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.USGA, Oakmont, USGA To Team Up Again March 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011 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. 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 , at the time, the second-longest in U.S. Women's Open history. The championship returned to Oakmont in 2010, won by Paula Creamer.
This was the first U.S. Women's Open for Annika Sörenstam, then a 21-year-old amateur; she made the cut on the number at 151 (+9) and finished with 308 (+24), tied for 64th.
This championship coincided with the opening weekend of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Round summaries
First round Thursday, July 23, 1992 Friday, July 24, 1992 Place Player Score To par T1 Donna Andrews69−2 Tracy Kerdyk Nancy Ramsbottom Muffin Spencer-Devlin Patty SheehanT6 Dottie Pepper70−1 Kris Tschetter Pamela WrightT9 Amy Alcott71E Helen Alfredsson Dawn Coe Dale Eggeling Christa Johnson Source:
Second round Friday, July 24, 1992 Saturday, July 25, 1992 Place Player Score To par 1 Pamela Wright70-69=139 −32 Juli Inkster72-68=140 −23 Patty Sheehan69-72=141−1T4 Donna Andrews69-73=142E Dawn Coe71-71=142 T6 Jane Geddes73-70=143+1 Gail Graham72-71=143 Alice Ritzman74-69=143T9 Amy Benz73-71=144+2 Dottie Pepper70-74=144 Nancy Ramsbottom69-75=144 Kris Tschetter70-74=144 Source:
Third round Saturday, July 25, 1992 Place Player Score To par T1 Patty Sheehan69-72-70=211−2 Juli Inkster72-68-71=211T3 Donna Andrews69-73-72=214+1 Dawn Coe71-71-72=214 Gail Graham72-71-71=214 T6 Michelle McGann72-73-70=215+2 Pamela Wright70-69-76=215 8 Dottie Pepper70-74-72=216+3T9 Amy Benz 73-71-73=217+4 Meg Mallon73-72-72=217 Source:
Final round Sunday, July 26, 1992 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 Patty Sheehan69-72-70-69=280−4Playoff Juli Inkster72-68-71-69=2803 Donna Andrews69-73-72-70=284E38,8304 Meg Mallon73-72-72-70=287+328,336 5 Dawn Coe71-71-72-74=288+422,295 T6 Dottie Pepper70-74-72-73=289+517,472 Gail Graham72-71-71-75=289 Michelle McGann72-73-70-74=289 T9 Jane Geddes73-70-78-70=291+713,372 Pamela Wright70-69-76-76=291 Tammie Green73-75-70-73=291 Source:
Playoff Monday, July 27, 1992 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Patty Sheehan 35-37=72 +1130,0002 Juli Inkster 37-37=74 +365,000
Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par444543435 445344344 Sheehan −1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE−1−1−1−1E+1 Inkster EEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+3+3 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship