The 1989 U.S. Women's Open was the 44th U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at the Old Course of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit.

Betsy King won the first of her two consecutive titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez. It was the second of King's six major titles. With the win, her fifth in 1989, she became the first in the history of the LPGA Tour to exceed $500,000 in earnings for a single season.

Ending the third round on Saturday, King lost four shots on the last four holes and fell into the 54-hole co-lead with Patty Sheehan. The Sunday gallery was the largest to date at the U.S. Women's Open, exceeding 25,000, and King birdied the first hole on the way to a 68. Sheehan, a future champion in 1992 and 1994, carded a disappointing 79 and finished tied for 17th.

The championship returned to Indianwood five years later, in 1994, won by Sheehan.

Round summaries

First round Thursday, July 13, 1989 Place Player Score To par 1 Betsy King 67 −4 2 M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68 −3 3 Jane Geddes 70 −2T4 Kristi Albers 71 E Amy Benz Donna Cusano-Wilkins Lori Garbacz Linda Hunt Caroline Keggi Debbie Massey Liselotte Neumann Cathy Reynolds Angie Ridgeway Alice Ritzman Robin Watton Source:

Second round Friday, July 14, 1989 Place Player Score To par 1 Betsy King 67-71=138 −4T2 Lori Garbacz 71-70=141 −1 Patty Sheehan 74-67=141 Colleen Walker 72-69=141T5 Jane Geddes 70-72=142 E M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68-74=142 Liselotte Neumann 71-71=142 Dottie Pepper 72-70=142T9 Danielle Ammaccapane 73-70=143 +1 Donna Cusano-Wilkins 71-72=143 Tammie Green 77-67=143 Linda Hunt 71-72=143 Nancy Lopez 73-70=143 Debbie Massey 71-72=143 Kim Shipman 74-69=143 Source:

Third round Saturday, July 15, 1989 Place Player Score To par T1 Betsy King 67-71-72=210 −3 Patty Sheehan 74-67-69=210 3 Colleen Walker 72-69-71=212 −1 4 M.L. de Lorenzi-Taya 68-74-71=213 ET5 Donna Cusano-Wilkins 71-72-71=214 +1 Lori Garbacz 71-70-73=214 Jane Geddes 70-72-72=214 Nancy Lopez 73-70-71=214T9 Myra Blackwelder 76-68-71=215 +2 Pat Bradley 73-74-68=215 Vicki Fergon 72-74-69=215 Marta Figueras-Dotti 75-70-70=215 Source:

Final round Sunday, July 16, 1989 Place Player Score To par Money ($) 1 Betsy King 67-71-72-68=278 −6 80,000 2 Nancy Lopez 73-70-71-68=282 −2 40,000 T3 Pat Bradley 73-74-68-68=283 −1 24,250 Penny Hammel 74-73-69-67=283T5 Dottie Pepper 72-70-75-67=284 E 15,043 Lori Garbacz 71-70-73-70=284 T7 Laura Davies 73-71-75-66=285 +1 11,931 Vicki Fergon 72-74-69-70=285 T9 Colleen Walker 72-69-71-74=286 +2 9,974 Jane Geddes 70-72-72-72=286 Source:

References

External links U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1989