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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–15, 1997 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,213 yards (6,596 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Winner's share | $465,000 |
| Champion | |
| 276 (−4) | |
The1997 United States Open Championship was the 97thU.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course ofCongressional Country Club inBethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest ofWashington, D.C.Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open, the second of his fourmajor championships, one stroke ahead of runner-upColin Montgomerie.[1][2][3]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 402 | 235 | 455 | 434 | 407 | 475 | 174 | 362 | 607 | 3,551 | 466 | 415 | 187 | 461 | 439 | 583 | 441 | 480 | 190 | 3,662 | 7,213 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
Thursday, June 12, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | −5 | |
| T2 | 66 | −4 | |
| T4 | 67 | −3 | |
| T6 | 68 | −2 | |
| T8 | 69 | −1 | |
| T10 | 70 | E | |
Friday, June 13, 1997
Saturday, June 14, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67-70=137 | −3 | |
| T2 | 71-67=138 | −2 | |
| 71-67=138 | |||
| T4 | 71-68=139 | −1 | |
| 73-66=139 | |||
| 70-69=139 | |||
| 66-73=139 | |||
| 8 | 67-73=140 | E | |
| T9 | 75-66=141 | +1 | |
| 72-69=141 | |||
| 68-73=141 | |||
| 69-72=141 | |||
| 65-76=141 | |||
| 72-69=141 | |||
| 68-73=141 | |||
| 69-72=141 | |||
| 74-67=141 | |||
| 74-67=141 |
Amateurs:Kribel (+8), Wollmann (+9), Noe (+11), Semelsberger (+14), Kearney (+17).
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Sunday, June 15, 1997
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67-70-68=205 | −5 | |
| T2 | 71-67-69=207 | −3 | |
| 73-66-68=207 | |||
| 4 | 65-76-67=208 | −2 | |
| T5 | 73-69-68=210 | E | |
| 70-69-71=210 | |||
| 74-67-69=210 | |||
| T8 | 75-67-69=211 | +1 | |
| 71-71-69=211 | |||
| 74-68-69=211 | |||
| 71-68-72=211 |
Sunday, June 15, 1997

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 465,000 | |
| 2 | 65-76-67-69=277 | −3 | 275,000 | |
| 3 | 67-70-68-73=278 | −2 | 172,828 | |
| 4 | 73-66-68-74=281 | +1 | 120,454 | |
| T5 | 71-71-69-71=282 | +2 | 79,875 | |
| 74-68-69-71=282 | ||||
| 73-69-68-72=282 | ||||
| 74-67-69-72=282 | ||||
| 71-71-70-70=282 | ||||
| T10 | 71-68-72-72=283 | +3 | 56,949 | |
| 73-71-69-70=283 | ||||
| 70-69-71-73=283 |
Amateurs: none made the cut[4]
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[5]
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