Het U.S. Women's Open, voluit het United States Women's Open Championship, is een major voor vrouwen, dat deel uitmaakt van de LPGA Tour. Het vindt jaarlijks plaats op verschillende golfbanen in de Verenigde Staten.

De andere majors zijn het Chevron Championship, het Women's British Open, het Women's PGA Championship en het The Evian Championship.

Het wordt over vier dagen gespeeld in een strokeplay-formule en na de tweede dag wordt de cut toegepast.

Kwalificatie Het US Women's Open is open voor elke vrouwelijke golf-professionals of -amateurs. Amateurs moeten een "USGA Handicap Index" hebben die niet boven 2,4 bedraagt. Speelsters kunnen zich kwalificeren door bepaalde golftoernooien winnen op de LPGA Tour en de Symetra Tour.

Winnaars Jaar Golfbaan Locatie Winnares Score Info 1946 Spokane Country Club Spokane, Washington Patty Berg 5&4 matchplay 1947 Starmount Forest Country Club Greensboro, North Carolina Betty Jameson 295 –9 1948 Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey Babe Zaharias 300 par 1949 Prince Georges Golf & Country Club Landover, Maryland Louise Suggs 291 –9 1950 Rolling Hills Country Club Wichita, Kansas Babe Zaharias 291 –9 1951 Druid Hills Golf Club Atlanta, Georgia Betsy Rawls 293 +5 1952 Bala Golf Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Louise Suggs 284 +8 1953 Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York Betsy Rawls po 302 +10 1954 Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts Babe Zaharias 291 +3 1955 Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas Fay Crocker 299 +11 1956 Northl& Country Club Duluth, Minnesota Kathy Cornelius po 302 +11 1957 Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course) Mamaroneck, New York Betsy Rawls 299 +7 1958 Forest Lake Country Club Bloomfield, Michigan Mickey Wright 290 –2 1959 Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mickey Wright 287 –1 1960 Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts Betsy Rawls 292 +4 1961 Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) Springfield, New Jersey Mickey Wright 293 +5 1962 Dunes Golf & Beach Club Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Murle Lindstrom 301 13 1963 Kenwood Country Club Cincinnati, Ohio Mary Mills 289 –3 1964 San Diego Country Club Chula Vista, Californië Mickey Wright po 290 –3 1965 Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey Carol Mann 290 +2 1966 Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota Sandra Spuzich 297 +9 1967 The Homestead Hot Springs, Virginia Catherine Lacoste am 294 +6 1968 Moselem Springs Golf Club Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Susie Berning 289 +5 1969 Scenic Hills Country Club Pensacola, Florida Donna Caponi 294 +6 1970 Muskogee Country Club Muskogee, Oklahoma Donna Caponi 287 –1 1971 Kahkwa Club Erie, Pennsylvania JoAnne Carner 288 par 1972 Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course) Mamaroneck, New York Susie Berning 299 +11 1973 Country Club of Rochester Rochester, New York Susie Berning 290 +2 1974 La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois Sandra Haynie 295 +7 1975 Atlantic City Country Club Northfield, New Jersey Sandra Palmer 295 +7 1976 Rolling Green Golf Club Springfield, Pennsylvania JoAnne Carner po 292 +8 1977 Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota Hollis Stacy 292 +4 1978 Country Club of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Hollis Stacy 289 +5 1979 Brooklawn Country Club Fairfield, Connecticut Jerilyn Britz 284 par 1980 Richland Country Club Nashville, Tennessee Amy Alcott 280 –4 1981 La Grange Country Club La Grange, Illinois Pat Bradley 279 –9 1982 Del Paso Country Club Sacramento, Californië Janet Alex 283 –5 1983 Cedar Ridge Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma Jan Stephenson 290 +6 1984 Salem Country Club Peabody, Massachusetts Hollis Stacy 290 +2 1985 Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course) Springfield, New Jersey Kathy Baker 280 –8 1986 NCR Country Club Kettering, Ohio Jane Geddes po 287 –1 1987 Plainfield Country Club Edison, New Jersey Laura Davies po 285 –3 1988 Baltimore Country Club (Five Farms, East Course) Baltimore, Maryland Liselotte Neumann 277 –7 1989 Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course) Lake Orion, Michigan Betsy King 278 –2 1990 Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course) Duluth, Georgia Betsy King 284 –4 1991 Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Meg Mallon 283 –1 1992 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania Patty Sheehan po 280 par 1993 Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana Lauri Merten 280 –4 1994 Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course) Lake Orion, Michigan Patty Sheehan 277 –7 1995 Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) Colorado Springs, Colorado Annika Sörenstam 278 –2 1996 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina Annika Sörenstam 272 –8 1997 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course) North Plains, Oregon Alison Nicholas 274 –10 1998 Blackwolf Run Club (Composite Course) Kohler, Wisconsin Se Ri Pak po 290 +6 1999 Old Waverly Golf Club West Point, Mississippi Juli Inkster 272 –16 2000 The Merit Club Gurnee, Illinois Karrie Webb 282 –6 2001 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina Karrie Webb 273 –7 2002 Prairie Dunes Golf Club Hutchinson, Kansas Juli Inkster 276 –4 2003 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course) North Plains, Oregon Hilary Lunke po 283 –1 2004 The Orchards Golf Club South Hadley, Massachusetts Meg Mallon 274 –10 2005 Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hiils Village, Colorado Birdie Kim 287 +3 2006 Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island Annika Sörenstam po 284 par 2007 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Southern Pines, North Carolina Cristie Kerr 279 –5 2008 Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota Inbee Park 283 –9 2009 Saucon Valley Country Club Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Eun-Hee Ji 284 par 2010 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania Paula Creamer 281 –3 2011 Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) Colorado Springs, Colorado Ryu So-yeon po 281 –3 2012 Blackwolf Run (Composite Course) Kohler, Wisconsin Choi Na-yeon 281 –7 2013 Sebonack Golf Club Southampton, New York Inbee Park 280 –8 2014 Pinehurst Resort (Course No. 2) Pinehurst, North Carolina Michelle Wie 278 –2 2015 Lancaster Country Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania Chun In-gee 272 –8 2016 CordeValle Golf Club San Martin, Californië Brittany Lang po 282 –6 2017Trump National Golf ClubBedminster, New Jersey Choi Hye-jin am277−112018Shoal Creek Golf and Country ClubShoal Creek, Alabama Ariya Jutanugarn277−11 Toernooirecord po = winnares na play-off am = amateur

Meervoudig winnaressen Golfster Totaal Jaren Betsy Rawls 4 1951, 1953, 1957, 1960 Mickey Wright 4 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 Babe Zaharias 3 1948, 1950, 1954 Susie Berning 3 1968, 1972, 1973 Hollis Stacy 3 1977, 1978, 1984 Annika Sörenstam 3 1995, 1996, 2006 Louise Suggs 2 1949, 1952 Donna Caponi 2 1969, 1970 JoAnne Carner 2 1971, 1976 Betsy King 2 1989, 1990 Patty Sheehan 2 1992, 1994 Karrie Webb 2 2000, 2001 Juli Inkster 2 1999, 2002 Meg Mallon 2 1991, 2004 Inbee Park 2 2008, 2013 Grand Slam

Externe links Officiële website LPGA Tour: toernooiprofiel

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