1997 LPGA Championship
The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley. The win came with a par on the second extra hole, after both had players bogeyed the first. Johnson and Lindley were co-leaders after 54 holes. It was the first playoff at the LPGA Championship since 1970, then a full 18-hole round on Monday.
This was the fourth of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 18, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Christa Johnson |
68-73-69-71=281 | −3 | Playoff |
| Leta Lindley |
72-69-69-71=281 | |||
| 3 |  Annika Sörenstam |
70-73-72-67=282 | −2 | 81,519 |
| T4 |  Laura Davies |
67-75-74-68=284 | E | 57,365 |
| Sherri Steinhauer |
68-71-73-72=284 | |||
| T6 |  Dawn Coe-Jones |
70-75-71-69=285 | +1 | 38,947 |
| Gail Graham |
69-79-71-66=285 | |||
| 8 | Trish Johnson |
70-73-72-71=286 | +2 | 31,400 |
| T9 | Barb Mucha |
68-73-72-74=287 | +3 | 26,871 |
 Karrie Webb |
71-79-70-67=287 |
Source:
Playoff
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christa Johnson |
5-4=9 | +1 | 180,000 |
| 2 | Leta Lindley |
5-5=10 | +2 | 111,711 |
- Sudden-death playoff held on holes 18 and 10.
Scorecard
| Hole | 18 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 |
| Johnson |
5 | 4 |
| Lindley |
5 | 5 |
Bogey
Source:
References
- ^ "LPGA Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 18, 1997. p. 8C.
- ^ Ginsburg, David (May 19, 1997). "Johnson gets LPGA victory". Times Daily. (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 4D.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "LPGA Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). May 19, 1997. p. 4C.