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1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 27–30 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 26th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fifteenth as a major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 1997 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1] |
| Field | 119 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $900,000 |
| Winner's share | $135,000 |
| Champion | |
| Betsy King | |
| 276 (−12) | |
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Location in CaliforniaBetsy King, age 41, won her third title in this event, two strokes ahead of runners-up Kris Tschetter and Amy Fruhwirth.[2] It was the last of her six major titles.[3]
At $900,000, this was the tournament's last six-figure purse; the winner's share was $135,000.[1]
Final leaderboard Edit
Sunday, March 30, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 71-67-67-71=276 | −12 | 135,000 |
| 2 | Kris Tschetter | 66-76-66-70=278 | −10 | 83,783 |
| T3 | Amy Fruhwirth | 69-70-68-72=279 | −9 | 54,346 |
| Kelly Robbins | 70-67-68-74=279 | |||
| T5 | Nanci Bowen | 70-74-70-68=282 | −6 | 35,097 |
| Lisa Hackney | 70-72-72-68=282 | |||
| 7 | Tina Barrett | 70-71-70-72=283 | −5 | 26,720 |
| T8 | Hiromi Kobayashi | 72-69-71-72=284 | −4 | 21,285 |
| Annika Sörenstam | 70-72-68-74=284 | |||
| Mary Beth Zimmerman | 75-74-72-63=284 |
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Scoreboard: LPGA Diah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
- ^ a b "Opportunistic King wins third Dinah Shore". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
- ^ Garrity, John (April 7, 1997). "Back in the swing". Sports Illustrated. p. G2.
- ^ "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved July 28, 2017.