1999 U.S. Women's Open

The 1999 U.S. Women's Open was the 54th U.S. Women's Open, held June 3–6 at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, northwest of Columbus.

1999 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 3–6, 1999
LocationWest Point, Mississippi
Course(s)Old Waverly Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,433 yards (5,882 m)
Field150 players, 63 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$1.75 million
Winner's share$315,000
Champion
United States Juli Inkster
272 (−16)
Old Waverly Golf Club is located in the United States
Old Waverly Golf Club
Old Waverly Golf Club
Location in the United States
Old Waverly Golf Club is located in Mississippi
Old Waverly Golf Club
Old Waverly Golf Club
Location in Mississippi

In her twentieth attempt,[1] Juli Inkster won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Sherri Turner.[2][3] Inkster, 38, broke the under-par scoring record with a 272 (−16) and became the oldest champion since 1955.[4] It was the fourth of her seven major championships; she also won the next major, the LPGA Championship, three weeks later.

The win was the first by an American at the championship in five years, and Inkster became the first since JoAnne Carner to win the U.S. Women's Amateur and the U.S. Women's Open.[4] Carner won her amateur title in 1968 and Open titles in 1971 and 1976. Inkster won three consecutive amateur titles in 1980, 1981, and 1982; she won her second Open in 2002.

Grace Park set the amateur scoring record at 283 (−5) and turned professional shortly after.

Annika Sörenstam shot 146 (+2) and missed the cut by two strokes,[5] the second and last time she failed to play the weekend in her fifteen appearances. She previously missed the cut in 1997, as the two-time defending champion (1995, 1996).[6] Sörenstam won her third Open in 2006, the last of her ten major titles.

Course layout
Main article: Old Waverly Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3394751633904033481774135123,2205204081513843574473881833753,2136,433
Par453444345365434454343672

Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 3, 1999
Friday, June 4, 1999

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Kelli Kuehne64−8
2United States Juli Inkster65−7
3United States Moira Dunn67−5
T4South Korea Se Ri Pak68−4
United States Dottie Pepper
United States Sherri Steinhauer
T7United States Donna Andrews69−3
Canada A. J. Eathorne
Japan Akiko Fukushima
Scotland Catriona Matthew
Sweden Catrin Nilsmark
United States Sherri Turner

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, June 4, 1999

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Juli Inkster65-69=134−10
Canada Lorie Kane70-64=134
3United States Kelli Kuehne64-71=135−9
4United States Becky Iverson72-64=136−8
T5Scotland Catriona Matthew69-68=137−7
South Korea Grace Park (a)70-67=137
United States Dottie Pepper68-69=137
United States Sherri Steinhauer68-69=137
T9United States Moira Dunn67-71=138−6
United States Lisa Riggens71-67=138
South Korea Se Ri Pak68-70=138
United States Sherri Turner69-69=138

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, June 5, 1999

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Juli Inkster65-69-67=201−15
T2Canada Lorie Kane70-64-71=205−11
United States Kelli Kuehne64-71-70=205
4United States Sherri Turner69-69-68=206−10
5Australia Karrie Webb70-70-68=208−8
T6United States Becky Iverson72-64-73=209−7
Sweden Carin Koch72-69-68=209
United States Meg Mallon70-70-69=209
United States Dottie Pepper68-69-72=209
T10Sweden Helen Alfredsson72-68-70=210−6
Japan Akiko Fukushima69-70-71=209
Sweden Catrin Nilsmark69-71-70=209
South Korea Grace Park (a)70-67-73=209
United States Sherri Steinhauer68-69-73=209

Source:[10]

Final round

Sunday, June 6, 1999

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Juli Inkster65-69-67-71=272−16315,000
2United States Sherri Turner69-69-68-71=277−11185,000
3United States Kelli Kuehne64-71-70-74=279−9118,227
4Canada Lorie Kane70-64-71-75=280−882,399
T5Sweden Carin Koch72-69-68-72=281−762,938
United States Meg Mallon70-70-69-72=281
7Australia Karrie Webb70-70-68-74=282−653,132
T8Scotland Catriona Matthew69-68-74-72=283−545,244
England Helen Dobson71-70-73-69=283
Sweden Maria Hjorth73-69-70-71=283
South Korea Grace Park (a)70-67-73-73=2830

Source:[11]

References
  1. Brown, Clifton (June 7, 1999). "In 20th try, Inkster wins the title she cherishes". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  2. Garrity, John (June 14, 1999). "Child's Play". Sports Illustrated. p. G6. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  3. Walker, Brandon (September 16, 2009). "Organizers remember US Women's Open at Old Waverly". USA Today. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. Ferguson, Doug (June 7, 1999). "Inkster wins Open in record fashion". Pittsburgh Post=Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-2.
  5. "1999 U.S. Women's Open: Second-round scores". ESPN. June 4, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  6. Ferguson, Doug (June 5, 1999). "Kane, Inkster ease into lead". Pittsburgh Post=Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-7.
  7. "1999 U.S. Women's Open: Course map". ESPN. June 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. "Kuehne keeps rollin'". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 4, 1999. p. C2.
  9. "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. June 5, 1999. p. 6D.
  10. "USGA - U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. June 6, 1999. p. 8B.
  11. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Toledo Blade. Ohio. June 7, 1999. p. 28.

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