U.S. Women’s Open Past Champions
Year |
Champion |
Club |
City |
State |
1946 |
Patty Berg |
Spokane C.C. |
Spokane |
Wash. |
1947 |
Betty Jameson |
Starmount Forest C.C. |
Greensboro |
N.C. |
1948 |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
Atlantic City C.C. |
Northfield |
N.J. |
1949 |
Louise Suggs |
Prince Georges G. & C.C. |
Landover |
Md. |
1950 |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
Rolling Hills C.C. |
Wichita |
Kan. |
1951 |
Betsy Rawls |
Druid Hills G.C. |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
1952 |
Louise Suggs |
Bala G.C. |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
1953 |
Betsy Rawls |
C.C. of Rochester |
Rochester |
N.Y. |
1954 |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
Salem C.C. |
Peabody |
Mass. |
1955 |
Fay Crocker |
Wichita C.C. |
Wichita |
Kan. |
1956 |
Kathy Cornelius |
Northland C.C. |
Duluth |
Minn. |
1957 |
Betsy Rawls |
Winged Foot G.C. (East Course) |
Mamaroneck |
N.Y. |
1958 |
Mickey Wright |
Forest Lake C.C. |
Bloomfield Hills |
Mich. |
1959 |
Mickey Wright |
Churchill Valley C.C. |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
1960 |
Betsy Rawls |
Worcester C.C. |
Worcester |
Mass. |
1961 |
Mickey Wright |
Baltusrol G.C.(Lower Course) |
Springfield |
N.J. |
1962 |
Murle Lindstrom |
Dunes G. & Beach Club |
Myrtle Beach |
S.C. |
1963 |
Mary Mills |
Kenwood C.C. |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
1964 |
Mickey Wright |
San Diego C.C. |
Chula Vista |
Calif. |
1965 |
Carol Mann |
Atlantic City C.C. |
Northfield |
N.J. |
1966 |
Sandra Spuzich |
Hazeltine National G.C. |
Chaska |
Minn. |
1967 |
Catherine LaCoste |
Virginia Hot Springs (Cascades Course)G. & T.C. |
Hot Springs |
Va. |
1968 |
Susie Maxwell Berning |
Moselem Springs G.C. |
Fleetwood |
Pa. |
1969 |
Donna Caponi |
Scenic Hills C.C. |
Pensacola |
Fla. |
1970 |
Donna Caponi |
Muskogee C.C. |
Muskogee |
Okla. |
1971 |
JoAnne Gunderson Carner |
Kahkwa Club |
Erie |
Pa. |
1972 |
Susie Maxwell Berning |
Winged Foot G.C. (East Course) |
Mamaroneck |
N.Y. |
1973 |
Susie Maxwell Berning |
C.C. of Rochester |
Rochester |
N.Y. |
1974 |
Sandra Haynie |
La Grange C.C. |
La Grange |
Ill. |
1975 |
Sandra Palmer |
Atlantic City C.C. |
Northfield |
N.J. |
1976 |
JoAnne Gunderson Carner |
Rolling Green G.C. |
Springfield |
Pa. |
1977 |
Hollis Stacy |
Hazeltine National G.C. |
Chaska |
Minn. |
1978 |
Hollis Stacy |
C.C. of Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
1979 |
Jerilyn Britz |
Brooklawn C.C. |
Fairfield |
Conn. |
1980 |
Amy Alcott |
Richland C.C. |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
1981 |
Pat Bradley |
La Grange C.C. |
La Grange |
Ill. |
1982 |
Janet Alex |
Del Paso C.C. |
Sacramento |
Calif. |
1983 |
Jan Stephenson |
Cedar Ridge C.C. |
Tulsa |
Okla. |
1984 |
Hollis Stacy |
Salem C.C. |
Peabody |
Mass. |
1985 |
Kathy (Baker) Guadagnino |
Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course) |
Springfield |
N.J. |
1986 |
Jane Geddes |
NCR C.C. |
Kettering |
Ohio |
1987 |
Laura Davies |
Plainfield C.C. |
Plainfield |
N.J. |
1988 |
Liselotte Neumann |
Baltimore C.C. (Five Farms, East Course) |
Baltimore |
Md. |
1989 |
Betsy King |
Indianwood G. & C.C. (Old Course) |
Lake Orion |
Mich. |
1990 |
Betsy King |
Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course) |
Duluth |
Ga. |
1991 |
Meg Mallon |
Colonial C.C. |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
1992 |
Patty Sheehan |
Oakmont C.C. |
Oakmont |
Pa. |
1993 |
Lauri Merten |
Crooked Stick G.C. |
Carmel |
Ind. |
1994 |
Patty Sheehan |
Indianwood G. & C.C. (Old Course) |
Lake Orion |
Mich. |
1995 |
Annika Sorenstam |
Broadmoor G.C. (East Course) |
Colorado Springs |
Colo. |
1996 |
Annika Sorenstam |
Pine Needles Lodge and G.C. |
Southern Pines |
N.C. |
1997 |
Alison Nicholas |
Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course) |
North Plains |
Ore. |
1998 |
Se Ri Pak |
Black Wolf Run G.C. |
Kohler |
Wis. |
1999 |
Juli Inkster |
Old Waverly G.C. |
West Point |
Miss. |
2000 |
Karrie Webb |
The Merit Club |
Gurnee |
Ill. |
2001 |
Karrie Webb |
Pine Needles Lodge and G.C. |
Southern Pines |
N.C. |
2002 |
Juli Inkster |
Prairie Dunes C.C. |
Hutchinson |
Kan. |
2003 |
Hilary Lunke |
Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course) |
North Plains |
Ore. |
2004 |
Meg Mallon |
Orchards G.C. |
South Hadley |
Mass. |
2005 |
Birdie Kim |
Cherry Hills C.C. |
Cherry Hills Village |
Colo. |
2006 |
Annika Sorenstam |
Newport C.C. |
Newport |
R.I. |
2007 |
Cristie Kerr |
Pine Needles Lodge and G.C. |
Southern Pines |
N.C. |