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, held July 1–4 at the Orchards Golf Club in

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, a suburb north of Springfield. The event was televised by

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and

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won her second U.S. Women's Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up

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. The 54-hole leader was

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at 206 (−7), with Mallon, Sörenstam, and

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three strokes back at 209 (−4). In the final round, Mallon shot 65 (−6) to Sorenstam's 67 (−4), and Rosales fell down to fourth with a 75 (+4). It was Mallon's fourth and final

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title; her first was thirteen years earlier in

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, also at the U.S. Open.

Course layout

The Orchards Golf Club Source:

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 1, 2004''
''Friday, July 2, 2004'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 2, 2004'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 3, 2004'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 4, 2004'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

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Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf ChampionshipThe Orchards Golf Club
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