1997 LPGA Championship

The 1997 LPGA Championship was the 43rd LPGA Championship, played May 15–18 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

1997 LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 15–18, 1997
Location	Wilmington, Delaware 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
Course	DuPont Country Club
Tour	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,386 yards (5,839 m)
Cut	150 (+8)
Prize fund	$1.2 million
Winner's share	$180,000
Champion
Christa Johnson
281 (−3), playoff
Location map
DuPont CC Location in United States DuPont CC Location in Delaware

Christa Johnson won her only major title in a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley. 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. 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:

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

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External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard