The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Cristie Kerr won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park.[3][4] The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 28 – July 1, 2007 |
| Location | Southern Pines, North Carolina |
| Course(s) | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,664 yards (6,094 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 67 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+6)[2] |
| Prize fund | $3.1 million |
| Winner's share | $560,000 |
| Champion | |
 Cristie Kerr | |
| 279 (−5) | |
Lodge & GC
Lodge & GC
Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning.[5] Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa, Morgan Pressel, and Jiyai Shin.[6][7]
Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and 2001; it joined Atlantic City Country Club (1948, 1965, 1975) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.[8]
Course layout
edit| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 488 | 450 | 132 | 360 | 205 | 411 | 405 | 356 | 380 | 3,187 | 518 | 376 | 400 | 205 | 426 | 523 | 176 | 440 | 413 | 3,477 | 6,664 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[1]
Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens:
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, June 28, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Angela Park |
68 | −3 |
| T2 |  Shiho Oyama |
69 | −2 |
 Inbee Park
| |||
| T4 | Ahn Shi-hyun |
70 | −1 |
 Julieta Granada
| |||
 Amy Hung
| |||
| Kim Joo-mi
| |||
| Charlotte Mayorkas
| |||
| Jiyai Shin
| |||
 Annika Sörenstam
|
Source:[9]
Second round
editFriday, June 29, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Park |
68-69=137 | −5 |
| T2 | Julieta Granada |
70-69=139 | −3 |
| Amy Hung |
70-69=139 | ||
| Jiyai Shin |
70-69=139 | ||
| 5 | Morgan Pressel |
71-70=141 | −1 |
| T6 | Ahn Shi-hyun |
70-72=142 | E |
 Catriona Matthew |
75-67=142 | ||
 Lorena Ochoa |
71-71=142 | ||
| Shiho Oyama |
69-73=142 | ||
| Inbee Park |
69-73=142 |
Source:[9]
Third round
editSaturday, June 30, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
71-72-66=209 | −4 |
| T2 | Morgan Pressel |
71-70-69=210 | −3 |
| Lorena Ochoa |
71-71-68=210 | ||
| Jiyai Shin |
70-69-71=210 | ||
| 5 | Angela Park |
68-69-74=211 | −2 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang |
72-71-70=213 | E |
| Kim Joo-mi |
70-73-70=213 | ||
| Inbee Park |
69-73-71=213 | ||
| T9 | Birdie Kim |
73-70-71=214 | +1 |
| Jee Young Lee |
72-71-71=214 | ||
| Se Ri Pak |
74-72-68=214 |
Final round
editSunday, July 1, 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
71-72-66-70=279 | −5 | 560,000 |
| T2 | Angela Park |
68-69-74-70=281 | −3 | 271,022 |
| Lorena Ochoa |
71-71-68-71=281 | |||
| T4 | Se Ri Pak |
74-72-68-68=282 | −2 | 130,549 |
| Inbee Park |
69-73-71-69=282 | |||
| 6 | Jiyai Shin |
70-69-71-74=284 | E | 103,581 |
| 7 | Jee Young Lee |
72-71-71-71=285 | +1 | 93,031 |
| T8 | Mi Hyun Kim |
71-75-70-70=286 | +2 | 82,464 |
| Jeong Jang |
72-71-70-73=286 | |||
| T10 | Ai Miyazato |
73-73-72-69=287 | +3 | 66,177 |
| Kyeong Bae |
74-71-72-70=287 | |||
| Julieta Granada |
70-69-75-73=287 | |||
| Morgan Pressel |
71-70-69-77=287 |
Scorecard
edit| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kerr |
−4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Park |
−3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −3 |
| Ochoa |
−4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
| Pressel |
−3 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | +3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "2007 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 2, 2007). "Kerr handles putter, Ochoa to grab major". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. D1.
- ^ "Overlooked no more, Kerr wins U.S. Open". Golf.com. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Ochoa, Kerr rumble up Open list". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. p. D7.
- ^ a b c "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Groupings / Tee Times". USGA. July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ Droschak, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
- ^ a b "Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Women's U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. July 1, 2007. p. D2.
External links
edit- Official website
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 2007