1974 U.S. Women's Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Sandra Haynie, 295
Where it was played: La Grange Country Club in La Grange, Illinois
Tournament dates: July 18-21, 1974
Leaders after first round: Kathy Ahern, 68
Leader after second round: Kathy Ahern, a-Debbie Massey, Carol Mann, 144
Leader after third round: Ruth Jessen, 219
What Happened in the 1974 U.S. Women's Open
Sandra Haynie was a 2-time major championship winner going into the 1974 U.S. Women's Open. She was a 3-time major champion going out.Haynie was five off the lead following the first round, two behind after 36 holes, and trailed by one entering the final round. JoAnne Carner held a two-stroke lead with nine holes left in her final round, but double-bogeyed the 13th hole and eventually finished tied fourth.
Among the contenders, Beth Stone was first to finish and posted 296 for the clubhouse lead. Carol Mann birdied the final hole to match Stone's score.
Haynie was one behind with two holes to play at that point. But on the 17th hole, she rolled in a 70-foot birdie putt to tie the lead. Then, on the last hole, Haynie sank a 15-foot birdie putt to win.
Only two women's majors were played in 1974 and Haynie won them both. A month earlier, she won the LPGA Championship. She was also the winner of the 1965 LPGA Championship. Her victory in this USWO was the 32nd of her 42 career wins on the LPGA Tour.
Two future major winners, Nancy Lopez and Jan Stephenson, made their U.S. Women's Open debuts this year. Lopez, 17 years old, tied for 18th place. She went on to a legendary career as one of the LPGA's all-time greats, but never won a USWO. Stephenson, who went on to win the 1983 U.S. Women's Open, tied for 44th.
Debbie Massey, a co-leader following the second round, finished seventh to earn low-amateur honors. Massey was part of Team USA in the 1974 Curtis Cup, and every other member of that team also made the cut in this USWO.
1974 U.S. Women's Open Final Scores
| Sandra Haynie | 73-73-74-75—295 |
| Beth Stone | 75-74-76-71—296 |
| Carol Mann | 72-72-77-75—296 |
| Kathy Whitworth | 75-77-74-71—297 |
| JoAnne Carner | 77-72-71-77—297 |
| Sandra Post | 81-72-71-74—298 |
| Donna Young | 71-76-79-73—299 |
| a-Debbie Massey | 71-73-80-75—299 |
| Ruth Jessen | 77-71-71-81—300 |
| a-Jane Booth | 76-74-76-74—300 |
| Susie Berning | 73-77-75-76—301 |
| Sandra Spuzich | 74-74-72-82—302 |
| a-Bonnie Lauer | 74-72-80-76—302 |
| Hollis Stacy | 77-75-72-79—303 |
| Sue Roberts | 82-72-72-77—303 |
| Bonnie Bryant | 77-78-81-67—303 |
| Murle Breer | 77-77-76-73—303 |
| Carole Jo Skala | 77-74-79-74—304 |
| a-Anne Sander | 74-78-76-76—304 |
| Mary Mills | 78-76-75-75—304 |
| a-Nancy Lopez | 77-73-77-77—304 |
| Gail Denenberg | 77-74-78-75—304 |
| a-Lancy Smith | 73-82-75-75—305 |
| a-Carol Semple | 81-74-74-77—306 |
| Gloria Ehret | 78-75-79-74—306 |
| Clifford Ann Creed | 77-75-81-73—306 |
| Maria Astrologes | 75-76-74-81—306 |
| a-Judith Oliver | 78-72-79-78—307 |
| Mary Crocker | 75-76-82-74—307 |
| Kathy Cornelius | 76-75-79-77—307 |
| Debbie Austin | 76-73-80-78—307 |
| Kathy Ahern | 68-76-81-82—307 |
| Sally Little | 76-76-76-80—308 |
| Laura Baugh | 76-79-77-76—308 |
| Louise Suggs | 80-74-79-76—309 |
| JoAnn Prentice | 78-77-81-73—309 |
| a-Cynthia Hill | 72-79-79-79—309 |
| a-Peggy Conley | 73-74-79-83—309 |
| Diane Patterson | 79-74-77-80—310 |
| Shelley Hamlin | 77-77-76-80—310 |
| Jane Blalock | 76-76-79-79—310 |
| a-Martha Jones | 74-79-79-79—311 |
| a-Mary Budke | 77-75-79-80—311 |
| Jan Stephenson | 81-74-80-77—312 |
| Pam Higgins | 74-80-83-75—312 |
| Marlene Hagge | 77-76-84-75—312 |
| Carla Glasgow | 76-74-85-77—312 |
| a-Nancy Hager | 76-78-81-79—314 |
| Betsy Cullen | 81-74-82-77—314 |
| a-Beth Barry | 76-76-81-81—314 |
| Christi Pastore | 81-74-80-80—315 |
| Sharon Miller | 77-78-80-80—315 |
| JoAnn Washam | 75-72-87-82—316 |
| Liana Zambresky | 78-77-86-82—323 |
Sources:
Columbus (Ga.) Ledger. U.S. Women's Open Scores, Associated Press, July 21, 1974.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) Caller-Times. U.S. Women's Open Scores, Associated Press, July 19, 1974.
Passaic (N.J.) Herald News. U.S. Women's Open Scores, Associated Press, July 20, 1974.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Women's Open Past Champions, 1974, via Internet Archive, https://web.archive.org/web/20100314144601/https://www.uswomensopen.com/history/pastchamps/1974.html.
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