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.

1992 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 23–27, 1992
LocationOakmont, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Oakmont Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,312 yards (5,772 m)[1]
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$700,000
Winner's share$130,000
Champion
United States Patty Sheehan
280 (−4), playoff
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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

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First round

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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
  Dawn Coe
  Dale Eggeling
  Christa Johnson

Source:[6][7][8]

Second round

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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

Source:[7][8]

Third round

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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

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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

Source:[5][9]

Playoff

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "U.S. Women's Open results". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 27, 1992. p. C4.
  2. ^ USGA, Oakmont, USGA To Team Up Again March 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011
  3. ^ "Sheehan sets aside '90 disaster to capture U.S. Open playoff". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. C3.
  4. ^ a b Garrity, John (August 3, 1992). "Shoot-out at 'Soakmont'". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
  5. ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
  6. ^ "Five share lead at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 24, 1992. p. 5C.
  7. ^ a b "Wright on target at Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1992. p. C5.
  8. ^ a b c Stewart, John. "It's a friendly fight for Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1E.
  9. ^ "U.S. Women's Open: final round scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
  10. ^ "Sheehan doesn't fold, wins Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. 1B.
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