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The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course of
''Saturday, June 14, 1997'' Amateurs: Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
''Sunday, June 15, 1997''
Amateurs: none made the cut
Source:
Coverage from USA Today
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Congressional Country Club
Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. It was a ...
in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in ...
, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.
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Ernie Els
Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former , he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature (he stands ) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his more than 70 career victor ...
won his second U.S. Open, the second of his four major championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events ...
.
Course layout
Round summaries
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
Scorecard
''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''Source:
References
External links
Coverage from USA Today
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U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA ...
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA ...
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA ...