The U.S. Women's Open is an annual golf competition that was established in 1946. Since 1953, the championship is sanctioned by the United States Golf Association (USGA), the governing body for the game in the United States. Originally played as the "Ladies" Open, the event was sanctioned by the Women's Professional Golfers Association from 1946 to 1948, and by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) from 1949 to 1952. It is one of the five women's major championships, alongside the Chevron Championship, the Women's PGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship. The U.S. Women's Open 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.
The first trophy presented to U.S. Women's Open champions was donated by the Spokane Athletic Round Table, a fraternal order, and used until 1953. The USGA commissioned the silversmith J. E. Caldwell and Co. of Philadelphia to produce a sterling-silver two-handled trophy, which was first presented to Betsy Rawls in 1953, and was retired to the USGA Museum in 1992. Since then, the champion receives the Harton S. Semple Trophy, named for a former USGA committeeman and the USGA president from 1973 to 1974. It was commissioned by Semple's family and friends in July 1992, and was first presented to Patty Sheehan that year.
Rawls and Mickey Wright jointly hold the record for the most U.S. Women's Open victories, with four each. The most consecutive wins at the event is two, achieved by Wright, Susie Berning, Hollis Stacy, Annika Sörenstam, Donna Caponi, Betsy King and Karrie Webb. The lowest winning score for 72 holes in relation to par is 16-under, achieved by Juli Inkster in 1999. The lowest aggregate winning score for 72 holes is 271, achieved by Minjee Lee in 2022. Conversely, the highest winning score for 72 holes in relation to par is 13-over, achieved by Murle Lindstrom in 1962. The highest aggregate winning score for 72 holes is 302, achieved by Rawls in 1953 and Kathy Cornelius in 1956; both events were won in playoffs. The oldest champion was Babe Zaharias in 1954, at the age of 43, and the youngest champion was Inbee Park in 2008, at the age of 19. The U.S. Women's Open has had eight wire-to-wire champions: 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.
Champions Key *Tournament won in a playoff#Tournament won by an amateurWire-to-wire victory + Edition Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par Notes 1946Spokane Country ClubSpokane, Washington— 1947Starmount Forest Country ClubGreensboro, North Carolina295 1948Atlantic City Country ClubNorthfield, New Jersey300 1949Prince George's Golf and Country ClubLandover, Maryland291 1950Rolling Hills Country ClubWichita, Kansas291 1951Druid Hills Golf ClubAtlanta, Georgia293 1952Bala Golf ClubPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania284 1953*Country Club of RochesterRochester, New York302 1954Salem Country ClubPeabody, Massachusetts291 1955Wichita Country ClubWichita, Kansas299 1956*Northland Country ClubDuluth, Minnesota302 1957Winged Foot Golf Club, East CourseMamaroneck, New York299 1958Forest Lake Country ClubBloomfield Hills, Michigan290 1959Churchill Valley Country ClubPittsburgh, Pennsylvania287 1960Worcester Country ClubWorcester, Massachusetts292 1961Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower CourseSpringfield, New Jersey293 1962Dunes Golf and Beach ClubMyrtle Beach, South Carolina301 1963Kenwood Country ClubCincinnati, Ohio289 1964*San Diego Country ClubChula Vista, California290 1965Atlantic City Country ClubNorthfield, New Jersey290 1966Hazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota297 1967#The Homestead, VirginiaHot Springs, Virginia294 1968Moselem Springs Golf ClubFleetwood, Pennsylvania289 1969Scenic Hills Country ClubPensacola, Florida294 1970Muskogee Country ClubMuskogee, Oklahoma287 1971Kahkwa ClubErie, Pennsylvania288 1972Winged Foot Golf Club, East CourseMamaroneck, New York299 1973Country Club of RochesterRochester, New York290 1974La Grange Country ClubLa Grange, Illinois295 1975Atlantic City Country ClubNorthfield, New Jersey295 1976*Rolling Green Golf ClubSpringfield Township, Pennsylvania292 1977Hazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota292 1978Country Club of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana289 1979Brooklawn Country ClubFairfield, Connecticut284 1980Richland Country ClubNashville, Tennessee280 1981La Grange Country ClubLa Grange, Illinois279 1982Del Paso Country ClubSacramento, California283 1983Cedar Ridge Country ClubTulsa, Oklahoma290 1984Salem Country ClubPeabody, Massachusetts290 1985Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey280 1986*NCR Country ClubKettering, Ohio287 1987*Plainfield Country ClubEdison, New Jersey285 1988Baltimore Country Club, Five Farms, East CourseBaltimore, Maryland277 1989Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old CourseLake Orion, Michigan278 1990Atlanta Athletic Club, Riverside CourseDuluth, Georgia284 1991Colonial Country ClubFort Worth, Texas283 1992*Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania280 1993Crooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana280 1994Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old CourseLake Orion, Michigan277 1995Broadmoor Golf Club, East CourseColorado Springs, Colorado278 1996Pine Needles Lodge and Golf ClubSouthern Pines, North Carolina272 1997Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow CourseNorth Plains, Oregon274 1998*Blackwolf RunKohler, Wisconsin290 1999Old Waverly Golf ClubWest Point, Mississippi272 2000Merit ClubLibertyville, Illinois282 2001Pine Needles Lodge and Golf ClubSouthern Pines, North Carolina273 2002Prairie Dunes Golf ClubHutchinson, Kansas276 2003*Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow CourseNorth Plains, Oregon283 2004The Orchards Golf ClubSouth Hadley, Massachusetts274 2005Cherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado287 2006*Newport Country ClubNewport, Rhode Island284 2007Pine Needles Lodge and Golf ClubSouthern Pines, North Carolina279 2008Interlachen Country ClubEdina, Minnesota283 2009Saucon Valley Country ClubBethlehem, Pennsylvania284 2010Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania281 2011*Broadmoor Golf Club, East CourseColorado Springs, Colorado281 2012Blackwolf RunKohler, Wisconsin281 2013Sebonack Golf ClubSouthampton, New York280 2014Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina278 2015Lancaster Country ClubLancaster, Pennsylvania272 2016*CordeValle Golf ClubSan Martin, California282 2017Trump National Golf ClubBedminster, New Jersey277 2018*Shoal Creek Golf and Country ClubShoal Creek, Alabama277 2019Country Club of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina278 2020Champions Golf ClubHouston, Texas281 2021*Olympic Club, Lake CourseSan Francisco, California280 2022Pine Needles Lodge and Golf ClubSouthern Pines, North Carolina271 2023Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, California279 2024Lancaster Country ClubLancaster, Pennsylvania27680th2025Maja StarkErin HillsErin, Wisconsin28181st2026Nelly KordaRiviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California276
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 winnersT1Tied for first placeT3Tied for third placeT7Tied for seventh place + Rank Country Golfer Total Years 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Champions by nationality This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality. + Rank Nationality First title Last title 54 35 1946 2026 11 10 1998 202035319882025 4 4 3 1983 2022 2 2 1987 1997 1 1 1967 1967 1 1 1955 1955 1 1 2018 2018 1 1 2021 2021 1 1 2024 2024
See also Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions List of LPGA major championship winning golfers
Notes
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. The first event was contested in match play competition. This means the score is reported differently. Betsy Rawls won in an 18-hole playoff over Jackie Pung, 70–77. Kathy Cornelius won in an 18-hole playoff over Barbara McIntire (a), 75–82. Mickey Wright won in an 18-hole playoff over Ruth Jessen, 70–72. JoAnne Carner won in an 18-hole playoff over Sandra Palmer, 76–78. Jane Geddes won in an 18-hole playoff over Sally Little, 71–73. Laura Davies won in an 18-hole playoff over Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner, 71–73–74. Patty Sheehan won in an 18-hole playoff over Juli Inkster, 72–74. 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. Hilary Lunke won in an 18-hole playoff over Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins, 70–71–73. Annika Sörenstam won in an 18-hole playoff over Pat Hurst, 70–74. So Yeon Ryu won in a 3-hole playoff over Hee Kyung Seo, 10–13. Brittany Lang won in a 3-hole playoff over Anna Nordqvist, 12–15. Ariya Jutanugarn won in a 2-hole playoff over Kim Hyo-joo, 8–8, which she won in sudden death after that on the second extra hole. Yuka Saso won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Nasa Hataoka, after they tied in the initial 2-hole playoff.
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