1991 U.S. Women's Open

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1991 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 11–14,
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,340 yards (5,797 m)
Cut152 (+10)[1]
Prize fund$600,000
Winner's share$110,000
Champion
United States Meg Mallon
283 (−1)
Colonial CC is located in the United States
Colonial CC
Colonial CC
Colonial CC is located in Texas
Colonial CC
Colonial CC

The 1991 U.S. Women's Open was the 46th edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held July 11–14 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Meg Mallon shot a final round 67 (−4) to finish at 283 (−1), two strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley.[2][3] Mallon trailed Bradley by three strokes with ten holes to play.[4] It was the second of Mallon's four major titles; she won the LPGA Championship two weeks earlier. Mallon won her second U.S. Women's Open and final major thirteen years later in 2004.

Play was so painstakingly slow during the first round that Lori Garbacz decided to protest. While playing the 14th hole, Garbacz had her caddie go to a nearby pay phone and order a pizza that she wanted delivered to the 17th tee. The pizza was waiting for Garbacz and she had plenty of time to eat it, as there were two groups ahead of her waiting to tee off.[5][6]

Mallon won $110,000, the championship's first six-figure winner's share. It was an increase of nearly 30% over the previous year and double that of just four years earlier. Mallon's name was also engraved into the course's Wall of Champions.

Through

Charles Schwab Challenge, it is usually played in May. It also hosted the U.S. Open in 1941, the last before World War II. It was the last time a U. S. Women's Open was conducted on a golf course that hosts a men's PGA Tour annual event until 2023, when the tournament is scheduled to be conducted at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of the courses of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the PURE Insurance Championship for the PGA Tour Champions
(over-50).

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 11, 1991

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Pat Bradley 69 −2
T2 United States Laurel Kean 70 −1
United States Meg Mallon
United States Joan Pitcock
T5 United States Jane Geddes 71 E
United States Sarah LeBrun Ingram (a)
T7 United States Danielle Ammaccapane 72 +1
United States Judy Dickinson
South Africa Sally Little
United States Dana Lofland
United States Debbie Massey
United States Missie McGeorge
United States Mindy Moore
United States Alice Ritzman
United States Nancy Scranton
United States Colleen Walker

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, July 12, 1991

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Pat Bradley 69-73=142 E
United States Joan Pitcock 70-72=142
T3 United States Amy Alcott 75-68=143 +1
United States Alice Ritzman 72-71=143
5 United States Debbie Massey 72-72=144 +2
T6 United States Danielle Ammaccapane 72-73=145 +3
United States Jody Anschutz 73-72=145
United States JoAnne Carner 73-72=145
United States Jane Geddes 71-74=145
United States Meg Mallon 70-75=145

Source:[1][8]

Third round

Saturday, July 13, 1991

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Pat Bradley 69-73-72=214 +1
United States Joan Pitcock 70-72-72=214
T3 United States Amy Alcott 75-68-72=215 +2
United States Brandie Burton 75-71-69=215
T5 United States Christa Johnson 76-72-68=216 +3
United States Meg Mallon 70-75-71=216
United States Kris Tschetter 77-72-67=216
T8 United States Kristi Albers 76-70-71=217 +4
United States Jody Anschutz 73-72-72=217
United States Laurel Kean 70-76-71=217
United States Dottie Pepper 73-76-68=217

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, July 14, 1991

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Meg Mallon 70-75-71-67=283 −1 110,000
2 United States Pat Bradley 69-73-72-71=285 +1 55,000
3 United States Amy Alcott 75-68-72-71=286 +2 32,882
4 United States Laurel Kean 70-76-71-70=287 +3 23,996
T5 United States Christa Johnson 76-72-68-72=288 +4 17,601
United States Dottie Pepper 73-76-68-71=288
7 United States Joan Pitcock 70-72-72-75=289 +5 14,623
T8 United States Brandie Burton 75-71-69-75=290 +6 12,252
United States Jody Anschutz 73-72-72-73=290
United States Kristi Albers 76-70-71-73=290

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bradley shows no signs she might stumble". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 13, 1991. p. 1D.
  2. ^ a b "Mallon becomes a popular winner...again". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 15, 1991. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Garrity, John (July 22, 1991). "A Sizzler". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. ^ Shatel, Tom (July 15, 1991). "Mallon drums up 2nd major". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Dallas Morning News). p. C1.
  5. ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
  6. ^ Garbacz, Lori (June 7, 1999). "My Shot". Sports Illustrated. p. G16.
  7. ^ "King stumbles at start of Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 12, 1991. p. 3B.
  8. ^ "U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 13, 1991. p. 2B.
  9. ^ "Vets pushed to the wire". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1991. p. 3E.

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