Golf tournament
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
.
The champion was
Patty Sheehan
, the winner of an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up
Juli Inkster
, 72 to 74.
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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 Sorenstam
, 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
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Second round
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Friday, July 24, 1992
Saturday, July 25, 1992
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Third round
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Saturday, July 25, 1992
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Final round
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Sunday, July 26, 1992
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Playoff
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Monday, July 27, 1992
Scorecard
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Hole
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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13
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14
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15
|
16
|
17
|
18
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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
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?1
|
E
|
E
|
?1
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?1
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?1
|
?1
|
E
|
+1
|
Inkster
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+2
|
+2
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+2
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+2
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+3
|
+3
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+4
|
+3
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+3
|
Source:
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References
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- ^
"U.S. Women's Open results"
.
Spokane Chronicle
. Washington. Associated Press. July 27, 1992. p. C4.
- ^
USGA,
Oakmont, USGA To Team Up Again
March 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011
- ^
"Sheehan sets aside '90 disaster to capture U.S. Open playoff"
.
Spokane Chronicle
. Washington. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. C3.
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a
b
Garrity, John (August 3, 1992).
"Shoot-out at 'Soakmont'
"
.
Sports Illustrated
. p. 66.
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a
b
"Golf: U.S. Women's Open"
.
Milwaukee Sentinel
. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
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"Five share lead at Open"
.
Eugene Register-Guard
. July 24, 1992. p. 5C.
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a
b
"Wright on target at Open"
.
Spokesman-Review
. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 25, 1992. p. C5.
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a
b
c
Stewart, John.
"It's a friendly fight for Open title"
.
Eugene Register-Guard
. Oregon.
(Baltimore Sun)
. p. 1E.
- ^
"U.S. Women's Open: final round scores"
.
Milwaukee Sentinel
. July 27, 1992. p. 8B.
- ^
"Sheehan doesn't fold, wins Open"
.
Milwaukee Sentinel
. Associated Press. July 28, 1992. p. 1B.
External links
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