The 1997 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 10 to July 13 at the Witch Hollow course of Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is a golf club near Portland, Oregon, located just north of North Plains in Washington County. The award-winning 36-hole club opened in 1992 and has hosted several major golf tournaments, including the U.S. Women's Open in both 1997 and 2003. Since 2009, it has hosted the...

, near North Plains

North Plains, Oregon

North Plains is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, off U.S. 26 on the northwest outskirts of the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 1,605 at the 2000 census; by July 2007 the population was estimated to be 1,813.-Geography:...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. It was the 52nd edition of the U.S. Women's Open.

The champion was Alison Nicholas of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 with a total score of 274 (-10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez

Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...

. In the final pairing, Lopez slid a 15 foot (4.6 m) downhill birdie putt past the 72nd hole and Nicholas sank a 3 footer (0.9 m) for par to win the title.

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	Alison Nicholas	Kingdom of England	70-66-67-71=274	-10	232,500
2	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...	United States	69-68-69-69=275	-9	137,500
3	Kelly Robbins	United States	68-69-74-66=277	-7	86,708
4	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...	Australia	73-72-65-68=278	-6	60,432
T5	Lisa Hackney	Kingdom of England	71-70-67-71=279	-5	46,159
	Stefania Croce Stefania Croce Stefania Croce is an Italian professional golfer, who plays on the Ladies European Tour , and is a former member of the LPGA Tour. Croce qualified for the LPGA Tour on her second attempt in doing so in 1993. Croce won one tournament on the LET, which the win came at the 1992 Ford Ladies' Classic...	Italy	72-69-71-67=279
T7	Michele Redman	United States	74-67-70-69=280	-4	37,542
	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	74-70-71-65=280
T9	Akiko Fukushima Akiko Fukushima Akiko Fukushima is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.Fukushima won twice on the LPGA Tour both in 1999.-LPGA Tour wins :-LPGA of Japan Tour wins :...	Japan	71-71-69-71=282	-2	28,769
	Chris Johnson Christa Johnson Christa Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona....	United States	72-68-73-69=282
	Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Coe-Jones was born in Campbell River, British Columbia. She won several amateur events in Canada, including the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1983...	Canada	72-67-73-70=282
	Donna Andrews	United States	74-71-66-71=282
	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	72-71-71-68=282

External links

• Golf Observer final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship