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About the U.S. Women's Open: The U.S. Women's Open, conducted by the United States Golf Association, has been held every year since 1946. The first tournament was played at match play, but in every other year the format has been stroke play.

2008 Tournament
• When: June 26-29
• Where: Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn.

2007 Recap
Cristie Kerr shot a final-round 70 to finish at 5-under 279 for the victory. It was the first major championship win for Kerr, and the 10th win of her LPGA career. Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park finished tied for second, two strokes behind.

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U.S. Women's Open Records:
  • Low round: 63 — Helen Alfredsson, first round, 1994
  • Low total: 272 - Annika Sorenstam, 1996; Juli Inkster, 1999
More U.S. Women's Open Records
U.S. Women's Open Golf Courses:
Recent Sites
  • 2007 - Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C.
  • 2006 - Newport Country Club, Newport, R.I.
  • 2005 - Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
  • 2004 - Orchards Golf Club, South Hadley, Mass.
  • 2003 - Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Witch Hollow Course, North Plains, Ore.
Full List of U.S. Women's Open Golf Courses

Future Sites

  • 2008 - Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn.
  • 2009 - Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • 2010 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
  • 2011 - The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Women's Open Trivia and Notes:
  • The U.S. Women's Open is the only USGA championship that was started by another organization. The Women's Professional Golf Association, a precursor to the LPGA, founded the Women's Open in 1946. The USGA took over the tournament in 1953.

  • The purse for the first Women's Open totaled $19,700. According to the USGA, that sum was raised by the Spokane (Wash.) Athletic Round Table through that organization's slot machine proceeds.

  • Patty Berg defeated Betty Jameson, 5-and-4, in the 36-hole championship match of the first U.S. Women's Open in 1946, which is also the only time match play has been the format.
  • Betsy Rawls was the first four-time winner of the U.S. Women's Open, and Mickey Wright the only other four-time winner.

  • The U.S. Women's Open was first televised in 1965, when only the final round was shown.

  • Nancy Lopez finished second as an amateur in 1975, but never won this tournament.

  • Fourteen golfers have won the U.S. Women's Open to record their first recognized LPGA Tour victory. Those include Donna Caponi (1969), Laura Davies (1987) and Annika Sorenstam (1995).
  • In 2007, Alexis Thompson became the youngest golfer to make it through qualifying and into the U.S. Women's Open, at 12 years, 4 months. But the youngest player in the field was Beverly Klass, who was just 10 1/2 years old when she played in 1967 (there was no qualifying at that time).
    • U.S. Women's Open - Past Champions:
    2007 - Cristie Kerr
    2006 - Annika Sorenstam
    2005 - Birdie Kim
    2004 - Meg Mallon
    2003 - Hillary Lunke
    Full List of U.S. Women's Open Winners
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