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2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open

Coordinates: 41°11′11″N 73°13′33″W / 41.18639°N 73.22583°W / 41.18639; -73.22583
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2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 29 – August 1, 2021
LocationFairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
41°11′11″N 73°13′33″W / 41.18639°N 73.22583°W / 41.18639; -73.22583
Course(s)Brooklawn Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)Legends Tour
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
LengthRound 1:
5,981 yards (5,469 m)
Round 2:
5.813 yards (5.315 m)
Round 3:
5,959 yards (5,449 m)
Round 4:
5,995 yards (5,482 m)
Field120 players, 51 after cut
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund$1,000,000
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
276 (−12)
Location map
Brooklawn CC is located in the United States
Brooklawn CC
Brooklawn CC
Location in the United States
Brooklawn CC is located in Connecticut
Brooklawn CC
Brooklawn CC
Location in Connecticut
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The 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the third U.S. Senior Women's Open. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the United States Golf Association, open to women over 50 years of age. The championship was played at the Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, from July 29 to August 1 and won by Annika Sörenstam.

The 2020 championship was canceled due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venue

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The hosting club was founded in 1895. It had previously hosted four USGA Championships, including the 1979 U.S. Women's Open.

Course layout

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The final length came to differ between each round. Fourth round length is shown.[1]

Clubhouse and 18th green at Brooklawn Country Club
Hole Yards Par Hole Yards Par
1 435 5 10 113 3
2 170 3 11 516 5
3 339 4 12 293 4
4 391 4 13 310 4
5 160 3 14 401 4
6 355 4 15 144 3
7 546 5 16 314 4
8 396 5 17 385 4
9 338 4 18 389 4
Out 3,130 37 In 2,865 35
Total 5,995 72

Format

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The walking-only tournament was played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut.

Field

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The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was 50 years of age or over as of July 29, however restricted by a certain handicap level.

390 players entered the competition, either exempt through some of several exemption categories or entering sectional qualifying at sites nationwide in the summer of 2021.

The final field of 120 players, consisting of 87 professionals and 33 amateurs, included 60 exempt players, while 60 players earned their spots in the field via qualifying.

Exempt from qualifying

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Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt.[a][b][2][3]

1. Former winners of the U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship

2. From the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place

3. From the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the amateur(s) returning the lowest 72-hole score

4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (ten year exemption[c])

5. From the 2019, 2020 & 2021 U.S. Women's Open Championship, any player returning a 72-hole score who is age eligible.

6. Any professional or applicant for reinstatement who has won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and who has reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (three-year exemption[c])

7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (must be an amateur; five-year exemption[c])

8. Winners of the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, and the 2019 runner-up (must be an amateur)

9. Winners of the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)

10. Playing members of the two most recent United States and Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Teams, and the two most current United States Women's World Amateur Teams (must be an amateur)

11. Winners of the 2017-2019 Senior LPGA Championship, and the 2018 and 2019 runners-up

12. From the 2019 Senior LPGA Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place

13. From the final 2018 and 2019 official Legends Tour Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties

14. Winners of the Legends Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considere official, in 2018 and 2019 and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the current year's U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship (events minimum of 36 holes)

15. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Championship Division) from 2015 to 2019, and the five lowest scores and ties from the most recent Championship (2019)

16. From the 2019 LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scores and ties

17. Winners of the 2019 R&A Women's Senior Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur)

18. Winners of the following events when deemed a major by the LPGA Tour and who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021. ANA Inspiration (1983-present); Evian Championship (2013–present); AIG Women's British Open (2019–present); Ricoh Women's British Open (2001–18); du Maurier Classic (1979-2000); KPMG Women's PGA Championship (1955-present); Titleholders Championship (1946-66 & 1972) or Western Open (1930-1967). (This is a ten year exemption[c])

19. From the final 2020 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 10 players who are age-eligible and not otherwise exempt as of March 29, 2021

20. From the final 2019 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 150 money leaders and ties who are age-eligible

21. Winners of the LPGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from 2015 to 2020, and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship

22. Playing members of the five most current United States and European Solheim Cup Teams

23. From the 2019 and 2020 final official Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Tour career money lists, the top five money leaders

24. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA

Also exempt:

Qualifiers

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Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments, which took place from June 15 to July 15, 2021, at 16 different sites across the United States.[4]

Date Location Venue Qualifiers[a][b]
Jun 15 Gloucester, Massachusetts Bass Rocks Golf Club Danielle Lee (a), Susan Curtain (a)
Jun 22 Chesterfield, Virginia Lake Chesdin Golf Club Patricia Ehrhart (a), Amy Ellertson (a) (did not play), Nathalie Easterly (a)
Jun 30 Camarillo, California Las Posas Country Club Angela Buzminski, Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a) (did not play), Kathy Kurata (a), Sherry Wright (a), Regina Quintero (a), Kris Hanson
Jul 1 Orinda, California Orinda Country Club Dana Dormann, Lynne Cowan (a), Tina Barker (a), Kathryn Imrie, Cindy Mah-Lyford (did not play), Teresa Ishiguro
Jul 5 Denton, Texas Wildhorse Golf Club Kay Daniel (a), Julie Harrison (a), Janice Gibson, Missie McGeorge, Nancy Beck (a)
Jul 6 Cinnaminson, New Jersey Riverton Country Club Kathleen Ricci, Amy Kennedy (a), Jennifer Cully, Megan Grosky McGowan (a)
Jul 8 Atlanta, Georgia Capital City Club Laura Coble (a), Danielle Davis (a), Tonya Gill Danckaert
Jul 8 Blaine, Minnesota TPC Twin Cities Karen Weiss, Jane Noble
Jul 8 Hilliard, Ohio Heritage Club Martha Leach (a), Denise Callahan (a), Marlene Davis
Jul 12 Denver, Colorado City Park Course Janet Moore (a), Sherry Andonian-Smith, Corey Weworski (a)
Jul 12 Osprey, Florida The Oaks Club Caroline Gowan, Kathy Glennon (a), Laurel Kean, Gigi Higgins (a), Carolyn Barnett-Howe, Susan Cohn (a), Justina Hopkins
Jul 12 Woodburn, Oregon The Oga Golf Course Debby King, Dana Ebster
Jul 13 Midlothian, Illinois Midlothian Country Club Ellen Port (a), Nicole Jeray, Kasumi Takahashi, Robin W. Donnelley (a), Sidney Wells (a)
Jul 15 Salisbury, North Carolina Country Club of Salisbury Sarah Ingram (a), Kimberly Williams, Sue Ginter
Jul 15 Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich Country Club Missie Berteotti, Michelle Dobek, Leela Narang-Benaderet (a), Kelley Brooke, Cheryl Anderson, Julie Piers
Jul 15 Mesa, Arizona Longbow Club Charlene Carson, Dina Ammaccapane, Kristal Parker

Results

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The championship was won by 50-year-old Annika Sörenstam, Sweden, playing in her first U.S. Senior Women's Open, with a score of 276, eight strokes ahead of runner-up and fellow countrywoman Liselotte Neumann. Defending champion Helen Alfredsson, Sweden, finished tied seventh.

Ellen Port and Martha Leach finished low amateurs at tied 20th, each with a score of 6 over par 294.

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 67-69-72-68=276 −12 180,000
2 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 70-69-71-74=284 −4 108,000
3 England Laura Davies 71-75-68-71=285 −3 68,977
4 Scotland Catriona Matthew 71-70-71-74=286 −2 43,970
Japan Yuko Saito 70-70-74-72=286
6 United States Kris Tschetter 69-72-75-73=289 +1 35,338
T7 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 74-72-72-72=290 +2 28,876
United States Christa Johnson 74-71-75-70=290
United States Kimberly Williams 72-72-74-72=290
T10 United States Dana Ebster 67-74-76-74=291 +3 20,173
United States Tammie Green 74-75-72-70=291
United States Suzy Green-Roebuck 71-74-75-71=291
United States Juli Inkster 73-74-72-72=291
United States Karen Weiss 77-70-76-68=291

Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b (a) – denotes amateur
  2. ^ a b Players in italics did not play.
  3. ^ a b c d For the first three editions of the championship (2018–2021), players eligible in categories that required them to be 50 to 52, 54 or 59, were eligible regardless of age provided they were 50 or older.

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Senior Women's, Course stats". USGA. August 1, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Geske, Joey (July 26, 2021). "3rd U.S. Senior Women's Open: Inside the Field". USGA. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Currently Exempt Players for 3rd U.S. Senior Women's Open". USGA. April 5, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Qualifying Results". USGA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "U.S. Senior Women's, Results". USGA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, Scoring, Final leaderboard". Northeast Golf. July 24, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Bamberger, Michael (August 1, 2021). "Annika Sorenstam just showed us what happens to talent over time". Golf.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "U.S. Senior Women's, Results". USGA. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 US Senior Women's Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won". Golf News Net. August 2, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Sorenstam wins U.S. Senior Women's Open at Brooklawn Country Club in Connecticut". Legends of the LPGA. August 2, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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