1989 U.S. Women's Open

1989 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	July 13–16, 1989
Location	Lake Orion, Michigan
Course(s)	Indianwood Golf and; Country Club, Old Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,109 yards (5,586 m)
Cut	150 (+8)
Prize fund	$450,000
Winner's share	$80,000
Champion
	Betsy King
	278 (−6)
	← 1988 1990 →

Indianwood
Golf & CC

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Location in the United States

Indianwood Golf & CC

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Location in Michigan

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

First round

Thursday, July 13, 1989

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

Source:^[6]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1989

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

Source:^[7]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1989

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

Source:^[5]

Final round

Sunday, July 16, 1989

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

Source:^[8]

References

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

External links

U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1989

42°47′13″N 83°16′05″W / 42.787°N 83.268°W / 42.787; -83.268

[krtiaw-1] "King regroups, takes U.S. Women's Open in walk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 17, 1989. p. 12.

[kraway-2] Stewart, John W. (July 17, 1989). "King runs away from U.S. Open field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1B.

[kraw-3] Bunch, Ken (July 17, 1989). "King runs away with Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.

[swanso-4] Garrity, John (July 24, 1989). "A King is crowned queen". Sports Illustrated. p. 71.

[ksbcol-5] White, Gordon S. Jr. (July 16, 1989). "King suffers big collapse in the Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 7E.

[ergapkcld-6] "King claims lead in women's open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1989. p. 5C.

[kremns-7] Stewart, John W. (July 15, 1989). "King remains steady for three-stroke bulge at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 3D.

[mjsc17-8] "Golf: U.S. Women's Open scores". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 17, 1989. p. 6, part 2.

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