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1996 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1996 U.S. Women's Open
dates	May 30 – June 2, [1996](1996-lpga-tour)
location	Southern Pines,
North Carolina
course	Pine Needles Lodge
and Golf Club
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
par	70
yardage	6207 yd
field
cut	148 (+8)
purse	$1.2 million
winners_share	$212,500
champion	SWE Annika Sörenstam
score	272 (−8)
previous	[1995](1995-u-s-women-s-open)
next	[1997](1997-u-s-women-s-open)

North Carolina](southern-pines-north-carolina) and Golf Club](pine-needles-lodge-and-golf-club) |USA |USA North Carolina Lodge & GC The 1996 U.S. Women's Open was the 51st U.S. Women's Open, held May 30 to June 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Defending champion Annika Sörenstam retained the title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kris Tschetter. It was the second of her ten major titles; her third came nearly five years later. ESPN and NBC Sports televised the tournament.

Sörenstam was the sixth of seven to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, most recently accomplished by Karrie Webb in 2001, also at Pine Needles. The championship returned to the venue for a third time in 2007, won by Cristie Kerr.

This was the first women's major with a winner's share of $200,000 or more; the U.S. Women's Open became the tour's richest major this year, passing the LPGA Championship.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 30, 1996

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Beth Daniel	69	−1
USA Kim Williams
T3	USA Brandie Burton	70	E
JPN Riko Higashio (a)
PER Jenny Lidback
USA Michele Redman
SWE Annika Sörenstam
USA Kris Tschetter
T9	USA Jane Geddes	71	+1
ENG Trish Johnson
USA Rosie Jones
USA Emilee Klein
SCO Catriona Matthew
USA Missie McGeorge
USA Joan Pitcock
USA Maggie Will

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Second round

Friday, May 31, 1996

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SWE Annika Sörenstam	70-67=137	−3
T2	USA Brandie Burton	70-70=140	E
USA Jane Geddes	71-69=140
USA Emilee Klein	71-69=140
5	USA Rosie Jones	71-70=141	+1
T6	ITA Stefania Croce	72-70=142	+2
ENG Laura Davies	74-68=142
CAN Gail Graham	72-70=142
USA Tammie Green	72-70=142
USA Joan Pitcock	71-71=142
USA Val Skinner	74-68=142

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Third round

Saturday, June 1, 1996

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SWE Annika Sörenstam	70-67-69=206	−4
2	USA Brandie Burton	70-70-69=209	−1
3		USA Jane Geddes	71-69-70=210	E
T4	USA Pat Bradley	74-70-67=211	+1
USA Tammie Green	72-70-69=211
T6	ENG Laura Davies	74-68-70=212	+2
CAN Nancy Harvey	72-71-69=212
JPN Mayumi Hirase	74-69-69=212
USA Michele Redman	70-73-69=212
USA Kris Tschetter	70-74-68=212

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Final round

Sunday, June 2, 1996

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	SWE Annika Sörenstam	70-67-69-66=272	−8	212,500
2	USA Kris Tschetter	70-74-68-66=278	−2	125,000
T3	USA Brandie Burton	70-70-69-71=280	E	60,373
USA Jane Geddes	71-69-70-70=280
USA Pat Bradley	74-70-67-69=280
6	ENG Laura Davies	74-68-70-69=281	+1	40,077
7	SWE Catrin Nilsmark	72-73-68-69=282	+2	35,995
T8	USA Cindy Rarick	73-70-72-68=283	+3	29,584
SWE Liselotte Neumann	74-69-70-70=283
USA Tammie Green	72-70-69-72=283
	USA Val Skinner	74-68-71-70=283

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References

Garrity, John. (June 10, 1996). "Timeless Track".
(June 3, 1996). "Sorenstam strolls to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Sirak, Ron. (June 3, 1996). "Sorenstam makes Open a closed affair". Eugene Register-Guard.
Bamberger, Michael. (June 10, 1996). "Second Coming".
(May 31, 1996). "U.S. Women's Open". Wilmington Morning Star.
(June 2, 1996). "Women's Open far from closed by 3-shot lead". Eugene Register-Guard.

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