Dates June 12–15, 1997 Length 7,213 yards (6,596 m) Start date 1997 Prize fund 2.6 million USD | Cut 147 (+7) Tour PGA TOUR Par 70 | |
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Course(s) Congressional Country ClubBlue Course Field 156 players, 84 after cut 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