1990 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1990 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 12 to July 15 at the Riverside Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club
, in Johns Creek, Georgia
. It was the 45th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
The winner was Betsy King
, who finished at 284 (-4) for a one stroke victory over runner-up Patty Sheehan
.
Atlanta Athletic Club
The Atlanta Athletic Club , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta. The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was built on Atlanta's East Lake property...
, in Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a suburban city in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, which incorporated December 1, 2006. It is named for a tributary that runs through the area. The city was created out of the northeastern part of unincorporated Fulton County...
. It was the 45th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
The winner was Betsy King
Betsy King
Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
, who finished at 284 (-4) for a one stroke victory over runner-up Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:... |
 United States |
72-71-71-70=284 | -4 | 85,000 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
United States |
66-68-75-76=285 | -3 | 42,500 |
| T3 | Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.-Amateur career:... |
United States |
72-73-70-71=286 | -2 | 23,956 |
| Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce... |
United States |
74-74-72-66=286 | |||
| 5 | Mary Murphy | United States |
70-74-69-74=287 | -1 | 15,904 |
| T6 | Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
United States |
71-71-74-72=288 | E | 12,464 |
| Elaine Crosby Elaine Crosby Elaine Crosby is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Crosby won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1989 and 1994.Crosby was elected to the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1996.... |
United States |
71-74-73-70=288 | |||
| Tammie Green Tammie Green Tammie Green is an American professional golfer.-Career:Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University. She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA... |
United States |
70-74-73-71=288 | |||
| T9 | Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
United States |
72-72-72-73=289 | +1 | 8,533 |
| Caroline Keggi | United States |
67-75-73-74=289 | |||
| Cathy Gerring Cathy Gerring Cathy Kratzert Gerring is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Born Cathy Kratzert, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she played college golf at Ohio State University.... |
United States |
70-78-70-71=289 | |||
| Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour.... |
United States |
69-75-73-72=289 | |||
| Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy... |
United States |
71-72-77-69=289 | |||
| Meg Mallon | United States |
71-71-77-70=289 | |||
| Sherri Turner Sherri Turner -Amateur career:Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. A golfer by the age of 5, she was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. While playing for Furman University, she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected for the All-American... |
United States |
74-72-71-72=289 |