1992 U.S. Women's Open
The 1992 U.S. Women's Open was the 47th U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–27 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 23–27, 1992 |
| Location | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Oakmont Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,312 yards (5,772 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $700,000 |
| Winner's share | $130,000 |
| Champion | |
 Patty Sheehan | |
| 280 (−4), playoff | |
The champion was Patty Sheehan, the winner of an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up Juli Inkster, 72 to 74.[2][3] Tied for the lead after the third round at 211 (−2) on the par-71 course, both players shot 69 in the fourth round to finish at 280 (−4) for the championship, four strokes ahead of third-place finisher Donna Andrews.[4] Rain delays during the first two rounds extended play to the following day.
The site of many U.S. Opens, PGA Championships, and U.S. Amateurs, this was the first U.S. Women's Open and women's major at Oakmont. The course was set at 6,312 yards (5,772 m), at the time, the second-longest in U.S. Women's Open history.[4] The championship returned to Oakmont in 2010, won by Paula Creamer.
This was the first U.S. Women's Open for Annika Sörenstam, then a 21-year-old amateur; she made the cut on the number at 151 (+9) and finished with 308 (+24), tied for 64th.[5]
This championship coincided with the opening weekend of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 23, 1992
Friday, July 24, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Donna Andrews | 69 | −2 |
| Tracy Kerdyk | |||
| Nancy Ramsbottom | |||
| Muffin Spencer-Devlin | |||
| Patty Sheehan | |||
| T6 | Dottie Pepper | 70 | −1 |
| Kris Tschetter | |||
 Pamela Wright | |||
| T9 | Amy Alcott | 71 | E |
 Helen Alfredsson | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dawn Coe | |||
| Dale Eggeling | |||
| Christa Johnson |
Second round
Friday, July 24, 1992
Saturday, July 25, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Wright | 70-69=139 | −3 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 72-68=140 | −2 |
| 3 | Patty Sheehan | 69-72=141 | −1 |
| T4 | Donna Andrews | 69-73=142 | E |
| Dawn Coe | 71-71=142 | ||
| T6 | Jane Geddes | 73-70=143 | +1 |
| Gail Graham | 72-71=143 | ||
| Alice Ritzman | 74-69=143 | ||
| T9 | Amy Benz | 73-71=144 | +2 |
| Dottie Pepper | 70-74=144 | ||
| Nancy Ramsbottom | 69-75=144 | ||
| Kris Tschetter | 70-74=144 |
Third round
Saturday, July 25, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Patty Sheehan | 69-72-70=211 | −2 |
| Juli Inkster | 72-68-71=211 | ||
| T3 | Donna Andrews | 69-73-72=214 | +1 |
| Dawn Coe | 71-71-72=214 | ||
| Gail Graham | 72-71-71=214 | ||
| T6 | Michelle McGann | 72-73-70=215 | +2 |
| Pamela Wright | 70-69-76=215 | ||
| 8 | Dottie Pepper | 70-74-72=216 | +3 |
| T9 | Amy Benz | 73-71-73=217 | +4 |
| Meg Mallon | 73-72-72=217 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, July 26, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Patty Sheehan | 69-72-70-69=280 | −4 | Playoff |
| Juli Inkster | 72-68-71-69=280 | |||
| 3 | Donna Andrews | 69-73-72-70=284 | E | 38,830 |
| 4 | Meg Mallon | 73-72-72-70=287 | +3 | 28,336 |
| 5 | Dawn Coe | 71-71-72-74=288 | +4 | 22,295 |
| T6 | Dottie Pepper | 70-74-72-73=289 | +5 | 17,472 |
| Gail Graham | 72-71-71-75=289 | |||
| Michelle McGann | 72-73-70-74=289 | |||
| T9 | Jane Geddes | 73-70-78-70=291 | +7 | 13,372 |
| Pamela Wright | 70-69-76-76=291 | |||
| Tammie Green | 73-75-70-73=291 |
Playoff
Monday, July 27, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 35-37=72 | +1 | 130,000 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 37-37=74 | +3 | 65,000 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sheehan | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 |
| Inkster | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
Source:[10]
References
- "U.S. Women's Open results". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 27, 1992. p. C4.
- USGA, Oakmont, USGA To Team Up Again March 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011
- "Sheehan sets aside '90 disaster to capture U.S. Open playoff". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. C3.
- Garrity, John (August 3, 1992). "Shoot-out at 'Soakmont'". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
- "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
- "Five share lead at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 24, 1992. p. 5C.
- "Wright on target at Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1992. p. C5.
- Stewart, John. "It's a friendly fight for Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1E.
- "U.S. Women's Open: final round scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
- "Sheehan doesn't fold, wins Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. 1B.