1991 U.S. Women's Open
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 11–14, 1991 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Course(s) | Colonial Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,340 yards (5,797 m) |
| Cut | 152 (+10)[1] |
| Prize fund | $600,000 |
| Winner's share | $110,000 |
| Champion | |
 Meg Mallon | |
| 283 (−1) | |
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 2019, this is the only time the championship has been played in the state of Texas. Colonial has been an annual stop on the PGA Tour since 1946; now known as the 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 | Pat Bradley | 69 | −2 |
| T2 | Laurel Kean | 70 | −1 |
| Meg Mallon | |||
| Joan Pitcock | |||
| T5 | Jane Geddes | 71 | E |
| Sarah LeBrun Ingram (a) | |||
| T7 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 72 | +1 |
| Judy Dickinson | |||
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| Dana Lofland | |||
| Debbie Massey | |||
| Missie McGeorge | |||
| Mindy Moore | |||
| Alice Ritzman | |||
| Nancy Scranton | |||
| Colleen Walker |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, July 12, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pat Bradley | 69-73=142 | E |
| Joan Pitcock | 70-72=142 | ||
| T3 | Amy Alcott | 75-68=143 | +1 |
| Alice Ritzman | 72-71=143 | ||
| 5 | Debbie Massey | 72-72=144 | +2 |
| T6 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 72-73=145 | +3 |
| Jody Anschutz | 73-72=145 | ||
| JoAnne Carner | 73-72=145 | ||
| Jane Geddes | 71-74=145 | ||
| Meg Mallon | 70-75=145 |
Third round
Saturday, July 13, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pat Bradley | 69-73-72=214 | +1 |
| Joan Pitcock | 70-72-72=214 | ||
| T3 | Amy Alcott | 75-68-72=215 | +2 |
| Brandie Burton | 75-71-69=215 | ||
| T5 | Christa Johnson | 76-72-68=216 | +3 |
| Meg Mallon | 70-75-71=216 | ||
| Kris Tschetter | 77-72-67=216 | ||
| T8 | Kristi Albers | 76-70-71=217 | +4 |
| Jody Anschutz | 73-72-72=217 | ||
| Laurel Kean | 70-76-71=217 | ||
| Dottie Pepper | 73-76-68=217 |
Source:[9]
Final round
Sunday, July 14, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon | 70-75-71-67=283 | −1 | 110,000 |
| 2 | Pat Bradley | 69-73-72-71=285 | +1 | 55,000 |
| 3 | Amy Alcott | 75-68-72-71=286 | +2 | 32,882 |
| 4 | Laurel Kean | 70-76-71-70=287 | +3 | 23,996 |
| T5 | Christa Johnson | 76-72-68-72=288 | +4 | 17,601 |
| Dottie Pepper | 73-76-68-71=288 | |||
| 7 | Joan Pitcock | 70-72-72-75=289 | +5 | 14,623 |
| T8 | Brandie Burton | 75-71-69-75=290 | +6 | 12,252 |
| Jody Anschutz | 73-72-72-73=290 | |||
| Kristi Albers | 76-70-71-73=290 |
Source:[2]
References
- "Bradley shows no signs she might stumble". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 13, 1991. p. 1D.
- "Mallon becomes a popular winner...again". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 15, 1991. p. 1B.
- Garrity, John (July 22, 1991). "A Sizzler". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- Shatel, Tom (July 15, 1991). "Mallon drums up 2nd major". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Dallas Morning News). p. C1.
- Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
- Garbacz, Lori (June 7, 1999). "My Shot". Sports Illustrated. p. G16.
- "King stumbles at start of Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 12, 1991. p. 3B.
- "U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 13, 1991. p. 2B.
- "Vets pushed to the wire". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1991. p. 3E.