1991 LPGA Championship
The 1991 Mazda LPGA Championship was the 37th LPGA Championship, played June 27–30 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.
Meg Mallon shot a final round 67 (−4) to win the first of her four major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto. All three were tied for the lead at 207 (−6) after 54 holes, and played in the final grouping on Sunday. They came to the final hole tied at nine under par; all three put their drives in the fairway and had putts for birdie, but only Mallon converted. She won the U.S. Women's Open two weeks later.
This was the second of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 27, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deborah McHaffie |
66 | −5 |
| T2 | Barb Mucha |
67 | −4 |
| Deb Richard
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| Colleen Walker
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| T5 | Pat Bradley |
68 | −3 |
| Nina Foust
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| Meg Mallon
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| T8 | Amy Alcott |
69 | −2 |
| Judy Dickinson
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| Michelle Estill
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| Vicki Fergon
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 Marta Figueras-Dotti
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| Shirley Furlong
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| Jane Geddes
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| Rosie Jones
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| Betsy King
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 Hiromi Kobayashi
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| Hollis Stacy
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Second round
Friday, June 28, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Okamoto |
70-64=134 | −8 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley |
68-68=136 | −6 |
| Meg Mallon |
68-68=136 | ||
| 4 | Deb Richard |
67-70=137 | −5 |
| T5 | Barb Bunkowsky |
70-68=138 | −4 |
| Rosie Jones |
69-69=138 | ||
| T7 | Amy Alcott |
69-70=139 | −3 |
| Shirley Furlong |
69-70=139 | ||
| T9 | JoAnne Carner |
71-70=141 | −1 |
| Beth Daniel |
71-70=141 | ||
| Vicki Fergon |
71-70=141 | ||
| Debbie Massey |
70-71=141 | ||
| Colleen Walker |
67-74=141 |
Third round
Saturday, June 29, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pat Bradley |
68-68-71=207 | −6 |
| Meg Mallon |
68-68-71=207 | ||
| Ayako Okamoto |
70-64-73=207 | ||
| 4 | Barb Bunkowsky |
70-68-70=208 | −5 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel |
71-70-68=209 | −4 |
| Deb Richard |
67-70-72=209 | ||
| 7 | Amy Alcott |
69-70-71=210 | −3 |
| T8 | JoAnne Carner |
71-70-70=211 | −2 |
| Michelle Estill |
69-75-67=211 | ||
| Betsy King |
69-75-67=211 | ||
| Sherri Steinhauer |
71-71-69=211 |
Final round
Sunday, June 30, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To Par | Prize Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Mallon |
68-68-71-67=274 | −10 | 150,000 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley |
68-68-71-68=275 | −9 | 80,000 |
| Ayako Okamoto |
70-64-73-68=275 | |||
| 4 | Beth Daniel |
71-70-68-69=278 | −6 | 52,500 |
| T5 | Barb Bunkowsky |
70-68-70-71=279 | −5 | 38,750 |
| Deb Richard |
67-70-72-70=279 | |||
| 7 | Betsy King |
69-75-67-70=281 | −3 | 29,500 |
| 8 | JoAnne Carner |
71-70-70-71=282 | −2 | 26,000 |
| 9 | Juli Inkster |
72-70-71-70=283 | −1 | 23,500 |
| 10 | Amy Alcott |
69-70-71-74=284 | E | 21,00 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Okamoto takes over lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 29, 1991. p. B4.
- ^ "Elite shoot to the front at LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 29, 1991. p. 7D.
- ^ "Mallon unshakeable down the stretch". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 1, 1991. p. 2B.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (June 30, 1991). "Daniel reels in LPGA's leaders". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 5E.