United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

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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 were established 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, and the LPGA of Japan Tour has its own set of majors. 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.

In 2007, non-American players outnumbered Americans for the first time. [1]

The most recent tournament was from June 28 through July 1, 2007.

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[edit] Qualification

The U.S. Women's Open is open to any professional or amateur female golfer. Amateurs must have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 4.4. Players may obtain a place by being fully exempt or by competing successfully in qualifying.

There are eleven full exemption categories, including winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years, winners of the other three majors for the last five years, the top 40 from the previous year's LPGA Tour money list, the top 3 from the previous year's Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour, and Ladies European Tour money lists, and official winners of LPGA co-sponsored events for the 52 week period prior to the U.S. Women's Open. [2]

There is no lower age limit. The youngest ever qualifier was 12-year-old Alexis Thompson, who qualified in 2007. [3]

[edit] Winners

Year Champion Country Venue Location Score
2007 Cristie Kerr Flag of the United States United States Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina -5
2006 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden Sweden Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island E PO
2005 Birdie Kim Flag of South Korea South Korea Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado +3
2004 Meg Mallon Flag of the United States United States The Orchards Golf Club South Hadley, Massachusetts -10
2003 Hilary Lunke Flag of the United States United States Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course North Plains, Oregon -1 PO
2002 Juli Inkster Flag of the United States United States Prairie Dunes Golf Club Hutchinson, Kansas -4
2001 Karrie Webb Flag of Australia Australia Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina -7
2000 Karrie Webb Flag of Australia Australia The Merit Club Gurnee, Illinois -6
1999 Juli Inkster Flag of the United States United States Old Waverly Golf Club West Point, Mississippi -16
1998 Se Ri Pak Flag of South Korea South Korea Blackwolf Run Kohler, Wisconsin +6 PO
1997 Alison Nicholas Flag of England England Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course North Plains, Oregon -10
1996 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden Sweden Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina -8
1995 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden Sweden Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course Colorado Springs, Colorado -2
1994 Patty Sheehan Flag of the United States United States Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course Lake Orion, Michigan -7
1993 Lauri Merten Flag of the United States United States Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana -4
1992 Patty Sheehan Flag of the United States United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania E PO
1991 Meg Mallon Flag of the United States United States Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas -1
1990 Betsy King Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Riverside Course Duluth, Georgia -4
1989 Betsy King Flag of the United States United States Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course Lake Orion, Michigan -2
1988 Liselotte Neumann Flag of Sweden Sweden Baltimore Country Club, Five Farms, East Course Baltimore, Maryland -7
1987 Laura Davies Flag of England England Plainfield Country Club Edison, New Jersey -3
1986 Jane Geddes Flag of the United States United States NCR Country Club Kettering, Ohio -1
1985 Kathy Guadagnino Flag of the United States United States Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey -8
1984 Hollis Stacy Flag of the United States United States Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts +2
1983 Jan Stephenson Flag of Australia Australia Cedar Ridge Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma +6
1982 Janet Anderson Flag of the United States United States Del Paso Country Club Sacramento, California -5
1981 Pat Bradley Flag of the United States United States La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois -9
1980 Amy Alcott Flag of the United States United States Richland Country Club Nashville, Tennessee -4
1979 Jerilyn Britz Flag of the United States United States Brooklawn Country Club Fairfield, Connecticut E
1978 Hollis Stacy Flag of the United States United States Country Club of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana +5
1977 Hollis Stacy Flag of the United States United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota +4
1976 JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States United States Rolling Green Golf Club Springfield, Pennsylvania +8 PO
1975 Sandra Palmer Flag of the United States United States Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey +7
1974 Sandra Haynie Flag of the United States United States La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois +7
1973 Susie Berning Flag of the United States United States Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York +2
1972 Susie Berning Flag of the United States United States Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course Mamaroneck, New York +11
1971 JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States United States Kahkwa Club Erie, Pennsylvania E
1970 Donna Caponi Flag of the United States United States Muskogee Country Club Muskogee, Oklahoma -1
1969 Donna Caponi Flag of the United States United States Scenic Hills Country Club Pensacola, Florida +6
1968 Susie Berning Flag of the United States United States Moselem Springs Golf Club Fleetwood, Pennsylvania +5
1967 Catherine Lacoste (Am) Flag of France France The Homestead Hot Springs, Virginia +6
1966 Sandra Spuzich Flag of the United States United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota +9
1965 Carol Mann Flag of the United States United States Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey +2
1964 Mickey Wright Flag of the United States United States San Diego Country Club Chula Vista, California -3 PO
1963 Mary Mills Flag of the United States United States Kenwood Country Club Cincinnati, Ohio -3
1962 Murle Lindstrom Flag of the United States United States Dunes Golf and Beach Club Myrtle Beach, South Carolina +13
1961 Mickey Wright Flag of the United States United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey +6
1960 Betsy Rawls Flag of the United States United States Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts +4
1959 Mickey Wright Flag of the United States United States Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -1
1958 Mickey Wright Flag of the United States United States Forest Lake Country Club Bloomfield Hills, Michigan -2
1957 Betsy Rawls Flag of the United States United States Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course Mamaroneck, New York +7
1956 Kathy Cornelius Flag of the United States United States Northland Country Club Duluth, Minnesota +11 PO
1955 Fay Crocker Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas +11
1954 Babe Zaharias Flag of the United States United States Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts +3
1953 Betsy Rawls Flag of the United States United States Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York +12 PO
1952 Louise Suggs Flag of the United States United States Bala Golf Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -4
1951 Betsy Rawls Flag of the United States United States Druid Hills Golf Club Atlanta, Georgia +5
1950 Babe Zaharias Flag of the United States United States Rolling Hills Country Club Wichita, Kansas +3
1949 Louise Suggs Flag of the United States United States Prince Georges Golf and Country Club Landover, Maryland +3
1948 Babe Zaharias Flag of the United States United States Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey +12
1947 Betty Jameson Flag of the United States United States Starmount Forest County Club Greensboro, North Carolina +7
1946 Patty Berg Flag of the United States United States Spokane Country Club Spokane, Washington MP

PO - Won in playoff
Am = Amateur
MP = Match play tournament

[edit] Multiple winners

[edit] Future sites

[edit] References

  1. ^ U.S. Women's Open Notebook, Associated Press article on pgatour.com, June 26, 2007.
  2. ^ U.S. Women's Open Qualifying, web page from 2008 U.S. Open web site
  3. ^ Dixon, Peter (2007). Thompson proves that youngsters can have fun. Times Newspapers Ltd.. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.

[edit] External links

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Major championships in playing order: Kraft Nabisco Championship | LPGA Championship | U.S. Women's Open | Women's British Open

Other tournaments in playing order: SBS Open at Turtle Bay | Fields Open in Hawaii | HSBC Women's Champions | MasterCard Classic | Safeway International | Corona Championship | Ginn Open | Stanford International Pro-Am | SemGroup Championship | Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill | Sybase Classic | LPGA Corning Classic | Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika | Wegmans LPGA | P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | State Farm Classic | Evian Masters | CN Canadian Women's Open | Safeway Classic | Bell Micro LPGA Classic | Navistar LPGA Classic | Samsung World Championship | Longs Drugs Challenge | Kapalua LPGA Classic | Grand China Air LPGA | Korea Championship | Mizuno Classic | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | ADT Championship

Team events: Lexus Cup (annual) | Solheim Cup (odd-numbered years)

Unofficial events: Women's World Cup of Golf | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge