2002 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 4–7, 2002 |
Location | Hutchinson, Kansas |
Course(s) | Prairie Dunes Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,267 yards (5,731 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 69 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+9) |
Prize fund | $3.0 million |
Winner's share | $535,000 |
Champion | |
Juli Inkster | |
276 (−4) | |
The 2002 U.S. Women's Open was the 57th U.S. Women's Open, held July 4–7 in Kansas at Prairie Dunes Country Club, northeast of Hutchinson, about forty miles (65 km) northwest of Wichita.
Juli Inkster won her second U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam, the 54-hole leader.[2] Inkster, 42, shot a final round 66 (−4) to gain her seventh and final major title. She joined Babe Zaharias as the only women to win two majors after age 40.[3]
This was the first purse of $3 million at the U.S. Women's Open, it had tripled in the seven years since 1995, the first seven-figure purse.
Course layout[]
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 401 | 142 | 321 | 157 | 405 | 372 | 512 | 412 | 399 | 3,121 | 160 | 437 | 363 | 387 | 342 | 175 | 400 | 500 | 382 | 3,146 | 6,267 |
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Source:[1]
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juli Inkster | United States | 1999 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 276 | −4 | 1 |
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 1995, 1996 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 278 | −2 | 2 |
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1998 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 285 | +5 | 5 |
Meg Mallon | United States | 1991 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 290 | +10 | T22 |
Laura Davies | England | 1987 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 291 | +11 | T32 |
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 1988 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 76 | 291 | +11 | T32 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alison Nicholas | England | 1997 | 72 | 78 | 150 | +10 |
Betsy King | United States | 1989, 1990 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +11 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2000, 2001 | 79 | 73 | 152 | +12 |
Patty Sheehan | United States | 1992, 1994 | 81 | 73 | 154 | +14 |
Source:[4]
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, July 4, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Laura Diaz | United States | 67 | −3 |
Juli Inkster | United States | |||
Shani Waugh | Australia | |||
4 | Kim Saiki | United States | 68 | −2 |
T5 | Lorie Kane | Canada | 69 | −1 |
Catriona Matthew | Scotland | |||
T7 | Audra Burks | United States | 70 | E |
Brandie Burton | United States | |||
Jackie Gallagher-Smith | United States | |||
Pamela Kerrigan | United States | |||
Kelli Kuehne | United States | |||
Mhairi McKay | Scotland | |||
Cindy Schreyer | United States | |||
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | |||
Sherri Steinhauer | United States |
Second round[]
Friday, July 5, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Laura Diaz | United States | 67-72=139 | −1 |
Juli Inkster | United States | 67-72=139 | ||
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 70-69=139 | ||
T4 | Michele Redman | United States | 71-69=140 | E |
Shani Waugh | Australia | 67-73=140 | ||
6 | Jill McGill | United States | 71-70=141 | +1 |
T7 | Jenna Daniels | United States | 72-70=142 | +2 |
Michelle Ellis | Australia | 71-71=142 | ||
T9 | Stephanie Keever | United States | 72-71=143 | +3 |
Janice Moodie | Scotland | 71-72=143 | ||
Charlotta Sörenstam | Sweden | 73-70=143 |
Source:[7]
Third round[]
Saturday, July 6, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 70-69-69=208 | −2 |
T2 | Juli Inkster | United States | 67-72-71=210 | E |
Jill McGill | United States | 71-70-69=210 | ||
4 | Shani Waugh | Australia | 67-73-71=211 | +1 |
5 | Michele Redman | United States | 71-69-73=213 | +3 |
6 | Janice Moodie | Scotland | 71-72-71=214 | +4 |
T7 | Lynnette Brooky | New Zealand | 73-73-69=215 | +5 |
Lorie Kane | Canada | 69-77-69=215 | ||
Carin Koch | Sweden | 73-72-70=215 | ||
T10 | Laura Davies | England | 75-73-68=216 | +6 |
Laura Diaz | United States | 67-72-77=216 | ||
Susan Ginter-Brooker | United States | 74-72-70=216 | ||
Stephanie Keever | United States | 72-71-73=216 | ||
Mi-Hyun Kim | South Korea | 74-72-70=216 | ||
Mhairi McKay | Scotland | 70-75-71=216 | ||
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 72-74-70=216 |
Source:[8]
Final round[]
Sunday, July 7, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Juli Inkster | United States | 67-72-71-66=276 | −4 | 535,000 |
2 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 70-69-69-70=278 | −2 | 315,000 |
3 | Shani Waugh | Australia | 67-73-71-72=283 | +3 | 202,568 |
4 | Raquel Carriedo | Spain | 75-71-72-66=284 | +4 | 141,219 |
5 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 74-75-68-68=285 | +5 | 114,370 |
6 | Mhairi McKay | Scotland | 70-75-71-70=286 | +6 | 101,421 |
T7 | Beth Daniel | United States | 71-76-71-69=287 | +7 | 78,015 |
Janice Moodie | Scotland | 71-72-71-73=287 | |||
Jennifer Rosales | Philippines | 73-72-74-68=287 | |||
Kelli Kuehne | United States | 70-76-72-69=287 | |||
Laura Diaz | United States | 67-72-77-71=287 |
Scorecard[]
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "2002 U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Summary - All Rounds". USGA. July 7, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Sorenstam takes two-stroke lead at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 7, 2002. p. 7G.
- ^ a b Ferguson, Doug (July 8, 2002). "Strong finish lifts Inkster to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.
- ^ "Scores: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 6, 2002. p. D6.
- ^ "Scoreboard - Golf: Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 5, 2002. p. C-9.
- ^ a b c "2002 U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 7, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 6, 2002. p. C6.
- ^ "USGA - U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). July 7, 2002. p. 8G.
External links[]
- Official website
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 2002
- Prairie Dunes Country Club
- U.S. Women's Open
- Golf in Kansas
- Sports competitions in Kansas
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- 2002 in American women's sports
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