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1996 U.S. Women's Open

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1996 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesMay 30 – June 2, 1996
LocationSouthern Pines,
North Carolina
Course(s)Pine Needles Lodge
and Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,207 yards (5,676 m)[1][2]
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$1.2 million
Winner's share$212,500
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
272 (−8)
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Southern Pines  is located in the United States
Southern Pines 
Southern Pines 
Pine Needles Lodge & GC is located in North Carolina
Pine Needles Lodge & GC
Pine Needles
Lodge & GC

The 1996 U.S. Women's Open was the 51st U.S. Women's Open, held May 30 to June 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Defending champion Annika Sörenstam retained the title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kris Tschetter.[2][3][4] It was the second of her ten major titles; her third came nearly five years later. ESPN and NBC Sports televised the tournament.

Sörenstam was the sixth of seven to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, most recently accomplished by Karrie Webb in 2001, also at Pine Needles. The championship returned to the venue for a third time in 2007, won by Cristie Kerr.

This was the first women's major with a winner's share of $200,000 or more; the U.S. Women's Open became the tour's richest major this year, passing the LPGA Championship.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, May 30, 1996

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Beth Daniel 69 −1
United States Kim Williams
T3 United States Brandie Burton 70 E
Japan Riko Higashio (a)
Peru Jenny Lidback
 Sweden
United States Michele Redman
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
United States Kris Tschetter
T9 United States Jane Geddes 71 +1
England Trish Johnson
United States Rosie Jones
United States Emilee Klein
Scotland Catriona Matthew
United States Missie McGeorge
United States Joan Pitcock
United States Maggie Will

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Second round

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Friday, May 31, 1996

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-67=137 −3
T2 United States Brandie Burton 70-70=140 E
United States Jane Geddes 71-69=140
United States Emilee Klein 71-69=140
5 United States Rosie Jones 71-70=141 +1
T6 Italy Stefania Croce 72-70=142 +2
England Laura Davies 74-68=142
Canada Gail Graham 72-70=142
United States Tammie Green 72-70=142
United States Joan Pitcock 71-71=142
United States Val Skinner 74-68=142

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Third round

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Saturday, June 1, 1996

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-67-69=206 −4
2 United States Brandie Burton 70-70-69=209 −1
3 United States Jane Geddes 71-69-70=210 E
T4 United States Pat Bradley 74-70-67=211 +1
United States Tammie Green 72-70-69=211
T6 England Laura Davies 74-68-70=212 +2
Canada Nancy Harvey 72-71-69=212
Japan Mayumi Hirase 74-69-69=212
United States Michele Redman 70-73-69=212
United States Kris Tschetter 70-74-68=212

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Final round

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Sunday, June 2, 1996

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-67-69-66=272 −8 212,500
2 United States Kris Tschetter 70-74-68-66=278 −2 125,000
T3 United States Brandie Burton 70-70-69-71=280 E 60,373
United States Jane Geddes 71-69-70-70=280
United States Pat Bradley 74-70-67-69=280
6 England Laura Davies 74-68-70-69=281 +1 40,077
7 Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 72-73-68-69=282 +2 35,995
T8 United States Cindy Rarick 73-70-72-68=283 +3 29,584
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 74-69-70-70=283
United States Tammie Green 72-70-69-72=283
United States Val Skinner 74-68-71-70=283

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References

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  1. ^ Garrity, John (June 10, 1996). "Timeless Track". Sports Illustrated. p. G6.
  2. ^ a b "Sorenstam strolls to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (New York Times), Associated Press. June 3, 1996. p. 4C.
  3. ^ a b Sirak, Ron (June 3, 1996). "Sorenstam makes Open a closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1C.
  4. ^ Bamberger, Michael (June 10, 1996). "Second Coming". Sports Illustrated. p. G2. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "U.S. Women's Open". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. May 31, 1996. p. 4C.
  6. ^ "Sorenstam halfway to defending title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 1, 1996. p. 3D.
  7. ^ "Women's Open far from closed by 3-shot lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 2, 1996. p. 8F.
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