1997 LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 15–18, 1997
Location	Wilmington, Delaware 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
Course(s)	DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,386 yards (5,839 m) [1]
Cut	150 (+8)
Prize fund	$1.2 million
Winner's share	$180,000
Champion
Christa Johnson
281 (−3), playoff
Location map
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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. ^[2] 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. ^{[1] [2]} 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: ^{[3] [4]}

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: ^{[2] [4]}

References

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard

39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564