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The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the
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. The newest USGA championship, it is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. It is part of the Legends of the LPGA Tour. The inaugural championship was held in 2018 at the
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. The U.S. Senior Women's Open and the
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are considered to constitute the
senior women's major golf championships Women's professional senior golf is for female players aged 45 or 50 and above. The leading women's senior tour is the U.S.-based Legends Tour, which was founded in 2000. It has established a roster of two major championships. On the Legends Tour, ...
. The eligibility for the Senior LPGA Championship and the Legends of the LPGA Tour are for female golfers age 45 and older, why not all Senior LPGA Championship players are eligible for the U.S. Senior Women's Open. The field for the tournament is 120 players and is filled with professionals and amateurs with exemptions and sectional qualifying status. The tournament is 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut. Winners gain an exemption into the following year's
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.


Eligibility

The following players are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Senior Women's Open, provided they are 50 years old. Senior amateur categories require players to still be amateurs. For the first three editions of the tournament, golfers eligible in categories with an upper age limit, were eligible regardless of that. *Winners of the U.S. Senior Women's Open who have not yet reached their 66th birthdays on or before the final day of the championship or winners in the past ten years, regardless of age *The top 20 (and ties) from the previous year's U.S. Senior Women's Open *The low amateur from the previous year's U.S. Senior Women's Open * Winners of the
U.S. Women's Open The U.S. Women's Open, one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, W ...
to 59 years of age * From the two most recent U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score * Finalist in the U.S. Women's Amateur the previous year * Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur (if turned professional a three-year exemption and if remained amateur a five-year exemption) * Winners of the women's majors to 59 years of age – Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open Championship (2001-), KPMG Women's PGA Championship,
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(2013-) and
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(1979 - 2000) * Winner and runner-up of the previous U.S. Senior Women's Amateur * The winner of the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur the last two years * Winner of the past two U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur * Members of either two of the two more recent
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teams * Members of the two most recent U.S.
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teams * Playing members of the five most recent
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teams * Top 30 players from the previous year's final
Legends Tour The Legends of the LPGA, formerly known as the Women's Senior Golf Tour (2000–2005) and the Legends Tour (2006–2021), is a professional golf tour for women aged 45 and older. It is based in the United States and is the official senior tour of t ...
money list * Top 10 money leaders of all-time Legends Tour earnings * Top 15 money leaders on the current Legends Tour money list * Winners of Legends Tour events, excluding team events, in the last two years and current year * Top 75 LPGA Tour money leaders all-time * Winners of
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50 to 52 years of age * Winners of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Championship in the past five years and the second-place finisher in the most recent edition * Winners of LPGA Tour events, in the current and last five years * Top five money leaders from the previous year's final Ladies European Tour and
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career money lists * Winners of the most current Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur and Canadian Senior Women's Amateur championships * Special exemptions


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