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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Wilmington is located in Delaware
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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[]

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