2004 U.S. Women's Open

The 2004 U.S. Women's Open was the 59th U.S. Women's Open, held July 1–4 at the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Massachusetts, a suburb north of Springfield. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.

2004 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 1–4, 2004
LocationSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
Course(s)Orchards Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,473 yards (5,919 m)[1]
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut147 (+5)
Prize fund$3.1 million
Winner's share$560,000
Champion
Meg Mallon
274 (−10)
Orchards
Golf Club
Location in the United States
Orchards GC
Location in Massachusetts

Meg Mallon won her second U.S. Women's Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam. The 54-hole leader was Jennifer Rosales at 206 (−7), with Mallon, Sörenstam, and Kelly Robbins three strokes back at 209 (−4).[2][3]

In the final round, Mallon shot 65 (−6) to Sorenstam's 67 (−4), and Rosales fell down to fourth with a 75 (+4). It was Mallon's fourth and final major title; her first was thirteen years earlier in 1991, also at the U.S. Open.[4]

Course layout

The Orchards Golf Club

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4083595024211583841853885273,3221633703444564023774391784123,1416,473
Par445434345363445444343571

Source:[5]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Meg Mallon United States199173696765274−101
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 199671687067276−82
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200172717172286+2T16
Liselotte Neumann Sweden198872727272288+4T20
Se Ri Pak South Korea199870767174 291+7T32
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200271717879299+15T58
Hilary Lunke United States200372748174301+17T64

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Laura Davies England19877674150+8
Betsy King United States1989, 19907776153+11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 1, 2004
Friday, July 2, 2004

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Brittany Lincicome United States66−5
2Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France67−4
3Beth Daniel United States69−2
T4Michelle Ellis Australia70−1
Katherine Hull Australia
Pat Hurst United States
Candie Kung Taiwan
Se Ri Pak South Korea
Michele Redman United States
Jennifer Rosales Philippines
Kim Saiki United States

Source:

Second round

Friday, July 2, 2004

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jennifer Rosales Philippines70-67=137−5
T2Candie Kung Taiwan70-68=138−4
Kim Saiki United States70-68=138
T4Michelle Ellis Australia70-69=139−3
Carin Koch Sweden72-67=139
Annika Sörenstam Sweden71-68=139
T7Moira Dunn United States73-67=140−2
Rachel Teske Australia71-69=140
T9Paula Creamer (a) United States72-69=141−1
Pat Hurst United States70-71=141
Kelly Robbins United States74-67=141
Michelle Wie (a) United States71-70=141

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, July 3, 2004

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jennifer Rosales Philippines70-67-69=206−7
T2Meg Mallon United States73-69-67=209−4
Kelly Robbins United States74-67-68=209
Annika Sörenstam Sweden71-68-70=209
5Rachel Teske Australia71-69-70=210−3
6Michelle Ellis Australia70-69-72=211−2
T7Moira Dunn United States73-67-72=212−1
Pat Hurst United States70-71-71=212
Candie Kung Taiwan70-68-74=212
Kim Saiki United States70-68-74=212
Michelle Wie (a) United States71-70-71=212

Source:[3]

Final round

Sunday, July 4, 2004

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Meg Mallon United States73-69-67-65=274−10560,000
2Annika Sörenstam Sweden71-68-70-67=276−8335,000
3Kelly Robbins United States74-67-68-69=278−6208,863
4Jennifer Rosales Philippines70-67-69-75=281−3145,547
T5Candie Kung Taiwan70-68-74-70=282−2111,173
Michele Redman United States70-72-73-67=282
T7Jeong Jang South Korea72-74-71-66=283−186,744
Moira Dunn United States73-67-72-71=283
Pat Hurst United States70-71-71-71=283
T10Carin Koch Sweden72-67-75-70=284E68,813
Michelle Ellis Australia70-69-72-73=284
Rachel Teske Australia71-69-70-74=284

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par443444354443545435
Mallon−4−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−10
Sörenstam−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−7−8
Robbins−4−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−6−6
Rosales−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−4−3−3−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. Ferguson, Doug (July 2, 2004). "Amateur teen in lead after five-under 66". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-8.
  2. "Intense Rosales maintains tenuous Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 4, 2004. p. D6.
  3. "U.S. Women's Open Third Round lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 5, 2004. p. D8.
  4. Ferguson, Doug (July 5, 2004). "Mallon saves best for last with a 65". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-1.
  5. "2004 U.S. Women's Open - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 4, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. Ferguson, Doug (July 3, 2004). "Second round eschews norm". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D2.

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