The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 15–18, 1997 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W |
| Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,386 yards (5,839 m)[1] |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $1.2 million |
| Winner's share | $180,000 |
| Champion | |
 Christa Johnson | |
| 281 (−3), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  DuPont CC Location in United States  DuPont CC Location in Delaware | |
Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley.[2] The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes.[1][2] It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.
This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.
Final leaderboard
editSunday, May 18, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Christa Johnson |
68-73-69-71=281 | −3 | Playoff |
| Leta Lindley |
72-69-69-71=281 | |||
| 3 |  Annika Sörenstam |
70-73-72-67=282 | −2 | 81,519 |
| T4 |  Laura Davies |
67-75-74-68=284 | E | 57,365 |
| Sherri Steinhauer |
68-71-73-72=284 | |||
| T6 |  Dawn Coe-Jones |
70-75-71-69=285 | +1 | 38,947 |
| Gail Graham |
69-79-71-66=285 | |||
| 8 | Trish Johnson |
70-73-72-71=286 | +2 | 31,400 |
| T9 | Barb Mucha |
68-73-72-74=287 | +3 | 26,871 |
 Karrie Webb |
71-79-70-67=287 |
Playoff
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christa Johnson |
5-4=9 | +1 | 180,000 |
| 2 | Leta Lindley |
5-5=10 | +2 | 111,711 |
- Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.
Scorecard
edit| Hole | 18 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 |
| Johnson |
5 | 4 |
| Lindley |
5 | 5 |
Bogey
References
edit- ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
- ^ a b c Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.