Dates June 12–15, 1997 Length 7,213 yards (6,596 m) Start date 1997 Prize fund 2.6 million USD | Location Bethesda, Maryland Cut 147 (+7) Tour PGA TOUR Par 70 | |
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Course(s) Congressional Country Club
Blue Course Field 156 players, 84 after cut Organized by United States Golf Association Similar 1996 US Open, 2001 US Open, 1994 US Open, 1965 US Open, 2004 US Open | ||
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.
Contents
First round
Thursday, June 12, 1997
Second round
Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
Third round
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997
Final round
Sunday, June 15, 1997
Amateurs: none made the cut
References
1997 U.S. Open (golf) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA