List of U.S. Women's Open champions
![A blonde-haired woman in a pink shirt and hat with white pants and glove and a driver in her hand in the position at the end of a golf swing](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/2008_LPGA_Championship_-_Annika_Sorenstam_tee_shot.jpg/200px-2008_LPGA_Championship_-_Annika_Sorenstam_tee_shot.jpg)
The U.S. Women's Open is an annual golf competition that was established in 1946.[1] As of 1953, the championship is sanctioned by the United States Golf Association (USGA), which is the governing body of the game in the United States.[2] Previously, the event was played as the "Ladies" Open, and was sanctioned by the Women's Professional Golfers Association from 1946–1948.[2] In addition, the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) sanctioned this tournament from 1949–1952.[2] This event is one of the five women's major championships. The other major championships are the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship.[3] This event has always been played in stroke play with the exception of the first competition in 1946, and is currently the third women's major of the year.[4]
The first trophy presented to the champions was from the Spokane Athletic Round Table, until 1953.[2] The original trophy by the USGA was designed by the silversmith of J. E. Caldwell and Co. of Philadelphia.[2] This trophy was first presented to the champion in 1953, when Betsy Rawls won, and was retired to the USGA Museum in 1992.[2] Now, the champion receives the Harton S. Semple trophy, named for a former USGA Committeeman and the USGA President from 1973–1974.[2] His family and friends commissioned a replacement replica trophy in July 1992.[2] The first winner to receive it was Patty Sheehan in 1992.[2]
Rawls and Mickey Wright hold the record for the most victories with four.[1] The most consecutive wins at the event is two by Wright, Susie Berning, Hollis Stacy, Annika Sörenstam, Donna Caponi, Betsy King and Karrie Webb.[1] The lowest[a] winning score for 72 holes in relation to par is 16-under by Juli Inkster in 1999.[1] The lowest aggregate winning score for 72 holes is 272 by Sörenstam in 1996 and Inkster in 1999.[1] Conversely, the highest winning score for 72 holes in relation to par is 13-over by Murle Lindstrom in 1962.[1] The highest aggregate winning score for 72 holes is 302 by Rawls in 1953 and Kathy Cornelius in 1956, and they won both events in playoffs.[1] The oldest champion was Babe Zaharias in 1954, when she was 43 years 0 months and 6 days old.[5] The youngest champion was Inbee Park in 2008, when she was 19 years 11 months and 17 days old.[5] The U.S. Women's Open has had eight wire-to-wire champions, which are the following: Zaharias in 1954, Fay Crocker in 1955, Wright in 1958, Mary Mills in 1963, Catherine Lacoste in 1967, Berning in 1968, Donna Caponi in 1970, and JoAnne Carner in 1971.[6] The current champion is Chun In-gee.
Champions
- Key
* | Tournament won in a playoff |
# | Tournament won by an amateur |
‡ | Wire-to-wire victory |
![A blonde-haired woman in a mostly white shirt and yellow shorts is hitting a putt with a putter with white golfing shoes on](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PattySheehan.jpg/150px-PattySheehan.jpg)
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![A brown-haired woman in a red jacket and navy blue pants and white undershirt and white hat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/2009_Solheim_Cup_-_Juli_Inkster_%281%29.jpg/150px-2009_Solheim_Cup_-_Juli_Inkster_%281%29.jpg)
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Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one U.S. Women's Open. Champions who win consecutively are indicated by the years with italics*.
- Key
‡ | Career Grand Slam winners |
T1 | Tied for first place |
T3 | Tied for third place |
T7 | Tied for seventh place |
Rank | Country | Golfer | Total | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | ![]() |
Betsy Rawls | 4 | 1951, 1953, 1957, 1960 |
T1 | ![]() |
Mickey Wright ‡ | 4 | 1958*, 1959*, 1961, 1964 |
T3 | ![]() |
Babe Zaharias | 3 | 1948, 1950, 1954 |
T3 | ![]() |
Susie Berning | 3 | 1968, 1972*, 1973* |
T3 | ![]() |
Hollis Stacy | 3 | 1977*, 1978*, 1984 |
T3 | ![]() |
Annika Sörenstam ‡ | 3 | 1995*, 1996*, 2006 |
T7 | ![]() |
Louise Suggs ‡ | 2 | 1949, 1952 |
T7 | ![]() |
Donna Caponi | 2 | 1969*, 1970* |
T7 | ![]() |
JoAnne Carner | 2 | 1971, 1976 |
T7 | ![]() |
Betsy King | 2 | 1989*, 1990* |
T7 | ![]() |
Patty Sheehan | 2 | 1992, 1994 |
T7 | ![]() |
Karrie Webb ‡ | 2 | 2000*, 2001* |
T7 | ![]() |
Juli Inkster ‡ | 2 | 1999, 2002 |
T7 | ![]() |
Meg Mallon | 2 | 1991, 2004 |
T7 | ![]() |
Inbee Park | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.
- Key
T6 | Tied for sixth place |
Rank | Nationality | Wins | Winners | First title | Last title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
51 | 32 | 1946 | 2014 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 1998 | 2015 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1988 | 2006 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1983 | 2001 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1987 | 1997 |
T6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
T6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1955 | 1955 |
See also
- Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
Notes
- a Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes. The best score should always be the lowest in relation to par.[88]
- b The first event was contested in match play competition. This means the score is reported differently.[7]
- c Betsy Rawls won in an 18-hole playoff over Jackie Pung, 70–77.[1]
- d Kathy Cornelius won in an 18-hole playoff over Barbara McIntire (a), 75–82.[1]
- e Mickey Wright won in an 18-hole playoff over Ruth Jessen, 70–72.[1]
- f JoAnne Carner won in an 18-hole playoff over Sandra Palmer, 76–78.[1]
- g Jane Geddes won in an 18-hole playoff over Sally Little, 71–73.[1]
- h Laura Davies won in an 18-hole playoff over Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner, 71–73–74.[1]
- i Patty Sheehan won in an 18-hole playoff over Juli Inkster, 72–74.[1]
- j Se Ri Pak won in an 18-hole playoff over Jenny Chuasiriporn (a), 73–73, which she won in sudden death after that on the second extra hole.[1]
- k Hilary Lunke won in an 18-hole playoff over Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins, 70–71–73.[1]
- l Annika Sörenstam won in an 18-hole playoff over Pat Hurst, 70–74.[1]
- m So Yeon Ryu won in a 3-hole playoff over Hee Kyung Seo, 10–13.[83]
References
- General
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- "2010 U.S. Women's Open media guide" (PDF). United States Golf Association. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
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