The US Women’s Open began back in 1946, and has been played every year since, but which players have been lucky enough to win the title?
The inaugural tournament was a match play event, with the event turning into a four-day stroke play competition from 1947 onwards.
16 women are multiple-time tournament winners at the US Women’s Open, with seven of those having defending their title the year after.
However, the last woman to defend the title was Karrie Webb, who did so in 2001. Could we see Yuka Saso change that in 2025?
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US Women’s Open winners
1946: Patty Berg (Spokane)
1947: Betty Jameson (Starmount Forest)
1948: Baba Zaharias (Atlantic City)
1949: Louise Suggs (Prince George’s)
1950: Baba Zaharias (Rolling Hills)
1951: Betsy Rawls (Druid Hills)
1952: Louise Suggs (Bala)
1953: Betsy Rawls (Rochester)
1954: Babe Zaharias (Salem)
1955: Fay Crocker (Wichita)
1956: Kathy Cornelius (Northland)
1957: Betsy Rawls (Winged Foot)
1958: Mickey Wright (Forest Lake)
1959: Mickey Wright (Churchill Valley)
1960: Betsy Rawls (Worcester)
1961: Mickey Wright (Baltusrol, Lower Course)
1962: Murle Lindstrom (Dunes Golf and Beach Club)
1963: Mary Mills (Kenwood)
1964: Mickey Wright (San Diego)
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1965: Carol Mann (Atlantic City)
1966: Sandra Spuzich (Hazeltine National)
1967: Catherine Lacoste (The Homestead)
1968: Susie Berning (Moselem Springs)
1969: Donna Caponi (Scenic Hills)
1970: Donna Caponi (Muskogee)
1971: JoAnne Carner (Kahkwa Club)
1972: Susie Berning (Winged Foot)
1973: Susie Berning (Rochester)
1974: Sandra Haynie (La Grange)
1975: Sandra Palmer (Atlantic City)
1976: JoAnne Carner (Rolling Green)
1977: Hollis Stacy (Hazeltine National)
1978: Hollis Stacy (Indianapolis)
1979: Jerilyn Britz (Brooklawn)
1980: Amy Alcott (Richland)
1981: Pat Bradley (La Grange)
1982: Janet Alex (Del Paso)
1983: Jan Stephenson (Cedar Ridge)
1984: Hollis Stacy (Salem)
1985: Kathy Baker (Baltusrol)
1986: Jane Geddes (NCR)
1987: Laura Davies (Plainfield)
1988: Liselotte Neumann (Baltimore, East Course)
1989: Betsy King (Indianwood, Old Course)
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1990: Betsy King (Atlanta Athletic Club, Riverside Course)
1991: Meg Mallon (Colonial)
1992: Patty Sheehan (Oakmont)
1993: Lauri Merten (Crooked Stick)
1994: Patty Sheehan (Indianwood, Old Course)
1995: Annika Sorenstam (Broadmoor, East Course)
1996: Annika Sorenstam (Pine Needles)
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1997: Alison Nicholas (Pumpkin Ridge, Witch Hollow)
1998: Se Ri Pak (Blackwolf Run)
1999: Juli Inkster (Old Waverly)
2000: Karrie Webb (Merit Club)
2001: Karrie Webb (Pine Needles)
2002: Juli Inkster (Prairie Dunes)
2003: Hilary Lunke (Pumpkin Ridge, Witch Hollow Course)
2004: Meg Mallon (The Orchards)
2005: Birdie Kim (Cherry Hills)
2006: Annika Sorenstam (Newport)
2007: Cristie Kerr (Pine Needles)
2008: Inbee Park (Interlachen)
2009: Eun-Hee Ji (Saucon Valley)
2010: Paula Creamer (Oakmont)
2011: So Yeon Ryu (Broadmoor, East Course)
2012: Na Yeon Choi (Blackwolf Run)
2013: Inbee Park (Sebonack)
2014: Michelle Wie West (Pinehurst Resort)
2015: In Gee Chun (Lancaster)
2016: Brittany Lang (CordeValle)
2017: Park Sung-Hyun (Trump National)
2018: Ariya Jutanugarn (Shoal Creek)
2019: Jeong-Eun Lee (Charleston)
2020: A-Lim Kim (Champions)
2021: Yuka Saso (Olympic Club, Lake Course)
2022: Minjee Lee (Pine Needles)
2023: Allisen Corpuz (Pebble Beach)
2024: Yuka Saso (Lancaster Country Club)
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