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, held July 11–14 at Colonial Country Club in

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shot a final round 67 (−4) to finish at 283 (−1), two strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley. Mallon trailed Bradley by three strokes with ten holes to play. It was the second of Mallon's four

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titles; she won the

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two weeks earlier. Mallon won her second U.S. Women's Open and final major thirteen years later in

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. Play was so painstakingly slow during the first round that

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decided to protest. While playing the 14th hole, Garbacz had her caddie go to a nearby

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and order a

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that she wanted delivered to the 17th tee. The pizza was waiting for Garbacz and she had plenty of time to eat it, as there were two groups ahead of her waiting to tee off.Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001. Mallon won $110,000, the championship's first six-figure winner's share. It was an increase of nearly 30% over the previous year and double that of just four years earlier. Mallon's name was also engraved into the course's Wall of Champions. Colonial has been an annual stop on the

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, the last before

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. It was the last time a U. S. Women's Open was conducted on a golf course that hosts a men's

annual event until 2023, when the tournament is scheduled to be conducted at the

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, one of the courses of the

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and the

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for the

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(over-50).

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 11, 1991'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 12, 1991'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 13, 1991'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 14, 1991'' Source:

References

External links

U.S. Women's Open
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