United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
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The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf
tournament in the United States
for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association
(USGA). Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete and there are no age restrictions. It was established in 1895, one month after the men's U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open
. It is the third oldest USGA championship, over a half century older than the U.S. Women's Open, which was first played in 1946. Along with the British Ladies Amateur, the U.S. Women's Amateur is considered the highest honor in women's amateur golf.
and a golf course designer. It remains the oldest surviving trophy awarded for a USGA championship. Along with a gold medal, a replica of the 2 foot (0.6096 m) silver case of Etruscan
design is given to the tournament winner. The original trophy is on permanent display at the USGA Museum and Library. The Robert Cox Cup is the only USGA trophy donated by someone from another country.
The first tournament attracted a field of 13 and was played over 18 holes. Several thousand women now enter the event, and the USGA conducts sectional qualifying to reduce the number of contestants to a more manageable number. The main tournament opens with two rounds of stroke play
. The leading 64 players then compete in a match play
competition. The matches are played over 18 holes except for the final, which is played over 36 holes.
In 1956, Ann Gregory became the first African-American to compete in the Championship, held that year at the Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana
.
There are no age restrictions on entry. Players must have a handicap
index of 5.4 or less. Morgan Pressel
qualified as a 13-year-old in 2001 and won in 2005 at the age of 17. The 2006 winner Kimberly Kim was only 14 years old, breaking the record previously held by Laura Baugh
. In 2007, Pearl Jin and Alexis Thompson became the first 12 year-olds to qualify and the first to advance to match play. Jin and Thompson faced one another in the third round match play. Thompson beat Jin, but then lost in the quarterfinals.
Because the tournament is dominated by teenagers and college-age players who are working toward careers as tournament professionals
, the USGA introduced a separate tournament in 1987 for players age 25 and over, called the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
. It gives older amateur players an opportunity to compete among themselves for a national title; entrants must have a handicap index of 9.4 or less.
The USGA rates Glenna Collett Vare as the most noteworthy champion who won the Robert Cox Cup a record six times. Several U.S. Women's Amateur champions who have gone on to become leading professionals including Patty Berg
, Babe Zaharias
, Louise Suggs
and Beth Daniel
.
Seven players have won both the U.S. Women's Amateur and Open Championships, through 2011:
Eleven players have won both the U.S. Women's and British Ladies Amateur Championships, through 2011:
^ Won both in same year.
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tournament in the United States
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for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association
United States Golf Association
The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. The USGA also provides a national handicap system...
(USGA). Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete and there are no age restrictions. It was established in 1895, one month after the men's U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. It is the third oldest USGA championship, over a half century older than the U.S. Women's Open, which was first played in 1946. Along with the British Ladies Amateur, the U.S. Women's Amateur is considered the highest honor in women's amateur golf.
Robert Cox Cup
Since 1896 the Robert Cox Cup has been awarded annually by the USGA to the winner. The trophy was donated by Robert Cox of Edinburgh, Scotland, a member of the British ParliamentParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
and a golf course designer. It remains the oldest surviving trophy awarded for a USGA championship. Along with a gold medal, a replica of the 2 foot (0.6096 m) silver case of Etruscan
Etruscan civilization
Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany. The ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci...
design is given to the tournament winner. The original trophy is on permanent display at the USGA Museum and Library. The Robert Cox Cup is the only USGA trophy donated by someone from another country.
The first tournament attracted a field of 13 and was played over 18 holes. Several thousand women now enter the event, and the USGA conducts sectional qualifying to reduce the number of contestants to a more manageable number. The main tournament opens with two rounds of stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
. The leading 64 players then compete in a match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
competition. The matches are played over 18 holes except for the final, which is played over 36 holes.
In 1956, Ann Gregory became the first African-American to compete in the Championship, held that year at the Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
.
There are no age restrictions on entry. Players must have a handicap
Golf handicap
A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability based on the tees played for a given course. It is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms...
index of 5.4 or less. Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings....
qualified as a 13-year-old in 2001 and won in 2005 at the age of 17. The 2006 winner Kimberly Kim was only 14 years old, breaking the record previously held by Laura Baugh
Laura Baugh
Laura Zonetta Baugh is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster.-Early life, family:...
. In 2007, Pearl Jin and Alexis Thompson became the first 12 year-olds to qualify and the first to advance to match play. Jin and Thompson faced one another in the third round match play. Thompson beat Jin, but then lost in the quarterfinals.
Because the tournament is dominated by teenagers and college-age players who are working toward careers as tournament professionals
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, the USGA introduced a separate tournament in 1987 for players age 25 and over, called the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
The U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur is one of thirteen United States Golf Association national championships. First played in 1987, it provides amateur women over the age of 25 an opportunity to compete for a national championship. Entrants must have a handicap index of 9.4 or lower.The major amateur...
. It gives older amateur players an opportunity to compete among themselves for a national title; entrants must have a handicap index of 9.4 or less.
The USGA rates Glenna Collett Vare as the most noteworthy champion who won the Robert Cox Cup a record six times. Several U.S. Women's Amateur champions who have gone on to become leading professionals including Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
, Babe Zaharias
Babe Zaharias
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
, Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
and Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Runner-up |
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| 2012 | The Country Club (Cleveland) | ||||
| 2011 | Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club is a private country club located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It includes a golf course designed in 1911 by Donald Ross and overlooks the Narrangansett Bay near the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway.... |
Danielle Kang Danielle Kang Danielle Kang is an American professional golfer. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011.-Personal:Kang was born in San Francisco, California to K.S. Kang and Grace Lee... |
6 & 5 |  Moriya Jutanugarn |
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| 2010 | Charlotte Country Club | Danielle Kang Danielle Kang Danielle Kang is an American professional golfer. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011.-Personal:Kang was born in San Francisco, California to K.S. Kang and Grace Lee... |
2 & 1 |  Jessica Korda |
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| 2009 | Old Warson Country Club | Jennifer Song Jennifer Song Jennifer Song is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009 she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
3 & 1 | Jennifer Johnson |
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| 2008 | Eugene Country Club | Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008.... |
2 & 1 |  Azahara MuñozAzahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
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| 2007 | Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club is located just outside Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. It was built in 1964 by the famous course architects Pete and Alice Dye. It was host to the PGA Championship that John Daly won in 1991 and the U.S. Women’s Open won by Lauri Merten in 1993. It was... |
Maria José Uribe Maria José Uribe María José Uribe Durán is a professional golfer from Colombia, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.- Amateur career :... |
1 up | Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008.... |
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| 2006 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is a golf club near Portland, Oregon, located just north of North Plains in Washington County. The award-winning 36-hole club opened in 1992 and has hosted several major golf tournaments, including the U.S. Women's Open in both 1997 and 2003. Since 2009, it has hosted the... |
Kimberly Kim Kimberly Kim Kimberly Kim is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Kim was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She attended the University of Denver in 2009-10, leading the team with a 73.67 scoring average and winning the 2009-10 SBC Golf Tournament.At age 14, she became the youngest... |
1 up |  Katharina Schallenberg |
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| 2005 | Ansley Golf Club | Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings.... |
9 & 8 |  Maru Martinez |
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| 2004 | The Kahkwa Club | Jane Park Jane Park Jane Park is an American professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.... |
2 up | Amanda McCurdy |
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| 2003 | Philadelphia Country Club | Virada Nirapathpongporn Virada Nirapathpongporn Virada Nirapathpongporn is a Thai former professional golfer who won the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.Nirapathpongporn was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She attended Duke University where she won the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship. She graduated in 2004 with a degree in psychology. She was voted the... |
2 & 1 | Jane Park Jane Park Jane Park is an American professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.... |
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| 2002 | Sleepy Hollow Country Club | Becky Lucidi | 3 & 2 | Brandi Jackson |
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| 2001 | Flint Hills National Golf Club | Meredith Duncan Meredith Duncan Meredith Duncan is an American professional golfer.Duncan was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She won the Women's Western Amateur in 2000 and 2001. She won the 2001 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. She followed this up by capturing that year's U.S... |
37 holes |  Nicole PerrotNicole Perrot Nicole Perrot is a Chilean professional golfer. She is the first Chilean-born player to win on the LPGA TourPerrot was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. She won the 2001 U.S. Girls' Junior and was runner-up at the U.S. Women's Amateur that same year. She turned professional the following year. She... |
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| 2000 | Waverley Country Club Waverley Country Club The Waverley Country Club is a golf club located in Portland, Oregon, USA. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River.-History:... |
Marcy Newton | 8 & 7 | Laura Myerscough |
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| 1999 | Biltmore Forest Country Club | Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin is a Filipino-American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas and grew up in San Francisco, California. She had dual American and Filipino citizenship but gave it up sometime before 1999. She had a strong amateur career, wining both the U.S. Girls'... |
4 & 3 | Jimin Kang Jimin Kang Jimin Kang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur. She attended Arizona State University. She turned professional in 2002.... |
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| 1998 | Barton Hills Country Club | Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
7 & 6 | Jenny Chuasiriporn |
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| 1997 | Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club is a golf course located in West Newton, Massachusetts. Designed by Donald Ross, Brae Burn has hosted seven USGA Championships, including the 1919 U.S Open, and 1928 U.S Amateur. Brae Burn is most noted for its diabolic greens, and classic layout.-History:Brae Burn Country... |
Silvia Cavalleri Silvia Cavalleri Silvia Cavalleri is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. She was the first Italian to win a tournament on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career and education:... |
5 & 4 | Robin Burke Robin Burke Robin Burke is a British media creative and founder of Cops and Robbers Creative. His professional career in the UK began as a writer/producer/broadcaster on national radio and quickly extended into television... |
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| 1996 | Firethorn Golf Club | Kelli Kuehne Kelli Kuehne -Amateur career:Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1994 she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. The following year she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and in 1996 repeated as the U.S. Women's Amateur champion while also winning the British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at the University of Texas... |
2 & 1 |  Marisa BaenaMarisa Baena Marisa Isabel Baena is a Colombian golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour.Baena was born in Pereira, Colombia. She started playing golf at the age of six... |
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| 1995 | The Country Club The Country Club The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country club in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the... |
Kelli Kuehne Kelli Kuehne -Amateur career:Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1994 she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. The following year she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and in 1996 repeated as the U.S. Women's Amateur champion while also winning the British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at the University of Texas... |
4 & 3 |  Anne-Marie Knight |
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| 1994 | The Homestead The Homestead, Virginia The Homestead is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains. The area has the largest hot springs in the state, and the resort is also known for its championship golf courses, which have hosted several national tournaments. The resort also includes an... |
Wendy Ward Wendy Ward Wendy Ward is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Early life, education and amateur career:Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.... |
2 up | Jill McGill Jill McGill Jill McGill is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.McGill was born in Denver, Colorado. She played college golf at the University of Southern California and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 1993 and the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1994. She played on the 1994 Curtis Cup... |
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| 1993 | San Diego Country Club | Jill McGill Jill McGill Jill McGill is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.McGill was born in Denver, Colorado. She played college golf at the University of Southern California and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 1993 and the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1994. She played on the 1994 Curtis Cup... |
1 up | Sarah LeBrun Ingram |
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| 1992 | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze-Ackerman is an American golfer.Goetze was born in Mishicot, Wisconsin. Living in Hull, Georgia, she was voted "Player of the Year" from 1988 to 1990 by the American Junior Golf Association. In 1989 she was still only 16 years old when she defeated Brandie Burton to become the third... |
1 up |  Annika SörenstamAnnika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
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| 1991 | Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.... |
Amy Fruhwirth Amy Fruhwirth Amy Fruhwirth is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Fruhwirth was born in Cypress, California. She played college golf at Arizona State University where she was a three-time All-American. In her amateur career, she won the 1991 California Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's... |
5 & 4 | Heidi Voorhees |
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| 1990 | Canoe Brook Country Club | Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.-Amateur career:... |
37 holes | Stephanie Davis |
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| 1989 | Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst Resort is a historic upmarket golf resort at Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments.-History:... |
Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze Vicki Goetze-Ackerman is an American golfer.Goetze was born in Mishicot, Wisconsin. Living in Hull, Georgia, she was voted "Player of the Year" from 1988 to 1990 by the American Junior Golf Association. In 1989 she was still only 16 years old when she defeated Brandie Burton to become the third... |
4 & 3 | Brandie Burton |
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| 1988 | Minikahda Club | Pearl Sinn Pearl Sinn Ji Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni is a Korean-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under he maiden name, Pearl Sinn until her marriage in 2002.... |
6 & 5 | Karen Noble |
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| 1987 | Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club is a private country club located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It includes a golf course designed in 1911 by Donald Ross and overlooks the Narrangansett Bay near the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway.... |
Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill is an American golfer.-Amateur and college career:She won the U.S. Women's Amateurs in 1986 and 1987... |
3 & 2 | Tracy Kerdyk Tracy Kerdyk Tracy L. Kerdyk is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Kerdyk was born in Coral Gables, Florida. She had an impressive amateur career. In 1987, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and was runner-up in the U.S. Women's Amateur. She played college golf at the... |
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| 1986 | Pasatiempo Golf Club Pasatiempo Golf Club Pasatiempo Golf Club is a golf club located in Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz County, California. Designed by the famous Scottish architect Alister MacKenzie, the course is famed for its breathtaking scenery and rich golfing history. MacKenzie claimed that it was his best ever layout, ahead of even Cypress... |
Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill is an American golfer.-Amateur and college career:She won the U.S. Women's Amateurs in 1986 and 1987... |
9 & 7 | Kathleen McCarthy |
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| 1985 | Fox Chapel Country Club | Michiko Hattori Michiko Hattori Michiko Hattori is a Japanese professional golfer and former Player of the Year on the Japan LPGA.Prior to turning professional, Hattori was among the most decorated amateur and collegiate golfers in history. At age 16 in 1985 she became the third youngest, and only Japanese born, champion of the... |
5 & 4 | Cheryl Stacy |
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| 1984 | Broadmoor Golf Club Broadmoor Golf Club The Broadmoor Golf Club is a golf resort located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, consisting of three 18-hole courses; East, West, and Mountain. The East Course, a Donald Ross design opened in 1918, has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, most recently the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, won by So... |
Deb Richard Deb Richard Deb Richard is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for ten years during the 1990s and 2000s.- Amateur career :Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas... |
37 holes | Kimberly Williams |
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| 1983 | Canoe Brook Country Club | Joanne Pacillo | 2 & 1 | Sally Quinlan Sally Quinlan Sally Quinlan is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Quinlan was runner-up in the 1983 U.S. Women's Amateur.Quinlan won once on the LPGA Tour in 1984.-LPGA Tour wins:-External links:... |
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| 1982 | Broadmoor Golf Club Broadmoor Golf Club The Broadmoor Golf Club is a golf resort located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, consisting of three 18-hole courses; East, West, and Mountain. The East Course, a Donald Ross design opened in 1918, has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, most recently the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, won by So... |
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
4 & 3 | Cathy Hanlon |
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| 1981 | Waverley Country Club Waverley Country Club The Waverley Country Club is a golf club located in Portland, Oregon, USA. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River.-History:... |
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
1 up | Lindy Goggin |
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| 1980 | Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.... |
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
2 up | Patti Rizzo Patti Rizzo Patrice "Patti" Rizzo is an American professional golfer and golf instructor.Rizzo was born in Hollywood, Florida. A collegiate All-American at the University of Miami, among her significant victories as an amateur were the Eastern Women's Amateur and Mexican Amateur in 1980, a year when she was... |
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| 1979 | Memphis Country Club | Carolyn Hill Carolyn Hill Carolyn Hill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hill won the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on the 1978 U.S. Curtis Cup team.Hill won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-External links:*... |
7 & 6 | Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
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| 1978 | Sunnybrook Golf Club | Cathy Sherk Cathy Sherk Cathy Sherk is a Canadian golf champion and professional golf coach and instructor.-Golfing career:Sherk won the 1977 Canadian Women's Amateur and was runner-up to Beth Daniel at the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
4 & 3 | Judith Oliver |
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| 1977 | Cincinnati Country Club | Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
3 & 1 |  Cathy SherkCathy Sherk Cathy Sherk is a Canadian golf champion and professional golf coach and instructor.-Golfing career:Sherk won the 1977 Canadian Women's Amateur and was runner-up to Beth Daniel at the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
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| 1976 | Del Paso Country Club | Donna Horton | 2 & 1 | Marianne Bretton |
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| 1975 | Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club is a golf course located in West Newton, Massachusetts. Designed by Donald Ross, Brae Burn has hosted seven USGA Championships, including the 1919 U.S Open, and 1928 U.S Amateur. Brae Burn is most noted for its diabolic greens, and classic layout.-History:Brae Burn Country... |
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
3 & 2 | Donna Horton |
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| 1974 | Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle Broadmoor Golf Club is a private golf club founded in 1924 and located in Seattle, Washington.Broadmoor is a tribute to designer/builder A. Vernon "Mac" Macan a leading golf course architect of the time. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882, Vernon was a highly educated man attending Shrewsbury and... |
Cynthia Hill | 5 & 4 | Carol Semple Carol Semple Carol Semple is an American amateur golfer.Semple was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She is from a prominent golfing family; her father served as president of the United States Golf Association in 1974 and 1975. Her mother played competitive golf and served on various USGA committees for many... |
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| 1973 | Montclair Golf Club | Carol Semple Carol Semple Carol Semple is an American amateur golfer.Semple was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She is from a prominent golfing family; her father served as president of the United States Golf Association in 1974 and 1975. Her mother played competitive golf and served on various USGA committees for many... |
1 up | Anne Quast Sander |
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| 1972 | St. Louis Country Club | Mary Budke | 5 & 4 | Cynthia Hill |
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| 1971 | Atlanta Country Club | Laura Baugh Laura Baugh Laura Zonetta Baugh is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster.-Early life, family:... |
1 up | Beth Barry |
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| 1970 | Wee Burn Country Club | Martha Wilkinson | 3 & 2 | Cynthia Hill |
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| 1969 | Las Colinas Country Club | Catherine Lacoste Catherine Lacoste Catherine Lacoste is a French amateur golfer. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament... |
3 & 2 | Shelley Hamlin Shelley Hamlin Shelley Lee Hamlin is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California. As an amateur golfer she won the California Women's Amateur four times. She played at Stanford University and won the 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship... |
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| 1968 | Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club*Birmingham Country Club *Birmingham Country Club... |
JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
5 & 4 | Anne Quast Welts |
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| 1967 | Annandale Golf Club | Mary Lou Dill | 5 & 4 | Jean Ashley |
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| 1966 | Sewickley Heights Golf Club | JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
41 holes | Marlene Stewart Streit Marlene Streit Marlene Stewart Streit, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.She was born in Cereal, Alberta. She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontario... |
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| 1965 | Lakewood Country Club Lakewood Country Club Lakewood Country Club is a private country club in Dallas, Texas, founded in 1912, and now often referred to simply as Lakewood. It is located at the corner of Gaston and Abrams Avenues in the Lakewood, Dallas, Texas, about five miles east, northeast of downtown Dallas... |
Jean Ashley | 5 & 4 | Anne Quast Welts |
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| 1964 | Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.... |
Barbara McIntire Barbara McIntire Barbara Joy McIntire is an American golfer.McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S... |
3 & 2 | JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
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| 1963 | Taconic Golf Club Taconic Golf Club Taconic Golf Club is a semi-private golf course located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The land that Taconic Golf Club occupies is owned by Williams College, and an independent Board of Directors oversees the daily operation... |
Anne Quast Welts | 2 & 1 | Peggy Conley |
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| 1962 | Country Club of Rochester Country Club of Rochester One of the oldest golf clubs in America, the Country Club of Rochester is a championship golf course in the Towns of Brighton and Pittsford, in suburban Rochester, New York. Members of the elite Genesee Valley Club founded the golf club in 1895, on a farm four miles east of downtown.The original... |
JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
9 & 8 | Ann Baker Ann Baker Ann Baker is a former American television and film character actor.-Career:Baker appeared in eight films and television programs between 1947 and 1959. Her three film appearances include: Rhythm in a Riff , Men of the Fighting Lady playing Mary, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as a town girl... |
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| 1961 | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Anne Quast Decker | 14 & 13 | Phyllis Preuss Phyllis Preuss Phyllis A. Preuss is an American amateur golfer. She was runner-up to Anne Quast at the 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur and earned the Medal for the lowest round at the 1967 Amateur.Preuss was born in Detroit, Michigan.... |
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| 1960 | Tulsa Country Club | JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
6 & 5 | Jean Ashley |
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| 1959 | Congressional Country Club Congressional Country Club The Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Congressional opened in 1924 and has hosted three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship, and is an annual stop on the PGA Tour, with the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods. The tournament was first... |
Barbara McIntire Barbara McIntire Barbara Joy McIntire is an American golfer.McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S... |
 United States |
4 & 3 | Joanne Goodwin |
| 1958 | Wee Burn Country Club | Anne Quast Anne Quast Anne Quast is an American golfer. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur three times and was runner-up three times . She was married several times and played as Anne Decker, Anne Welts, and Anne Sander.-Career:Quast was born in Everett, Washington... |
 United States |
3 & 2 | Barbara Romack Barbara Romack Barbara Gaile Romack is an American professional golfer.Romack was born in Sacramento, California. She won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst in 1952, the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1953, and then in 1954, she defeated Mickey Wright in the finals to win the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
| 1957 | Del Paso Country Club | JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
United States |
8 & 6 | Ann Casey Johnstone |
| 1956 | Meridian Hills Country Club | Marlene Stewart Marlene Streit Marlene Stewart Streit, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.She was born in Cereal, Alberta. She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontario... |
 Canada |
2 & 1 | JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
| 1955 | Myers Park Country Club | Patricia Lesser | United States |
7 & 6 | Jane Nelson |
| 1954 | Allegheny Country Club | Barbara Romack Barbara Romack Barbara Gaile Romack is an American professional golfer.Romack was born in Sacramento, California. She won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst in 1952, the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1953, and then in 1954, she defeated Mickey Wright in the finals to win the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
United States |
4 & 2 | Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
| 1953 | Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club is a private country club located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It includes a golf course designed in 1911 by Donald Ross and overlooks the Narrangansett Bay near the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway.... |
Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk was an American professional golfer.Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was... |
United States |
3 & 2 | Polly Riley Polly Riley Polly Ann Riley was an American amateur golfer.Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career. Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open.... |
| 1952 | Waverley Country Club Waverley Country Club The Waverley Country Club is a golf club located in Portland, Oregon, USA. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River.-History:... |
Jackie Pung Jackie Pung Jacqueline LiWai Pung is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Pung was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother was Jacqueline Nolte... |
United States |
2 & 1 | Shirley McFedters |
| 1951 | Town & Country Club | Dorothy Kirby Dorothy Kirby Mary Dorothy Kirby was an American golf champion and sportscaster.Born in West Point, Georgia, her family moved to Atlanta when she was ten. At the age of thirteen Dorothy Kirby's victory at the 1933 Georgia Women's Amateur Championship made her the youngest female golfer to ever win a state... |
United States |
2 & 1 | Claire Doran |
| 1950 | East Lake Golf Club East Lake Golf Club The East Lake Golf Club is located in the neighborhood of East Lake which is in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. East Lake Golf Club was the home club of the legendary golfer Bobby Jones. It is also the permanent home of The Tour Championship.-History:... |
Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with... |
United States |
6 & 4 | Mae Murray |
| 1949 | Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013... |
Dorothy Germain Porter Dorothy Germain Porter Dorothy Germain Porter is an American amateur golfer.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dorothy Germain began playing golf at 11. She graduated from Beaver College, where she played field hockey... |
United States |
3 & 2 | Dorothy Kielty |
| 1948 | Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links is a golf course located in Pebble Beach, California, on the west coast of the United States.Pebble Beach is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world. It hugs the rugged coastline and has wide open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean,... |
Grace Lenczyk | United States |
4 & 3 | Helen Sigel |
| 1947 | Franklin Hills Country Club | Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager... |
United States |
2 up | Dorothy Kirby Dorothy Kirby Mary Dorothy Kirby was an American golf champion and sportscaster.Born in West Point, Georgia, her family moved to Atlanta when she was ten. At the age of thirteen Dorothy Kirby's victory at the 1933 Georgia Women's Amateur Championship made her the youngest female golfer to ever win a state... |
| 1946 | Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips. The construction costs were raised by the founding members.... |
Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field... |
United States |
11 & 9 | Clara Sherman |
| 1942-45: No Championships due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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| 1941 | The Country Club The Country Club The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country club in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the... |
Betty Hicks Newell Betty Hicks Newell Elizabeth M. "Betty" Hicks was an American professional golfer, golf coach and teacher, aviator, and author. She also competed under her married name, Betty Hicks Newell.... |
United States |
5 & 3 | Helen Sigel |
| 1940 | Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links is a golf course located in Pebble Beach, California, on the west coast of the United States.Pebble Beach is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world. It hugs the rugged coastline and has wide open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean,... |
Betty Jameson Betty Jameson Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:... |
United States |
6 & 5 | Jane S. Cothran |
| 1939 | Wee Burn Club | Betty Jameson Betty Jameson Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:... |
United States |
3 & 2 | Dorothy Kirby Dorothy Kirby Mary Dorothy Kirby was an American golf champion and sportscaster.Born in West Point, Georgia, her family moved to Atlanta when she was ten. At the age of thirteen Dorothy Kirby's victory at the 1933 Georgia Women's Amateur Championship made her the youngest female golfer to ever win a state... |
| 1938 | Westmoreland Country Club | Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer... |
United States |
6 & 5 | Estelle Lawson Page |
| 1937 | Memphis Country Club | Estelle Lawson Page | United States |
7 & 6 | Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer... |
| 1936 | Canoe Brook Country Club | Pamela Barton Pamela Barton Pamela Espeut "Pam" Barton was an English amateur golfer. Known as "Pam," she was born in the London suburb of Barnes, the daughter of Henry Charles Johnston Barton and Ethel Maude Barton.... |
4 & 3 | Maureen Orcutt Maureen Orcutt Maureen Orcutt was an American amateur golfer and reporter for the New York Times.Born in New York City, Orcutt made it to the finals of the 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur but lost to Miriam Burns Horn. In 1928 and 1931 she won the tournament Medal for the lowest score and in 1932 tied for the honor.... |
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| 1935 | Interlachen Country Club Interlachen Country Club The Interlachen Country Club is a private country club in Edina, Minnesota which has hosted several national golf tournaments, including the 1930 U.S. Open , the 2002 Solheim Cup, and the 2008 U.S... |
Glenna Collett Vare | United States |
3 & 2 | Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer... |
| 1934 | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in... |
United States |
2 & 1 | Dorothy Traung |
| 1933 | Exmoor Country Club | Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in... |
United States |
4 & 3 | Helen Hicks Helen Hicks Helen L. Hicks was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950.Hicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York. She had a successful amateur career, reaching the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur twice. She beat Glenna Collett Vare in 1931 and lost to Virginia Van Wie in 1933... |
| 1932 | Salem Country Club | Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in... |
United States |
10 & 8 | Glenna Collett Vare |
| 1931 | Country Club of Buffalo | Helen Hicks Helen Hicks Helen L. Hicks was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950.Hicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York. She had a successful amateur career, reaching the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur twice. She beat Glenna Collett Vare in 1931 and lost to Virginia Van Wie in 1933... |
United States |
2 & 1 | Glenna Collett-Vare Glenna Collett-Vare Glenna Collett Vare was an American Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day, and who dominated American women's golf in the 1920s.... |
| 1930 | Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles Country Club The Los Angeles Country Club is a golf and country club in Los Angeles, California.- History :In the fall of 1897, a group of Los Angelenos organized a voluntary association to further the cause of one of Southern California's newest sports... |
Glenna Collett | United States |
6 & 5 | Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in... |
| 1929 | Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club is a private golf club in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. It has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history. The club consists of two 18 hole courses: the South Course and the North Course. The South Course has hosted all... |
Glenna Collett | United States |
4 & 3 | Leona Pressler |
| 1928 | The Homestead The Homestead, Virginia The Homestead is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains. The area has the largest hot springs in the state, and the resort is also known for its championship golf courses, which have hosted several national tournaments. The resort also includes an... |
Glenna Collett | United States |
13 & 12 | Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie Virginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in... |
| 1927 | Cherry Valley Club | Miriam Burns Horn | United States |
5 & 4 | Maureen Orcutt Maureen Orcutt Maureen Orcutt was an American amateur golfer and reporter for the New York Times.Born in New York City, Orcutt made it to the finals of the 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur but lost to Miriam Burns Horn. In 1928 and 1931 she won the tournament Medal for the lowest score and in 1932 tied for the honor.... |
| 1926 | Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013... |
Helen Stetson | United States |
3 & 1 | Elizabeth Goss |
| 1925 | St. Louis Country Club | Glenna Collett | United States |
9 & 8 | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
| 1924 | Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club is a private country club located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It includes a golf course designed in 1911 by Donald Ross and overlooks the Narrangansett Bay near the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway.... |
Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe... |
7 & 6 | Mary Browne Mary Browne Mary Kendall Browne was the first American female professional tennis player, a World No. 1 amateur tennis player, and an amateur golfer... |
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| 1923 | Westchester Country Club Westchester Country Club The Westchester Country Club was founded by John McEntee Bowman, who hired Walter Travis to design two golf courses in the Town of Harrison, New York as a luxury resort hotel. The West Course was designed for championship play and has hosted PGA tournaments since 1963... |
Edith Cummings Edith Cummings Edith Cummings was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago, at the end of the First World War. She became nationally famous following her 1923 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur... |
United States |
3 & 2 | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
| 1922 | The Greenbrier The Greenbrier The Greenbrier is a Forbes four-star and AAA Five Diamond Award winning luxury resort located just outside the town of White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.... |
Glenna Collett | United States |
5 & 4 |  Margaret Gavin |
| 1921 | Hollywood Golf Club | Marion Hollins Marion Hollins Marion Hollins was an American amateur golfer.Hollins was born in East Islip, New York. Her father, H. B. Hollins, owned a Wall Street brokerage firm, H.B. Hollins & Co.... |
United States |
5 & 4 | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
| 1920 | Mayfield Country Club | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
United States |
5 & 4 |  Dorothy CampbellDorothy Campbell Dorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe... |
| 1919 | Shawnee Country Club | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
United States |
6 & 5 | Margaret Gavin |
| 1917-18: No Championships due to World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... |
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| 1916 | Belmont Springs Country Club | Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Alexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland... |
United States |
2 & 1 | Mildred Caverly |
| 1915 | Onwentsia Club Onwentsia Club Onwentsia Club is an 18-hole golf course. It is located at the Onwentsia Club facility in Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S., and lies in Lake County.... |
Florence Vanderbeck | United States |
3 & 2 | Margaret Gavin |
| 1914 | Nassau Country Club | Katherine Harley | United States |
1 up | Elaine Rosenthal |
| 1913 | Wilmington Country Club | Gladys Ravenscroft Gladys Ravenscroft Gladys Ravenscroft was a British amateur golfer.-Biography:She was born in Cheshire, England in 1888. Ravenscroft won the 1912 British Ladies Amateur at Turnberry in Scotland. In 1913 she traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to win the U.S. Women's Amateur. She defeated Muriel Dodd, then played... |
2 up | Marion Hollins Marion Hollins Marion Hollins was an American amateur golfer.Hollins was born in East Islip, New York. Her father, H. B. Hollins, owned a Wall Street brokerage firm, H.B. Hollins & Co.... |
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| 1912 | Essex County Country Club | Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
United States |
3 & 2 | Nonna Barlow |
| 1911 | Baltusrol Golf Club Baltusrol Golf Club The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W... |
Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
5 & 3 | Lillian B. Hyde | |
| 1910 | Homewood Country Club | Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe... |
2 & 1 | Mrs. F. M. Martin |
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| 1909 | Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013... |
Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe... |
3 & 2 | Nonna Barlow | |
| 1908 | Chevy Chase Club | Katherine Harley | 6 & 5 | Mrs. T. H. Polhemus | |
| 1907 | Midlothian Country Club Midlothian Country Club Midlothian Country Club is a golf course in Midlothian, Illinois. It is located eighteen miles southwest of Chicago and built on of land. Designed by Herbert James Tweedie and opened in 1898. The course was updated by the Ken Killian and Richard P. Nugent design team... |
Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
7 & 6 | Harriot Curtis Harriot Curtis Harriot Sumner Curtis was an American amateur golfer and an early participant in the sport of skiing. From the Manchester, Massachusetts area, she was one of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
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| 1906 | Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club Brae Burn Country Club is a golf course located in West Newton, Massachusetts. Designed by Donald Ross, Brae Burn has hosted seven USGA Championships, including the 1919 U.S Open, and 1928 U.S Amateur. Brae Burn is most noted for its diabolic greens, and classic layout.-History:Brae Burn Country... |
Harriot Curtis Harriot Curtis Harriot Sumner Curtis was an American amateur golfer and an early participant in the sport of skiing. From the Manchester, Massachusetts area, she was one of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
2 & 1 | Mary B. Adams | |
| 1905 | Morris County Golf Club Morris County Golf Club The Morris County Golf Club is located in Morristown, New Jersey and was founded in 1894. It was unique at the time in that it was established and operated by women... |
Pauline Mackay | 1 up | Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
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| 1904 | Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013... |
Georgianna M. Bishop | 5 & 3 | Mrs. E. F. Sanford | |
| 1903 | Chicago Golf Club Chicago Golf Club Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in Wheaton, Illinois in the United States. It is the oldest 18-hole course in North America and was one of the five clubs which founded the United States Golf Association in 1894. Its founder, Charles B. Macdonald, won the first official U.S... |
Bessie Anthony | 7 & 6 | J. Anna Carpenter | |
| 1902 | The Country Club The Country Club The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country club in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the... |
Genevieve Hecker Genevieve Hecker Genevieve Hecker was an American amateur golfer. A member of the Essex County Country Club in West Orange, New Jersey, she won New York City's Metropolitan Golf Championship in 1900, 1901, 1905, and 1906.-Biography:... |
4 & 3 | Louisa A. Wells | |
| 1901 | Baltusrol Golf Club Baltusrol Golf Club The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W... |
Genevieve Hecker Genevieve Hecker Genevieve Hecker was an American amateur golfer. A member of the Essex County Country Club in West Orange, New Jersey, she won New York City's Metropolitan Golf Championship in 1900, 1901, 1905, and 1906.-Biography:... |
5 & 3 | Lucy Herron | |
| 1900 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is a links-style golf club located in the hamlet of Shinnecock Hills in the town of Southampton on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It has hosted the U.S. Open four times in three different centuries and will host the 2018 U.S. Open... |
Frances C. Griscom Frances C. Griscom Frances Canby Griscom was an American amateur golfer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and part-time resident of Tallahassee, Florida.... |
6 & 5 | Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War... |
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| 1899 | Philadelphia Country Club | Ruth Underhill Ruth Underhill Ruth Murray Underhill was an American anthropologist. She was born in Ossining-on-the-Hudson, New York, and attended Vassar College, graduating in 1905 with a degree in Language and Literature. In 1907, she graduated from the London School of Economics and began travelling throughout Europe... |
2 & 1 | Margaret Fox | |
| 1898 | Ardsley Club | Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt was an American amateur golfing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.She was born in Westchester County, New York, the... |
5 & 3 | Maude Wetmore | |
| 1897 | Essex County Country Club | Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt was an American amateur golfing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.She was born in Westchester County, New York, the... |
5 & 4 | Nellie Sargent | |
| 1896 | Morris County Golf Club Morris County Golf Club The Morris County Golf Club is located in Morristown, New Jersey and was founded in 1894. It was unique at the time in that it was established and operated by women... |
Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt Beatrix Hoyt was an American amateur golfing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.She was born in Westchester County, New York, the... |
2 & 1 | Mrs. Arthur Turnure | |
| 1895 | Meadow Brook Club | Lucy Barnes Brown Lucy Barnes Brown Lucy Barnes Brown was an early American amateur golfer, known for winning the inaugural U.S. Women's Amateur in 1895.... |
132 | Nellie Sargent | |
Multiple winners
Seventeen players have won more than one U.S. Women's Amateur, through 2011:- 6 wins: Glenna Collett-VareGlenna Collett-VareGlenna Collett Vare was an American Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day, and who dominated American women's golf in the 1920s....
- 5 wins: JoAnne Gunderson CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 3 wins: Beatrix HoytBeatrix HoytBeatrix Hoyt was an American amateur golfing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.She was born in Westchester County, New York, the...
, Margaret CurtisMargaret CurtisMargaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War...
, Dorothy CampbellDorothy CampbellDorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe...
, Alexa StirlingAlexa StirlingAlexa Stirling Fraser was a North American amateur golf champion.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexa Stirling was coached in golf from a young age at the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake Golf Club course by Stewart Maiden, the club's professional, who had learned his golf at Carnoustie, Scotland...
, Virginia Van WieVirginia Van WieVirginia Van Wie was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning three U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34. The Illinois-born golfer was the daughter of wealthy parents, and learned the game at the Beverly Country Club, and during the summers, she would go with her parents to summer homes in...
, Anne QuastAnne QuastAnne Quast is an American golfer. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur three times and was runner-up three times . She was married several times and played as Anne Decker, Anne Welts, and Anne Sander.-Career:Quast was born in Everett, Washington...
, Juli InksterJuli InksterJuli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... - 2 wins: Genevieve HeckerGenevieve HeckerGenevieve Hecker was an American amateur golfer. A member of the Essex County Country Club in West Orange, New Jersey, she won New York City's Metropolitan Golf Championship in 1900, 1901, 1905, and 1906.-Biography:...
, Katherine Harley, Betty JamesonBetty JamesonElizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:...
, Barbara McIntireBarbara McIntireBarbara Joy McIntire is an American golfer.McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S...
, Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
, Kay CockerillKay CockerillKay Cockerill is an American golfer.-Amateur and college career:She won the U.S. Women's Amateurs in 1986 and 1987...
, Vicki GoetzeVicki GoetzeVicki Goetze-Ackerman is an American golfer.Goetze was born in Mishicot, Wisconsin. Living in Hull, Georgia, she was voted "Player of the Year" from 1988 to 1990 by the American Junior Golf Association. In 1989 she was still only 16 years old when she defeated Brandie Burton to become the third...
, Kelli KuehneKelli Kuehne-Amateur career:Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1994 she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. The following year she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and in 1996 repeated as the U.S. Women's Amateur champion while also winning the British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at the University of Texas...
, Danielle KangDanielle KangDanielle Kang is an American professional golfer. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011.-Personal:Kang was born in San Francisco, California to K.S. Kang and Grace Lee...
Seven players have won both the U.S. Women's Amateur and Open Championships, through 2011:
- Patty BergPatty BergPatricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
: 1938 Amateur; 1946 Open - Betty JamesonBetty JamesonElizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:...
: 1939, 1940 Amateurs; 1947 Open - Babe ZahariasBabe ZahariasMildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
: 1946 Amateur; 1948, 1950, 1954 Opens - Louise SuggsLouise SuggsMae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
: 1947 Amateur; 1949, 1952 Opens - Catherine LacosteCatherine LacosteCatherine Lacoste is a French amateur golfer. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament...
: 1967 Amateur; 1969 Open - JoAnne Gunderson CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
: 1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968 Amateurs; 1971, 1976 Opens - Juli InksterJuli InksterJuli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...
: 1980, 1981, 1982 Amateurs; 1999, 2002 Opens
Eleven players have won both the U.S. Women's and British Ladies Amateur Championships, through 2011:
- Dorothy CampbellDorothy CampbellDorothy Iona Campbell was the first internationally dominant female golfer. She was also known in her lifetime as Dorothy Hurd, Mrs. J.V. Hurd and as Dorothy Howe...
:^ 1909, 1910, 1924 U.S.; 1909, 1911 British - Gladys RavenscroftGladys RavenscroftGladys Ravenscroft was a British amateur golfer.-Biography:She was born in Cheshire, England in 1888. Ravenscroft won the 1912 British Ladies Amateur at Turnberry in Scotland. In 1913 she traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to win the U.S. Women's Amateur. She defeated Muriel Dodd, then played...
: 1913 U.S.; 1912 British - Pamela BartonPamela BartonPamela Espeut "Pam" Barton was an English amateur golfer. Known as "Pam," she was born in the London suburb of Barnes, the daughter of Henry Charles Johnston Barton and Ethel Maude Barton....
:^ 1936 U.S.; 1936, 1939 British - Babe ZahariasBabe ZahariasMildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
: 1946 U.S.; 1947 British - Louise SuggsLouise SuggsMae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
: 1947 U.S.; 1948 British - Marlene Stewart StreitMarlene StreitMarlene Stewart Streit, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.She was born in Cereal, Alberta. She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontario...
: 1956 U.S.; 1953 British - Barbara McIntireBarbara McIntireBarbara Joy McIntire is an American golfer.McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S...
: 1959, 1964 U.S.; 1960 British - Catherine LacosteCatherine LacosteCatherine Lacoste is a French amateur golfer. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament...
:^ 1969 U.S.; 1969 British - Carol Semple ThompsonCarol SempleCarol Semple is an American amateur golfer.Semple was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She is from a prominent golfing family; her father served as president of the United States Golf Association in 1974 and 1975. Her mother played competitive golf and served on various USGA committees for many...
: 1973 U.S.; 1974 British - Anne QuastAnne QuastAnne Quast is an American golfer. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur three times and was runner-up three times . She was married several times and played as Anne Decker, Anne Welts, and Anne Sander.-Career:Quast was born in Everett, Washington...
: 1958, 1961, 1963 U.S.; 1980 British - Kelli KuehneKelli Kuehne-Amateur career:Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1994 she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. The following year she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and in 1996 repeated as the U.S. Women's Amateur champion while also winning the British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at the University of Texas...
:^ 1996 U.S.; 1996 British
^ Won both in same year.