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1993 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1993 U.S. Women's Open
dates	July 22–25, [1993](1993-lpga-tour)
location	Carmel, Indiana
course	Crooked Stick Golf Club
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6311 yd
field
cut	147 (+3)
purse	$800,000
winners_share	$144,000
champion	USA Lauri Merten
score	280 (−8)
previous	[1992](1992-u-s-women-s-open)
next	[1994](1994-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA |USA Indiana Stick GC The 1993 U.S. Women's Open was the 48th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. Five strokes back after three rounds, Lauri Merten fired a 68 (−4) to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson, the 54-hole leader.

This Open set a record for sup-par rounds at 89; the previous record was 66 in 1988. The par-72 Pete Dye-designed course was set at 6311 yd, the third-longest in the championship's 48-year history. Only nine rounds were under par on Sunday.

Two years earlier, Crooked Stick was the venue for the PGA Championship, won by John Daly. It later hosted the Solheim Cup matches in 2005, won by the United States.

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 22, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	SWE Helen Alfredsson	68	−4
JPN Ayako Okamoto
3	CAN Dawn Coe-Jones	69	−3
T4	USA Amy Alcott	70	−2
USA Jane Geddes
USA Debbie Koyama (a)
USA Nancy Lopez
USA Michelle McGann
USA Amy Read
T10	USA Dina Ammaccapane	71	−1
USA Donna Andrews
USA JoAnne Carner
BEL Florence Descampe
USA Nina Foust
USA Juli Inkster
USA Christa Johnson
JPN Hiromi Kobayashi
USA Lauri Merten
USA Nancy Ramsbottom
USA Kelly Robbins

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Second round

Friday, July 23, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Michelle McGann	70-66=136	−8
T2	SWE Helen Alfredsson	68-70=138	−6
JPN Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67=138
T4	USA JoAnne Carner	71-69=140	−4
USA Jane Geddes	70-70=140
JPN Ayako Okamoto	68-72=140
USA Sherri Steinhauer	73-67=140
T8	USA Dina Ammaccapane	71-70=141	−3
USA Donna Andrews	71-70=141
CAN Dawn Coe-Jones	69-72=141
USA Nancy Lopez	70-71=141
USA Alice Miller	73-68=141
USA Kelly Robbins	71-70=141

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Third round

Saturday, July 24, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SWE Helen Alfredsson	68-70-69=207	−9
2	JPN Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67-71=209	−7
T3	USA Donna Andrews	71-70-69=210	−6
USA Pat Bradley	72-70-68=210
T5	USA Dina Ammaccapane	71-70-70=211	−5
USA Nancy Lopez	70-71-70=211
JPN Ayako Okamoto	68-72-71=211
8	USA Lauri Merten	71-71-70=212	−4
T9	USA JoAnne Carner	71-69-73=213	−3
ENG Laura Davies	73-71-69=213
USA Nina Foust	71-71-71=213
USA Patty Sheehan	73-71-69=213
USA Kris Tschetter	73-71-69=213

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Final round

Sunday, July 25, 1993

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	USA Lauri Merten	71-71-70-68=280	−8	144,000
T2	SWE Helen Alfredsson	68-70-69-74=281	−7	62,431
USA Donna Andrews	71-70-69-71=281
T4	USA Pat Bradley	72-70-68-73=283	−5	29,249
JPN Hiromi Kobayashi	71-67-71-74=283
6	USA Patty Sheehan	73-71-69-71=284	−4	22,379
T7	USA Betsy King	74-70-72-69=285	−3	17,525
USA Nancy Lopez	70-71-70-74=285
USA Michelle McGann	70-66-78-71=285
JPN Ayako Okamoto	68-72-71-74=285

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References

(July 26, 1993). "Record falls". Toledo Blade.
(July 23, 1993). "Purse soars to record $800,000 for tourney". Eugene Register-Guard.
Garrity, John. (August 2, 1993). "Positively Pessimistic".
Diaz, Jaime. (July 26, 1993). "Late-charging Merten get her miracle". Eugene Register-Guard.
Brennan, Christine. (July 23, 1993). "It's U.S. Open but a foreign show". Eugene Register-Guard.
(July 24, 1993). "U.S. Women's Open scores". Morning Star.
Diaz, Jaime. (July 24, 1993). "McGann's power a Daly reminder". Eugene Register-Guard.
Brennan, Christine. (July 25, 1993). "Swede regains top spot from ailing McGann". Eugene Register-Guard.

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