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1989 U.S. Women's Open

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1989 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1989
LocationLake Orion, Michigan
Course(s)Indianwood Golf and
Country Club
, Old Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,109 yards (5,586 m)[1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$450,000
Winner's share$80,000
Champion
United States Betsy King
278 (−6)
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Indianwood Golf & CC is located in the United States
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Indianwood Golf & CC is located in Michigan
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Indianwood Golf & CC

The 1989 U.S. Women's Open was the 44th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the Old Course of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit.

Betsy King won the first of her two consecutive titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez.[2][3][4] It was the second of King's six major titles. With the win, her fifth in 1989, she became the first in the history of the LPGA Tour to exceed $500,000 in earnings for a single season.[1]

Ending the third round on Saturday, King lost four shots on the last four holes and fell into the 54-hole co-lead with Patty Sheehan.[5] The Sunday gallery was the largest to date at the U.S. Women's Open, exceeding 25,000, and King birdied the first hole on the way to a 68. Sheehan, a future champion in 1992 and 1994, carded a disappointing 79 and finished tied for 17th.[2]

The championship returned to Indianwood five years later, in 1994, won by Sheehan.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 13, 1989

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Betsy King 67 −4
2 France M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68 −3
3 United States Jane Geddes 70 −2
T4 United States Kristi Albers 71 E
United States Amy Benz
United States Donna Cusano-Wilkins
United States Lori Garbacz
United States Linda Hunt
United States Caroline Keggi
United States Debbie Massey
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
United States Cathy Reynolds
United States Angie Ridgeway
United States Alice Ritzman
United States Robin Watton

Source:[6]

Second round

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Friday, July 14, 1989

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Betsy King 67-71=138 −4
T2 United States Lori Garbacz 71-70=141 −1
United States Patty Sheehan 74-67=141
United States Colleen Walker 72-69=141
T5 United States Jane Geddes 70-72=142 E
France M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68-74=142
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 71-71=142
United States Dottie Pepper 72-70=142
T9 United States Danielle Ammaccapane 73-70=143 +1
United States Donna Cusano-Wilkins 71-72=143
United States Tammie Green 77-67=143
United States Linda Hunt 71-72=143
United States Nancy Lopez 73-70=143
United States Debbie Massey 71-72=143
United States Kim Shipman 74-69=143

Source:[7]

Third round

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Saturday, July 15, 1989

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Betsy King 67-71-72=210 −3
United States Patty Sheehan 74-67-69=210
3 United States Colleen Walker 72-69-71=212 −1
4 France M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68-74-71=213 E
T5 United States Donna Cusano-Wilkins 71-72-71=214 +1
United States Lori Garbacz 71-70-73=214
United States Jane Geddes 70-72-72=214
United States Nancy Lopez 73-70-71=214
T9 United States Myra Blackwelder 76-68-71=215 +2
United States Pat Bradley 73-74-68=215
United States Vicki Fergon 72-74-69=215
Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti 75-70-70=215

Source:[5]

Final round

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Sunday, July 16, 1989

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Betsy King 67-71-72-68=278 −6 80,000
2 United States Nancy Lopez 73-70-71-68=282 −2 40,000
T3 United States Pat Bradley 73-74-68-68=283 −1 24,250
United States Penny Hammel 74-73-69-67=283
T5 United States Dottie Pepper 72-70-75-67=284 E 15,043
United States Lori Garbacz 71-70-73-70=284
T7 England Laura Davies 73-71-75-66=285 +1 11,931
United States Vicki Fergon 72-74-69-70=285
T9 United States Colleen Walker 72-69-71-74=286 +2 9,974
United States Jane Geddes 70-72-72-72=286

Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "King regroups, takes U.S. Women's Open in walk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 17, 1989. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Stewart, John W. (July 17, 1989). "King runs away from U.S. Open field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Bunch, Ken (July 17, 1989). "King runs away with Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ^ Garrity, John (July 24, 1989). "A King is crowned queen". Sports Illustrated. p. 71.
  5. ^ a b White, Gordon S. Jr. (July 16, 1989). "King suffers big collapse in the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 7E.
  6. ^ "King claims lead in women's open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1989. p. 5C.
  7. ^ Stewart, John W. (July 15, 1989). "King remains steady for three-stroke bulge at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 3D.
  8. ^ "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 17, 1989. p. 6, part 2.
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