2007 U.S. Women's Open

{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 2007 U.S. Women's Open

| image = USWomensOpen2007Logo.jpg

| dates = June 28 – July 1, 2007

| location = Southern Pines,
North Carolina

| course = Pine Needles Lodge
and Golf Club

| org = USGA

| tour = LPGA Tour

| par = 71

| yardage = {{convert|6664|yd}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uswomensopen.com/2007/scoring/dyn/csumall.html |publisher=USGA |title=62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2013}}

| field = 156 players, 67 after cut

| cut = 148 (+6){{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/leaderboard/2007/195 |publisher=Yahoo Sports |title=2007 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2013}}

| purse = $3.1 million

| winners_share = $560,000

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Cristie Kerr

| score = 279 (−5)

| previous = 2006

| next = 2008

}}

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|relief = 1

|label = Pine Needles
Lodge & GC

|lat = 35.197

|long = -79.392

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|width = 240

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{{Location map

|USA North Carolina

|relief = 1

|label = Pine Needles
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|lat = 35.197

|long = -79.392

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The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Cristie Kerr won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YV5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2019%2C393689 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Kerr handles putter, Ochoa to grab major |date=July 2, 2007 |page=D1}}{{cite news|url=http://www.golf.com/ap-news/overlooked-no-more-kerr-wins-us-open |publisher=Golf.com |agency=Associated Press |title=Overlooked no more, Kerr wins U.S. Open |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2013}} The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.

Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RloUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904%2C138495

|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|agency=Associated Press|title=Ochoa, Kerr rumble up Open list |date=July 1, 2007 |page=D7}} Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa, Morgan Pressel, and Jiyai Shin.{{cite web|url=http://www.uswomensopen.com/2007/scoring/dyn/alllb.html|publisher=USGA |title=62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uswomensopen.com/2007/scoring/dyn/tee.html|publisher=USGA |title=62nd U.S. Women's Open Championship - Round 4 Groupings / Tee Times |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2013}}

Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and 2001; it joined Atlantic City Country Club (1948, 1965, 1975) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FlAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d3ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2356%2C3413426|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Droschak |first=Dave |agency=Associated Press |title=Open to return to Pine Needles|date=June 4, 2001 |page=D-6}}