The US Women’s Open is the oldest and arguably most prestigious Major in the women’s game, with the USGA-run championship dating back to 1946.
Its first year was a match play contest, won by Patty Berg, before it quickly made the transition to the 72-hole strokeplay that we know today. Betsy Rawls and Mickey Wright hold the record for most US Women’s Opens with four each. From 1951 to 1964, they combined for an incredible eight wins in the Major.
The record scores are owned by Minjee Lee and Juli Inkster. Australia’s Lee won at Pine Needles in 2022 with a record 271 total, while Inkster set the lowest ever score-to-par of -16 in 1999 at Old Waverly.
Babe Zaharias, Susie Berning, Hollis Stacy and Annika Sorenstam all won three US Women’s Opens, while the likes of Inbee Park, Juli Inkster, Meg Mallon and Karrie Webb have been multiple winners.
Take a look back through all of the US Women’s Open champions since its inception in 1946:
| 2023 | Allisen Corpuz | -9 | Pebble Beach |
| 2022 | Minjee Lee | -13 | Pine Needles |
| 2021 | Yuka Saso | -4 | Olympic Club |
| 2020 | A-Lim Kim | -3 | Champions Golf Club |
| 2019 | Lee Jeong-eun | -6 | Country Club of Charleston |
| 2018 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -11 | Shoal Creek |
| 2017 | Park Sung-hyun | -11 | Trump National |
| 2016 | Brittany Lang | -6 | CordeValle Golf Club |
| 2015 | In-gee Chun | -8 | Lancaster Country Club |
| 2014 | Michelle Wie | -2 | Pinehurst No.2 |
| 2013 | Inbee Park (2) | -8 | Sebonack Golf Club |
| 2012 | Na Yeon Choi | -7 | Blackwolf Run |
| 2011 | So-yeon Ryu | -3 | Broadmoor Golf Club |
| 2010 | Paul Creamer | -3 | Oakmont Country Club |
| 2009 | Ji Eun-hee | E | Saucon Valley Country Club |
| 2008 | Inbee Park | -9 | Interlachen Country Club |
| 2007 | Cristie Kerr | -5 | Pine Needles |
| 2006 | Annika Sorenstam (3) | E | Newport Country Club |
| 2005 | Birdie Kim | +3 | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| 2004 | Meg Mallon (2) | -10 | The Orchards Golf Club |
| 2003 | Hilary Lunke | -1 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club |
| 2002 | Juli Inkster (2) | -4 | Prairie Dunes Golf Club |
| 2001 | Karrie Webb (2) | -7 | Pine Needles |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb | -6 | Merit Club |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | -16 | Old Waverly Golf Club |
| 1998 | Se-ri Pak | +6 | Blackwolf Run |
| 1997 | Alison Nicholas | -10 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club |
| 1996 | Annika Sorenstam (2) | -8 | Pine Needles |
| 1995 | Annika Sorenstam | -2 | Broadmoor Golf Club |
| 1994 | Patty Sheehan (2) | -7 | Indianwood Golf and Country Club |
| 1993 | Lauri Merten | -8 | Crooked Stick Golf Club |
| 1992 | Patty Sheehan | -4 | Oakmont Country Club |
| 1991 | Meg Mallon | -1 | Colonial Country Club |
| 1990 | Betsy King (2) | -4 | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 1989 | Betsy King | -2 | Indianwood Golf and Country Club |
| 1988 | Liselotte Neumann | -7 | Baltimore Country Club |
| 1987 | Laura Davies | -3 | Plainfield Country Club |
| 1986 | Jane Geddes | -1 | NCR Country Club |
| 1985 | Kathy Baker | -8 | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1984 | Hollis… |
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