List of U.S. Women's Open (golf) champions
Champions
Key

List of U.S. Women's Open (golf) champions

Section Title: Champions
Table Section Text: Key

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 Georges 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

Sentence(s)

The lowest winning score is 272 by Sörenstam in 1996, Inkster in 1999 and In Gee Chun in 2015.

final_sentence: The lowest winning score is 272 by Sörenstam in 1996, Inkster in 1999 and In Gee Chun in 2015.