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, held July 23–27 at

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, a suburb northeast of

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. The champion was

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, the winner of an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up

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, 72 to 74.USGA
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s, and

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s, this was the first U.S. Women's Open and women's major at Oakmont. The course was set at , at the time, the second-longest in U.S. Women's Open history. The championship returned to Oakmont in

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, won by

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. This was the first U.S. Women's Open for

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, then a 21-year-old

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; she made the cut on the number at 151 (+9) and finished with 308 (+24), tied for 64th. This championship coincided with the opening weekend of the

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 23, 1992''
''Friday, July 24, 1992'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 24, 1992''
''Saturday, July 25, 1992'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 25, 1992'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 26, 1992'' Source:

Playoff

''Monday, July 27, 1992''

Scorecard

Source:

References

External links

Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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