1997 U.S. Open (golf)
Golf tournament
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The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open, the second of his four major championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.[1][2][3]
DatesJune 12–15, 1997
LocationBethesda, Maryland
CoursesCongressional Country Club
Blue Course
Blue Course
Organized byUSGA
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–15, 1997 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Courses | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,213 yards (6,596 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Winner's share | $465,000 |
| Champion | |
 Ernie Els | |
| 276 (−4) | |
Congressional
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 402 | 235 | 455 | 434 | 407 | 475 | 174 | 362 | 607 | 3,551 | 466 | 415 | 187 | 461 | 439 | 583 | 441 | 480 | 190 | 3,662 | 7,213 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 12, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colin Montgomerie | 65 | −5 |
| T2 |  Steve Stricker | 66 | −4 |
| Hal Sutton | |||
| T4 | Tom Lehman | 67 | −3 |
 Mark McNulty | |||
| T6 |  Hideki Kase | 68 | −2 |
| Dave Schreyer | |||
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 69 | −1 |
| Jeff Sluman | |||
| T10 | Mike Brisky | 70 | E |
| Hale Irwin | |||
| Joel Kribel (a) | |||
| Larry Mize | |||
| David Ogrin | |||
 Craig Parry | |||
| Chris Perry | |||
| David White |
Second round
Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | 67-70=137 | −3 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | 71-67=138 | −2 |
| Ernie Els | 71-67=138 | ||
| T4 | Scott Hoch | 71-68=139 | −1 |
| Jeff Maggert | 73-66=139 | ||
| David Ogrin | 70-69=139 | ||
| Hal Sutton | 66-73=139 | ||
| 8 | Mark McNulty | 67-73=140 | E |
| T9 | Scott Dunlap | 75-66=141 | +1 |
| Kelly Gibson | 72-69=141 | ||
| Hideki Kase | 68-73=141 | ||
| Justin Leonard | 69-72=141 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | 65-76=141 | ||
| Loren Roberts | 72-69=141 | ||
| Dave Schreyer | 68-73=141 | ||
| Jeff Sluman | 69-72=141 | ||
| Tommy Tolles | 74-67=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 74-67=141 |
Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
Third round
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | 67-70-68=205 | −5 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | 71-67-69=207 | −3 |
| Jeff Maggert | 73-66-68=207 | ||
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 65-76-67=208 | −2 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 73-69-68=210 | E |
| David Ogrin | 70-69-71=210 | ||
| Tommy Tolles | 74-67-69=210 | ||
| T8 | Billy Andrade | 75-67-69=211 | +1 |
| Olin Browne | 71-71-69=211 | ||
| Jim Furyk | 74-68-69=211 | ||
| Scott Hoch | 71-68-72=211 |
Final round
Sunday, June 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 465,000 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 65-76-67-69=277 | −3 | 275,000 |
| 3 | Tom Lehman | 67-70-68-73=278 | −2 | 172,828 |
| 4 | Jeff Maggert | 73-66-68-74=281 | +1 | 120,454 |
| T5 | Olin Browne | 71-71-69-71=282 | +2 | 79,875 |
| Jim Furyk | 74-68-69-71=282 | |||
| Jay Haas | 73-69-68-72=282 | |||
| Tommy Tolles | 74-67-69-72=282 | |||
| Bob Tway | 71-71-70-70=282 | |||
| T10 | Scott Hoch | 71-68-72-72=283 | +3 | 56,949 |
| Scott McCarron | 73-71-69-70=283 | |||
| David Ogrin | 70-69-71-73=283 |
Amateurs: none made the cut[4]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Els | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| Montgomerie | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
| Lehman | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 |
| Maggert | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | E | +1 |
| Browne | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Furyk | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Haas | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | +2 | +2 |
| Tolles | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Tway | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[5]