The U.S. Women’s Open celebrates its 80th championship this year at Erin Hills in Wisconsin from May 29 to June 1. Golf’s premier women’s event has come a long way since its 1946 debut, which stands as the only match-play format in the tournament’s storied history.
Looking back at the championship’s rich legacy, here’s the complete list of winners who’ve etched their names into golf history:
U.S. Women’s Open Champions
1946: Patty Berg (match play), Prairie du Chien, Wis.
1947: Betty Jameson, 295, Starmount Forest, Greensboro, N.C.
1948: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, 300, Atlantic City CC, Northfield, N.J.
1949: Louise Suggs, 291, Prince George’s CC, Landover, Md.
1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, 287, Rolling Hills CC, Salem, Mass.
1951: *Betty Jameson, 295, Druid Hills GC, Atlanta
1952: *Louise Suggs, 284, Bala GC, Philadelphia
1953: Betsy Rawls, 293, Country Club of Rochester, N.Y.
1954: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, 291, Salem CC, Peabody, Mass.
1955: Fay Crocker, 299, Wichita CC, Wichita, Kan.
1956: Kathy Cornelius, 290, Northland CC, Duluth, Minn.
1957: Betsy Rawls, 299, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1958: *Mickey Wright, 290, Forest Lake CC, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
1959: Mickey Wright, 287, Churchill Valley CC, Pittsburgh
1960: Betsy Rawls, 292, Worcester CC, Worcester, Mass.
1961: *Mickey Wright, 293, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, N.J.
1962: *Murle Lindstrom, 301, Myrtle Beach GC, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
1963: Mary Mills, 289, Kenwood CC, Cincinnati
1964: Mickey Wright, 290, San Diego CC, Chula Vista, Calif.
1965: Carol Mann, 290, Atlantic City CC, Northfield, N.J.
1966: *Sandra Spuzich, 297, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minn.
1967: Catherine Lacoste (a), 294, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.
1968: Susie Maxwell Berning, 289, Moselem Springs G&CC, Fleetwood, Pa.
1969: Donna Caponi, 294, Scenic Hills CC, Pensacola, Fla.
1970: Donna Caponi, 287, Muskogee CC, Muskogee, Okla.
1971: *JoAnne Carner, 302, Kahkwa Club, Erie, Pa.
1972: Susie Maxwell Berning, 289, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1973: Susie Maxwell Berning, 289, Country Club of Rochester, N.Y.
1974: Sandra Haynie, 295, La Grange CC, La Grange, Ill.
1975: Sandra Palmer, 295, Atlantic City CC, Northfield, N.J.
1976: JoAnne Carner, 292, Rolling Green GC, Springfield, Pa.
1977: Hollis Stacy, 292, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minn.
1978: Hollis Stacy, 289, Country Club of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
1979: Jerilyn Britz, 284, Brooklawn CC, Fairfield, Conn.
1980: *Amy Alcott, 280, Richland CC, Nashville, Tenn.
1981: *Pat Bradley, 279, La Grange CC, La Grange, Ill.
1982: *Janet Alex, 284, Del Paso CC, Sacramento, Calif.
1983: Jan Stephenson, 290, Cedar Ridge CC, Tulsa, Okla.
1984: Hollis Stacy, 278, Salem CC, Peabody, Mass.
1985: Kathy Baker, 280, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, N.J.
1986: Jane Geddes, 287, NCR CC, Kettering, Ohio
1987: Laura Davies, 279, Plainfield CC, Edison, N.J.
1988: Liselotte Neumann, 277, Baltimore CC, Lutherville, Md.
1989: Betsy King, 278, Lake Orion GC, Lake Orion, Mich.
1990: Betsy King, 284, Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Ga.
1991: *Meg Mallon, 283, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas
1992: Patty Sheehan, 280, Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa.
1993: Lauri Merten, 280, Crooked Stick GC, Carmel, Ind.
1994: *Patty Sheehan, 277, Indianwood G&CC, Lake Orion, Mich.
1995: Annika Sorenstam, 278, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1996: Annika Sorenstam, 272, Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, N.C.
1997: Alison Nicholas, 274, Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, Ore.
1998: Se Ri Pak, 290, Blackwolf Run GC, Kohler, Wis.
1999: Juli Inkster, 272, Old Waverly GC, West Point, Miss.
2000: Karrie Webb, 282, The Merit Club, Gurnee, Ill.
2001: Karrie Webb, 273, Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, N.C.
2002: Juli Inkster, 276, Prairie Dunes CC, Hutchinson, Kan.
2003: Hilary Lunke, 281, Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, Ore.
2004: Meg Mallon, 281, Orchards GC, South Hadley, Mass.
2005: Birdie Kim, 287, Cherry Hills CC, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
2006: Annika Sorenstam, 277, Newport CC, Newport, R.I.
2007: *Cristie Kerr, 285, Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, N.C.
2008: Inbee Park, 283, Interlachen CC, Edina, Minn.
2009: Eun-Hee Ji, 276, Saucon Valley CC, Bethlehem, Pa.
2010: Paula Creamer, 273, Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa.
2011: So Yeon Ryu, 281, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2012: Na Yeon Choi, 281, Blackwolf Run GC, Kohler, Wis.
2013: Inbee Park, 280, Sebonack GC, Southampton, N.Y.
2014: Michelle Wie, 278, Pinehurst No. 2, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
2015: In Gee Chun, 272, Lancaster CC, Lancaster, Pa.
2016: Brittany Lang, 282, CordeValle, San Martin, Calif.
2017: Sung Hyun Park, 273, Trump National GC, Bedminster, N.J.
2018: Ariya Jutanugarn, 281, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala.
2019: Jeongeun Lee6, 278, Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
2020: A Lim Kim, 283, Champions GC, Houston
2021: Yuka Saso, 280, The Olympic Club, San Francisco
2022: Minjee Lee, 271, Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, N.C.
2023: Allisen Corpuz, 279, Pebble Beach GL, Pebble Beach, Calif.
