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List Of U.S. Women's Open Champions
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 amateur
‡ Wire-to-wire victory
Edition Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par Notes
1st 1946  United States Patty Berg Spokane Country Club Spokane, Washington 5&4 —
2nd 1947  United States Betty Jameson Starmount Forest Country Club Greensboro, North Carolina 295 −9
3rd 1948  United States Babe Zaharias Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey 300 E
4th 1949  United States Louise Suggs Prince George's Golf and Country Club Landover, Maryland 291 −9
5th 1950  United States Babe Zaharias Rolling Hills Country Club Wichita, Kansas 291 −9
6th 1951  United States Betsy Rawls Druid Hills Golf Club Atlanta, Georgia 293 +5
7th 1952  United States Louise Suggs Bala Golf Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 284 +8
8th 1953  United States Betsy Rawls* Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York 302 +6
9th 1954‡  United States Babe Zaharias Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts 291 +3
10th 1955‡  Uruguay Fay Crocker Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas 299 +11
11th 1956  United States Kathy Cornelius* Northland Country Club Duluth, Minnesota 302 +7
12th 1957  United States Betsy Rawls Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course Mamaroneck, New York 299 +7
13th 1958‡  United States Mickey Wright Forest Lake Country Club Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 290 −2
14th 1959  United States Mickey Wright Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 287 +7
15th 1960  United States Betsy Rawls Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts 292 +4
16th 1961  United States Mickey Wright Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 293 +5
17th 1962  United States Murle Lindstrom Dunes Golf and Beach Club Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 301 +13
18th 1963‡  United States Mary Mills Kenwood Country Club Cincinnati, Ohio 289 −3
19th 1964  United States Mickey Wright* San Diego Country Club Chula Vista, California 290 −2
20th 1965  United States Carol Mann Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey 290 +2
21st 1966  United States Sandra Spuzich Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 297 +9
22nd 1967‡  France Catherine Lacoste# The Homestead, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia 294 +10
23rd 1968‡  United States Susie Berning Moselem Springs Golf Club Fleetwood, Pennsylvania 289 +5
24th 1969  United States Donna Caponi Scenic Hills Country Club Pensacola, Florida 294 +2
25th 1970‡  United States Donna Caponi Muskogee Country Club Muskogee, Oklahoma 287 +3
26th 1971‡  United States JoAnne Carner Kahkwa Club Erie, Pennsylvania 288 E
27th 1972  United States Susie Berning Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course Mamaroneck, New York 299 +11
28th 1973  United States Susie Berning Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York 290 +2
29th 1974  United States Sandra Haynie La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois 295 +7
30th 1975  United States Sandra Palmer Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey 295 +7
31st 1976  United States JoAnne Carner* Rolling Green Golf Club Springfield Township, Pennsylvania 292 +8
32nd 1977  United States Hollis Stacy Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 292 +4
33rd 1978  United States Hollis Stacy Country Club of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 289 +5
34th 1979  United States Jerilyn Britz Brooklawn Country Club Fairfield, Connecticut 284 E
35th 1980  United States Amy Alcott Richland Country Club Nashville, Tennessee 280 −4
36th 1981  United States Pat Bradley La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois 279 −9
37th 1982  United States Janet Alex Del Paso Country Club Sacramento, California 283 −5
38th 1983  Australia Jan Stephenson Cedar Ridge Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 290 +6
39th 1984  United States Hollis Stacy Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts 290 +2
40th 1985  United States Kathy Baker Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 280 −8
41st 1986  United States Jane Geddes* NCR Country Club Kettering, Ohio 287 −1
42nd 1987  England Laura Davies* Plainfield Country Club Edison, New Jersey 285 −3
43rd 1988  Sweden Liselotte Neumann Baltimore Country Club, Five Farms, East Course Baltimore, Maryland 277 −7
44th 1989  United States Betsy King Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course Lake Orion, Michigan 278 −6
45th 1990  United States Betsy King Atlanta Athletic Club, Riverside Course Duluth, Georgia 284 −4
46th 1991  United States Meg Mallon Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas 283 −1
47th 1992  United States Patty Sheehan* Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 280 −4
48th 1993  United States Lauri Merten Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 280 −8
49th 1994  United States Patty Sheehan Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Old Course Lake Orion, Michigan 277 −7
50th 1995  Sweden Annika Sörenstam Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course Colorado Springs, Colorado 278 −2
51st 1996  Sweden Annika Sörenstam Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina 272 −8
52nd 1997  England Alison Nicholas Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course North Plains, Oregon 274 −10
53rd 1998  South Korea Se Ri Pak* Blackwolf Run Kohler, Wisconsin 290 +6
54th 1999  United States Juli Inkster Old Waverly Golf Club West Point, Mississippi 272 −16
55th 2000  Australia Karrie Webb Merit Club Libertyville, Illinois 282 −6
56th 2001  Australia Karrie Webb Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina 273 −7
57th 2002  United States Juli Inkster Prairie Dunes Golf Club Hutchinson, Kansas 276 −4
58th 2003  United States Hilary Lunke* Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course North Plains, Oregon 283 −1
59th 2004  United States Meg Mallon The Orchards Golf Club South Hadley, Massachusetts 274 −10
60th 2005  South Korea Birdie Kim Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 287 +3
61st 2006  Sweden Annika Sörenstam* Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island 284 E
62nd 2007  United States Cristie Kerr Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina 279 −5
63rd 2008  South Korea Inbee Park Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota 283 −9
64th 2009  South Korea Eun-Hee Ji Saucon Valley Country Club Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 284 E
65th 2010  United States Paula Creamer Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 281 −3
66th 2011  South Korea So Yeon Ryu* Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course Colorado Springs, Colorado 281 −3
67th 2012  South Korea Na Yeon Choi Blackwolf Run Kohler, Wisconsin 281 −7
68th 2013  South Korea Inbee Park Sebonack Golf Club Southampton, New York 280 −8
69th 2014  United States Michelle Wie Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 278 −2
70th 2015  South Korea In Gee Chun Lancaster Country Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania 272 −8
71st 2016  United States Brittany Lang* CordeValle Golf Club San Martin, California 282 −6
72nd 2017  South Korea Park Sung-hyun Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey 277 −11
73rd 2018  Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn* Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Shoal Creek, Alabama 277 −11
74th 2019  South Korea Lee Jeong-eun Country Club of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina 278 −6
75th 2020  South Korea Kim A-lim Champions Golf Club Houston, Texas 281 −3
76th 2021  Philippines Yuka Saso* Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 280 −4
77th 2022  Australia Minjee Lee Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina 271 −13
78th 2023  United States Allisen Corpuz Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 279 −9
79th 2024  Japan Yuka Saso Lancaster Country Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania 276 −4

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  United States Betsy Rawls 4 1951, 1953, 1957, 1960
T1  United States Mickey Wright ‡ 4 1958*, 1959*, 1961, 1964
T3  United States Babe Zaharias 3 1948, 1950, 1954
T3  United States Susie Berning 3 1968, 1972*, 1973*
T3  United States Hollis Stacy 3 1977*, 1978*, 1984
T3  Sweden Annika Sörenstam ‡ 3 1995*, 1996*, 2006
T7  United States Louise Suggs ‡ 2 1949, 1952
T7  United States Donna Caponi 2 1969*, 1970*
T7  United States JoAnne Carner 2 1971, 1976
T7  United States Betsy King 2 1989*, 1990*
T7  United States Patty Sheehan 2 1992, 1994
T7  Australia Karrie Webb ‡ 2 2000*, 2001*
T7  United States Juli Inkster ‡ 2 1999, 2002
T7  United States Meg Mallon 2 1991, 2004
T7  South Korea Inbee Park 2 2008, 2013
T7  Japan Yuka Saso 2 2021, 2024
  • Patty Sheehan was a two-time champion of the event in 1992 and 1994.
    Patty Sheehan was a two-time champion of the event in 1992 and 1994.
  • Karrie Webb is only one of seven golfers to repeat as champion of the event 2000 and 2001.
    Karrie Webb is only one of seven golfers to repeat as champion of the event 2000 and 2001.
  • Juli Inkster is a two-time champion in 1999 and 2002.
    Juli Inkster is a two-time champion in 1999 and 2002.
  • Meg Mallon is a two-time champion in 1991 and 2004.
    Meg Mallon is a two-time champion in 1991 and 2004.

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Rank Nationality Wins Winners First title Last title
1  United States 53 34 1946 2023
2  South Korea 11 10 1998 2020
T3  Australia 4 3 1983 2022
T3  Sweden 4 2 1988 2006
5  England 2 2 1987 1997
T6  France 1 1 1967 1967
T6  Uruguay 1 1 1955 1955
T6  Thailand 1 1 2018 2018
T6  Philippines 1 1 2021 2021
T6  Japan 1 1 2024 2024

See also