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Women’s Open 14 U.S. Women’s Open Age Oldest Champion (years/months/days) 43/0/6 Babe Zaharias (1954) 42/0/14 Juli Inkster (2002) 41/2/20 Meg Mallon (2004) Youngest Champion 19/11/17 Inbee Park (2008) 20/9/8 Se Ri Pak (1998) 21/0/12 So Yeon Ryu (2011) Youngest Competitor 10/7/21 Beverly Klass (1967) 12/4/18 Alexis Thompson (2007) 12/6 Marlene Hagge (1946) Youngest Qualifier 12/4/18 Alexis Thompson (2007) 12/11 Morgan Pressel (2001) Youngest to Make Cut 13/4/13 Marlene Hagge (1947) Amateurs Most Amateurs to Start Championship 57 (1958) Most Amateurs to Complete 72 Holes 22 (1954) Best Finish by an Amateur 1 Catherine Lacoste, Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 1967 2 Betsy Rawls, Rolling Hills C.C., Wichita, Kan., 1950 2 Barbara McIntire, Northland C.C., Duluth, Minn., 1956 (lost in playoff) 2 Jenny Chuasiriporn, Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, Wis., 1998 (lost in playoff) T2 Polly Riley, Starmount Forest C.C., Greensboro, N.C., 1947 T2 Sally Sessions, Starmount Forest C.C., Greensboro, N.C., 1947 T2 Nancy Lopez, Atlantic City C.C., Northfield, N.J., 1975 T2 Brittany Lang, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 2005 T2 Morgan Pressel, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 2005 Records Lowest 72-Hole Score by an Amateur 283 Grace Park, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 285 Aree Song, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 2003 285 Paula Creamer, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass., 2004 285 Michelle Wie, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass., 2004 289 Brittany Lang, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 2005 289 Morgan Pressel, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 2005 Most Victories Champions 4 Mickey Wright (1958, 1959, 1961, 1964) 4 Betsy Rawls (1951, 1953, 1957, 1960) 3 Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1948, 1950, 1954) 3 Susie Maxwell Berning (1968, 1972, 1973) 3 Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978, 1984) 3 Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996, 2006) Consecutive Victories 2 Mickey Wright (1958, 1959) 2 Donna Caponi (1969, 1970) 2 Susie Maxwell Berning (1972, 1973) 2 Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978) 2 Betsy King (1989, 1990) 2 Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996) 2 Karrie Webb (2000, 2001) Start-to-Finish Winners (no ties) (9) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1954) Fay Crocker (1955) Mickey Wright (1958) Mary Mills (1963) Catherine Lacoste (1967) Susie Maxwell Berning (1968) Donna Caponi (1970) JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1971) Hollis Stacy (1977) Start-to-Finish Winners (with ties) (5) Mickey Wright (1964) Amy Alcott (1980) Liselotte Neumann (1988) Betsy King (1989) Annika Sorenstam (2006)
Winners of Women’s Amateur and Women’s Open (7) Patty Berg (1938 Amateur; 1946 Open) Betty Jameson (1939, 1940 Amateur; 1947 Open) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946 Amateur; 1948, 1950, 1954 Open) Louise Suggs (1947 Amateur; 1949, 1952 Open) Catherine Lacoste (1969 Amateur; 1967 Open) JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968 Amateur; 1971, 1976 Open) Juli Inkster (1980, 1981, 1982 Amateur; 1999, 2002 Open) Winner of Girls’ Junior, Women’s Amateur and Women’s Open (1) JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956 Junior; 1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968 Amateur; 1971, 1976 Open) Longest Span Between Victories 13 years Meg Mallon (1991, 2004) Longest Course Course 7,047 yards The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2011 Shortest Course 6,010 yards Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 1979 Longest Par-3 Holes 252 yards 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2010 227 yards 8th, Interlachen C.C., Edina, Minn., 2008 211 yards 13th, Newport (R.I.) C.C., 2006 211 yards 5th, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2007 Longest Par-4 Holes 459 yards 18th, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 2005 451 yards 10th, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2011 453 yards 3rd, Broadmoor G.C. (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 1995 Longest Par-5 Holes 603 yards 17th, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2011 602 yards 12th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2010 572 yards 12th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1992 Most Times Host Site 3 Atlantic City C.C., Northfield, N.J. (1948, 1965, 1975) 3 Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C. (1996, 2001, 2007) Largest 1,296 (2010) Smallest 37 (1953) Lowest Score, 9 Holes Entries Scoring U.S. Women’s Open 15 30 Pamela Wright, second nine, second round, Indianwood G. & C.C., Lake Orion, Mich., 1994 30 Juli Inkster, second nine, second round, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997 30 Raquel Carriedo, first nine, fourth round, Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan., 2002 30 a-Brittany Lincicome, second nine, first round, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass., 2004 Lowest Score, Any Round 63 Helen Alfredsson, first round, Indianwood G. & C.C., Lake Orion, Mich., 1994 64 Kelli Kuehne, first round, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 64 Lorie Kane, second round, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 64 Becky Iverson, second round, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 65 Sally Little, fourth round, Country Club of Indianapolis (Ind.), 1978 65 Judy Clark, third round, Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course), Springfield, N.J., 1985 65 Ayako Okamoto, fourth round, Indianwood G. & C.C., Lake Orion, Mich., 1989 65 Pamela Wright, second round, Indianwood G. & C.C., Lake Orion, Mich., 1994 65 Karrie Webb, third round, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997 65 Tammie Green, fourth round, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997 65 Juli Inkster, first round, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 65 Karrie Webb, second round, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2001 65 Meg Mallon, fourth round, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass., 2004 65 Song-Hee Kim, fourth round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2010 Lowest Score, First Round 63 Helen Alfredsson, Indianwood G. & C.C., Lake Orion, Mich., 1994 64 Kelli Kuehne, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 65 Juli Inkster, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999 Women’s Open
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Women’s<br />
Open<br />
14 U.S. Women’s Open<br />
Age<br />
Oldest Champion (years/months/days)<br />
43/0/6 Babe Zaharias (1954)<br />
42/0/14 Juli Inkster (2002)<br />
41/2/20 Meg Mallon (2004)<br />
Youngest Champion<br />
19/11/17 Inbee Park (2008)<br />
20/9/8 Se Ri Pak (1998)<br />
21/0/12 So Yeon Ryu (2011)<br />
Youngest Competitor<br />
10/7/21 Beverly Klass (1967)<br />
12/4/18 Alexis Thompson (2007)<br />
12/6 Marlene Hagge (1946)<br />
Youngest Qualifier<br />
12/4/18 Alexis Thompson (2007)<br />
12/11 Morgan Pressel (2001)<br />
Youngest to Make Cut<br />
13/4/13 Marlene Hagge (1947)<br />
Amateurs<br />
Most Amateurs to Start Championship<br />
57 (1958)<br />
Most Amateurs to Complete 72 Holes<br />
22 (1954)<br />
Best Finish by an Amateur<br />
1 Catherine Lacoste, Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C.<br />
(Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 1967<br />
2 Betsy Rawls, Rolling Hills C.C., Wichita, Kan., 1950<br />
2 Barbara McIntire, Northland C.C., Duluth, Minn.,<br />
1956 (lost in playoff)<br />
2 Jenny Chuasiriporn, Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, Wis.,<br />
1998 (lost in playoff)<br />
T2 Polly Riley, Starmount Forest C.C., Greensboro, N.C.,<br />
1947<br />
T2 Sally Sessions, Starmount Forest C.C., Greensboro,<br />
N.C., 1947<br />
T2 Nancy Lopez, Atlantic City C.C., Northfield, N.J., 1975<br />
T2 Brittany Lang, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village,<br />
Colo., 2005<br />
T2 Morgan Pressel, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills<br />
Village, Colo., 2005<br />
Records<br />
Lowest 72-Hole Score by an Amateur<br />
283 Grace Park, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 1999<br />
285 Aree Song, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow<br />
Course), North Plains, Ore., 2003<br />
285 Paula Creamer, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass.,<br />
2004<br />
285 Michelle Wie, Orchards G.C., South Hadley, Mass.,<br />
2004<br />
289 Brittany Lang, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village,<br />
Colo., 2005<br />
289 Morgan Pressel, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village,<br />
Colo., 2005<br />
Most Victories<br />
Champions<br />
4 Mickey Wright (1958, 1959, 1961, 1964)<br />
4 Betsy Rawls (1951, 1953, 1957, 1960)<br />
3 Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1948, 1950, 1954)<br />
3 Susie Maxwell Berning (1968, 1972, 1973)<br />
3 Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978, 1984)<br />
3 Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996, 2006)<br />
Consecutive Victories<br />
2 Mickey Wright (1958, 1959)<br />
2 Donna Caponi (1969, 1970)<br />
2 Susie Maxwell Berning (1972, 1973)<br />
2 Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978)<br />
2 Betsy King (1989, 1990)<br />
2 Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996)<br />
2 Karrie Webb (2000, 2001)<br />
Start-to-Finish Winners (no ties) (9)<br />
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1954)<br />
Fay Crocker (1955)<br />
Mickey Wright (1958)<br />
Mary Mills (1963)<br />
Catherine Lacoste (1967)<br />
Susie Maxwell Berning (1968)<br />
Donna Caponi (1970)<br />
JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1971)<br />
Hollis Stacy (1977)<br />
Start-to-Finish Winners (with ties) (5)<br />
Mickey Wright (1964)<br />
Amy Alcott (1980)<br />
Liselotte Neumann (1988)<br />
Betsy King (1989)<br />
Annika Sorenstam (2006)
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