United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

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The U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship. It is the only event to have been recognized as a major by the LPGA since its founding in 1950; the other current majors founded later.

Unlike its men's counterpart, the U.S. Women's Open is not globally recognized as a major championship. The Ladies European Tour does not sanction any of the three majors held in the United States. However the significance of this is limited as the LPGA Tour is more dominant in women's golf than the PGA Tour is in men's golf.

The 2007 U.S. Women's Open will be held from June 28 through July 1 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

[edit] Women's US Open Champions

Year	Champion	Country	Venue	Location	Score
2006	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	Newport Country Club	Newport, Rhode Island	E ^PO
2005	Birdie Kim	South Korea	Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	+3
2004	Meg Mallon	United States	The Orchards Golf Club	South Hadley, Massachusetts	-10
2003	Hilary Lunke	United States	Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course	North Plains, Oregon	-1 ^PO
2002	Juli Inkster	United States	Prairie Dunes Golf Club	Hutchinson, Kansas	-4
2001	Karrie Webb	Australia	Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club	Southern Pines, North Carolina	-7
2000	Karrie Webb	Australia	The Merit Club	Gurnee, Illinois	-6
1999	Juli Inkster	United States	Old Waverly Golf Club	West Point, Mississippi	-16
1998	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	Blackwolf Run Golf Club	Kohler, Wisconsin	+6 ^PO
1997	Alison Nicholas	England	Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course	North Plains, Oregon	-10
1996	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club	Southern Pines, North Carolina	-8
1995	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course	Colorado Springs, Colorado	-2
1994	Patty Sheehan	United States	Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course	Lake Orion, Michigan	-7
1993	Lauri Merten	United States	Crooked Stick Golf Course	Carmel, Indiana	-4
1992	Patty Sheehan	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	E ^PO
1991	Meg Mallon	United States	Colonial Country Club	Fort Worth, Texas	-1
1990	Betsy King	United States	Atlanta Athletic Club, Riverside Course	Duluth, Georgia	-4
1989	Betsy King	United States	Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course	Lake Orion, Michigan	-2
1988	Liselotte Neumann	Sweden	Baltimore Country Club, Five Farms, East Course	Baltimore, Maryland	-7
1987	Laura Davies	England	Plainfield Country Club	Edison, New Jersey	-3
1986	Jane Geddes	United States	NCR Country Club	Kettering, Ohio	-1
1985	Kathy Baker	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club	Springfield, New Jersey	-8
1984	Hollis Stacy	United States	Salem Country Club	Peabody, Massachusetts	+2
1983	Jan Stephenson	Australia	Cedar Ridge Country Club	Tulsa, Oklahoma	+6
1982	Janet Anderson	United States	Del Paso Country Club	Sacramento, California	-5
1981	Pat Bradley	United States	La Grange Country Club	La Grange, Illinois	-9
1980	Amy Alcott	United States	Richland Country Club	Nashville, Tennessee	-4
1979	Jerilyn Britz	United States	Brooklawn Country Club	Fairfield, Connecticut	E
1978	Hollis Stacy	United States	Country Club of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	+5
1977	Hollis Stacy	United States	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Chaska, Minnesota	+4
1976	JoAnne Carner	United States	Rolling Green Golf Club	Springfield, Pennsylvania	+8 ^PO
1975	Sandra Palmer	United States	Atlantic City Country Club	Northfield, New Jersey	+7
1974	Sandra Haynie	United States	La Grange Country Club	La Grange, Illinois	+7
1973	Susie Berning	United States	Country Club of Rochester	Rochester, New York	+2
1972	Susie Berning	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course	Mamaroneck, New York	+11
1971	JoAnne Carner	United States	Kahkwa Club	Erie, Pennsylvania	E
1970	Donna Caponi	United States	Muskogee Country Club	Muskogee, Oklahoma	-1
1969	Donna Caponi	United States	Scenic Hills Country Club	Pensacola, Florida	+6
1968	Susie Berning	United States	Moselem Springs Golf Club	Fleetwood, Pennsylvania	+5
1967	Catherine Lacoste (Am)	France	The Homestead	Hot Springs, Virginia	+6
1966	Sandra Spuzich	United States	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Chaska, Minnesota	+9
1965	Carol Mann	United States	Atlantic City Country Club	Northfield, New Jersey	+2
1964	Mickey Wright	United States	San Diego Country Club	Chula Vista, California	-3 ^PO
1963	Mary Mills	United States	Kenwood Country Club	Cincinnati, Ohio	-3
1962	Murle Lindstrom	United States	Dunes Golf and Beach Club	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	+13
1961	Mickey Wright	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey	+6
1960	Betsy Rawls	United States	Worcester Country Club	Worcester, Massachusetts	+4
1959	Mickey Wright	United States	Churchill Valley Country Club	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	-1
1958	Mickey Wright	United States	Forest Lake Country Club	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	-2
1957	Betsy Rawls	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course	Mamaroneck, New York	+7
1956	Kathy Cornelius	United States	Northland Country Club	Duluth, Minnesota	+11 ^PO
1955	Fay Crocker	Uruguay	Wichita Country Club	Wichita, Kansas	+11
1954	Babe Zaharias	United States	Salem Country Club	Peabody, Massachusetts	+3
1953	Betsy Rawls	United States	Country Club of Rochester	Rochester, New York	+12 ^PO
1952	Louise Suggs	United States	Bala Golf Club	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	-4
1951	Betsy Rawls	United States	Druid Hills Golf Club	Atlanta, Georgia	+5
1950	Babe Zaharias	United States	Rolling Hills Country Club	Wichita, Kansas	+3
1949	Louise Suggs	United States	Prince Georges Golf and Country Club	Landover, Maryland	+3
1948	Babe Zaharias	United States	Atlantic City Country Club	Northfield, New Jersey	+12
1947	Betty Jameson	United States	Starmount Forest County Club	Greensboro, North Carolina	+7
1946	Patty Berg	United States	Spokane Country Club	Spokane, Washington	MP