| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 14–17, 1992 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Bethesda Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,272 yards (5,735 m) [1] |
| Cut | 147 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $150,000 |
| Champion | |
Betsy King | |
| 267 (−17) | |
Bethesda
Location in the
United States
Bethesda
Location in
Maryland
The 1992 LPGA Championship was the 38th LPGA Championship, played May 14–17 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.
Betsy King won the fifth of her six major titles, eleven strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann, and Karen Noble. [2] She led by five strokes after 54 holes, [3] and her victory margin was the largest to date, passing Patty Sheehan's ten-stroke win in 1984, [2] and it stood until 2010. King was the first to card all four rounds in the sixties in an LPGA major; [2] it was her only win at the LPGA Championship.
This was the third of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 17, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Betsy King |
68-66-67-66=267 | −17 | 150,000 |
| T2 |
JoAnne Carner |
71-66-70-71=278 | −6 | 71,287 |
Liselotte Neumann |
71-68-70-69=278 | |||
|
Karen Noble |
73-70-70-65=278 | |||
| T5 |
Helen Alfredsson |
69-69-68-73=279 | −5 | 38,998 |
|
Dottie Pepper |
71-73-68-67=279 | |||
| T7 |
Alice Ritzman |
68-71-71-70=280 | −4 | 27,928 |
|
Patty Sheehan |
71-70-69-70=280 | |||
| 9 |
Juli Inkster |
70-71-66-74=281 | −3 | 23,651 |
| T10 |
Amy Alcott |
69-69-73-71=282 | −2 | 20,128 |
|
Brandie Burton |
68-73-70-71=282 |
References
- ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). May 18, 1992. p. 2C.
- ^ a b c d "King coasts to LPGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 18, 1992. p. 2B.
- ^ "King tries to lap field at LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). May 17, 1992. p. 10C.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1992. Retrieved April 11, 2018.