1993 U.S. Women's Open

The 1993 U.S. Women's Open was the 48th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. Five strokes back after three rounds, Lauri Merten fired a 68 (−4) to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson, the 54-hole leader.^[3][4]

1993 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 22–25, 1993
Location	Carmel, Indiana
Course	Crooked Stick Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,311 yards (5,771 m)[1]
Cut	147 (+3)
Prize fund	$800,000[2]
Winner's share	$144,000
Champion
Lauri Merten
280 (−8)
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Crooked Stick Golf Club

Location in the United States

Crooked
Stick GC

Location in Indiana

This Open set a record for sup-par rounds at 89; the previous record was 66 in 1988. The par-72 Pete Dye-designed course was set at 6,311 yards (5,771 m), the third-longest in the championship's 48-year history. Only nine rounds were under par on Sunday.^[1]

Two years earlier, Crooked Stick was the venue for the PGA Championship, won by John Daly. It later hosted the Solheim Cup matches in 2005, won by the United States.

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 22, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Helen Alfredsson	68	−4
	Ayako Okamoto
3	Dawn Coe-Jones	69	−3
T4	Amy Alcott	70	−2
	Jane Geddes
	Debbie Koyama (a)
	Nancy Lopez
	Michelle McGann
	Amy Read
T10	Dina Ammaccapane	71	−1
	Donna Andrews
	JoAnne Carner
	Florence Descampe
	Nina Foust
	Juli Inkster
	Christa Johnson
	Hiromi Kobayashi
	Lauri Merten
	Nancy Ramsbottom
	Kelly Robbins

Source:^[5]

Second round

Friday, July 23, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Michelle McGann	70-66=136	−8
T2	Helen Alfredsson	68-70=138	−6
	Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67=138
T4	JoAnne Carner	71-69=140	−4
	Jane Geddes	70-70=140
	Ayako Okamoto	68-72=140
	Sherri Steinhauer	73-67=140
T8	Dina Ammaccapane	71-70=141	−3
	Donna Andrews	71-70=141
	Dawn Coe-Jones	69-72=141
	Nancy Lopez	70-71=141
	Alice Miller	73-68=141
	Kelly Robbins	71-70=141

Source:^[6][7]

Third round

Saturday, July 24, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Helen Alfredsson	68-70-69=207	−9
2	Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67-71=209	−7
T3	Donna Andrews	71-70-69=210	−6
	Pat Bradley	72-70-68=210
T5	Dina Ammaccapane	71-70-70=211	−5
	Nancy Lopez	70-71-70=211
	Ayako Okamoto	68-72-71=211
8	Lauri Merten	71-71-70=212	−4
T9	JoAnne Carner	71-69-73=213	−3
	Laura Davies	73-71-69=213
	Nina Foust	71-71-71=213
	Patty Sheehan	73-71-69=213
	Kris Tschetter	73-71-69=213

Source:^[8]

Final round

Sunday, July 25, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Lauri Merten	71-71-70-68=280	−8	144,000
T2	Helen Alfredsson	68-70-69-74=281	−7	62,431
	Donna Andrews	71-70-69-71=281
T4	Pat Bradley	72-70-68-73=283	−5	29,249
	Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67-71-74=283
6	Patty Sheehan	73-71-69-71=284	−4	22,379
T7	Betsy King	74-70-72-69=285	−3	17,525
	Nancy Lopez	70-71-70-74=285
	Michelle McGann	70-66-78-71=285
	Ayako Okamoto	68-72-71-74=285

Source:^[4]