| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 1997 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1] |
| Field | 119 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $900,000 |
| Winner's share | $135,000 |
| Champion | |
 Betsy King | |
| 276 (−12) | |
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Mirage
Location in California
The 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 27–30 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 26th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fifteenth as a major championship.
Betsy King, age 41, won her third title in this event, two strokes ahead of runners-up Kris Tschetter and Amy Fruhwirth.[2] It was the last of her six major titles.[3]
At $900,000, this was the tournament's last six-figure purse; the winner's share was $135,000.[1]
- ^ a b "Scoreboard: LPGA Diah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
- ^ "Opportunistic King wins third Dinah Shore". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
- ^ Garrity, John (April 7, 1997). "Back in the swing". Sports Illustrated. p. G2.