallon	68-68=136
4	Deb Richard	67-70=137	−5
T5	Barb Bunkowsky	70-68=138	−4
	Rosie Jones	69-69=138
T7	Amy Alcott	69-70=139	−3
	Shirley Furlong	69-70=139
T9	JoAnne Carner	71-70=141	−1
	Beth Daniel	71-70=141
	Vicki Fergon	71-70=141
	Debbie Massey	70-71=141
	Colleen Walker	67-74=141

Third round

Saturday, June 29, 1991

Place	Player	Score	To Par
T1	Pat Bradley	68-68-71=207	−6
	Meg Mallon	68-68-71=207
	Ayako Okamoto	70-64-73=207
4	Barb Bunkowsky	70-68-70=208	−5
T5	Beth Daniel	71-70-68=209	−4
	Deb Richard	67-70-72=209
7	Amy Alcott	69-70-71=210	−3
T8	JoAnne Carner	71-70-70=211	−2
	Michelle Estill	69-75-67=211
	Betsy King	69-75-67=211
	Sherri Steinhauer	71-71-69=211

Final round

Sunday, June 30, 1991

Place	Player	Score	To Par	Prize Money ($)
1	Meg Mallon	68-68-71-67=274	−10	150,000
T2	Pat Bradley	68-68-71-68=275	−9	80,000
	Ayako Okamoto	70-64-73-68=275
4	Beth Daniel	71-70-68-69=278	−6	52,500
T5	Barb Bunkowsky	70-68-70-71=279	−5	38,750
	Deb Richard	67-70-72-70=279
7	Betsy King	69-75-67-70=281	−3	29,500
8	JoAnne Carner	71-70-70-71=282	−2	26,000
9	Juli Inkster	72-70-71-70=283	−1	23,500
10	Amy Alcott	69-70-71-74=284	E	21,00

Source:^[3]

References

1. "Okamoto takes over lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 29, 1991. p. B4.
2. "Elite shoot to the front at LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 29, 1991. p. 7D.
3. "Mallon unshakeable down the stretch". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 1, 1991. p. 2B.
4. Diaz, Jaime (June 30, 1991). "Daniel reels in LPGA's leaders". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 5E.

External links

• Bethesda Country Club

39.015°N 77.152°W / 39.015; -77.152