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The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the inaugural
U.S. Senior Women's Open The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold ...
. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the
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, open to women over 50 years of age. The championship was played at the
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, from July 12 to 15 and was won by
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Venue

The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the 12th USGA Championship contested at Chicago Golf Club. The last previous championship contested here was the
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, when the U.S. team defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a single point. The club was one of the five founding members of the USGA. It was built in 1892, making it the oldest 18-hole course in the western hemisphere.


Course layout

Preliminary length is shown. The final length came to differ between each round.


Format

The walking-only tournament was played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut.


Field

The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was age 50 years or over as of July 12 and had a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The final field of 120 players included 57 players exempt through one of the exemption categories listed below, while 63 players earned their spots in the field via sectional qualifying at sites nationwide in the spring of 2018.


Exempt from qualifying

Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses () next to their names. 1. Winners of the
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(ten year exemption). *
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(5,6) * Pat Bradley (5,6) * Jerilyn Britz *
Laura Davies Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the second non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA mone ...
(5,6,10,11,12) *
Jane Geddes Jane Geddes (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional golfer. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour events overall. Geddes was the Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE. Career G ...
(5,6) * JoAnne Gunderson Carner (3,6) *
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (nee Simpson; born June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA T ...
(3,5,6,10,12,13) *
Betsy King :''Betsy King was also a childhood name for Lizzie Lloyd King.'' Betsy King (born August 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in a ...
(5,6,12) *
Murle Lindstrom Murle MacKenzie Lindstrom Breer (born January 20, 1939) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 U.S. Women's Open. She competed as Murle MacKenzie until her first marriage in 1961, then as Murle Lindstrom until her sec ...
* Lauri Merten *
Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. When she recorded her first LPGA Tour win, by claiming the 1988 U.S. Women's Open title, Neumann also became the first Swedish golfer, male or female, to win a ...
(6,11,12,13) *
Alison Nicholas Alison Nicholas (born 6 March 1962) is an English professional golfer, who won the 1997 U.S. Women's Open. Amateur career Nicholas was born in Gibraltar. She was educated at the School of St Mary and St Anne (now Abbots Bromley School for Gi ...
* Sandra Palmer (5) *
Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy (born March 16, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans ca ...
(5,6,12) *
Jan Stephenson Jan Lynn Stephenson (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends ...
(5,6) *'' Janet Alex Anderson, Kathy Baker Guadagnino,
Susie Berning Suzanne Maxwell Berning (July 22, 1941 – October 2, 2024) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964 and won four major championships and eleven LPGA Tour victories in all. She also competed under her mai ...
(5),
Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes (born January 29, 1945) is an American LPGA Tour professional golfer. She became a member of the tour in 1965 and won four major championships and 24 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. ...
(5),
Kathy Cornelius Kathy Cornelius (née McKinnon, born October 27, 1932) is an American professional golfer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Cornelius attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's ...
,
Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career H ...
(5),
Catherine Lacoste Catherine Lacoste (born 27 June 1945) is a French amateur golfer and the only player who has won the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur. Early life She was born and grew up in Paris, France, with her parents, René Lacoste and Simone de la Chaume ...
(4),
Meg Mallon Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall o ...
(5,6),
Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle Rawls (May 4, 1928 – October 21, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on LPGA Tour. She won eight women's major golf championships, major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was a member of the Worl ...
(5),
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Sheehan also ...
(5,6) and
Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright (February 14, 1935 – February 17, 2020) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She became a member of the tour in 1955 and won 82 LPGA Tour career events including 13 major champions ...
(5) did not play.'' 2. From the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score. 3. Winners of the
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who later turned professional (three year exemption). *
Laura Baugh Laura Zonetta Baugh (born May 31, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster. Early life Baugh was born in Gainesville, Florida. Her father Hale Baugh, a lawye ...
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Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill (born October 16, 1964) is an American professional golfer. Amateur and college career Cockerill was in San Jose, California. She won the U.S. Women's Amateurs in 1986 and 1987. As a non-scholarship player at UCLA, she had six ind ...
* Joanne Pacillo Foreman *
Carolyn Hill Carolyn Hill (born February 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Career Hill won the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on the 1978 U.S. Curtis Cup team. Hill won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994. Hill's win ...
*'' Jean Ashley Crawford,
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...
(5,6), Mary Lou Dill, Cindy Hill (11), Donna Horton White,
Deb Richard Deb Richard (born June 3, 1963) is an American former professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for twenty years during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Amateur career Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Ma ...
(6), Cathy Sherk and
Pearl Sinn Ji Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni (born July 17, 1967) is a Korean-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Pearl Sinn until her marriage in 2002. Sinn was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her family mo ...
did not play.'' 4. Winners of the
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who did not turn professional (five year exemption) and the 2017 runner-up. *'' Mary Budke, Martha Kirouac,
Patricia Lesser Harbottle Patricia Ann Lesser Harbottle (born August 13, 1933) is an American amateur golfer. As Pat Lesser, her wins include the 1953 Women's National Intercollegiate Golf Tournament and 1955 Women's Western Amateur. At major championships held by the LPG ...
, Barbara McIntire,
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,
Marlene Stewart Streit Marlene Stewart Streit, (born March 9, 1934) is a retired Canadian amateur golfer, and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She was born in Cereal, Alberta. She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill ...
and Carol Semple Thompson did not play.'' 5. Winners of the other LPGA majors (ten year exemption). This includes
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champions prior to 2000. *
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(6,10,11,12) * Donna Andrews (6,12) *
Nanci Bowen Nanci Bowen (born March 31, 1967, in Tifton, Georgia) is an American professional golfer. She attended the University of Georgia and her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1991. Her highlight victory on the Tour came at one of the women's majors ...
*
Tammie Green Tammie Green (born December 17, 1959) is an American professional golfer. Amateur career Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University, where she played golf and basketball. She won four collegiate events, three during her ...
(6) *
Christa Johnson Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Born in Arcata, Californ ...
(6) * Cathy Johnston-Forbes (11) *
Jenny Lidback Jenny Lidback (born 30 March 1963) is a professional golfer. Lidback was born in Lima, Peru to Swedish parents. She attended Texas Christian University and Louisiana State University. Lidback's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1989. Her only w ...
(12) *
Sally Little Sally Little (born 12 October 1951) is a South African-born professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championship, during her career. In 2016, she became the first female ...
* Alice Miller * Martha Nause (11,12) *
Nancy Scranton Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer. Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three t ...
(6) *'' Jody Rosenthal Anschutz,
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Gloria Ehret Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is an American former professional golfer. In the 1966, she won the LPGA Championship. Early life and education Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1941, and attended St. Petersburg ...
,
Shirley Englehorn Shirley Ruth Englehorn (December 12, 1940 – October 2, 2022) was an American professional golfer. Nicknamed "Dimples", she won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. Early life and amateu ...
,
Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge (née Bauer; February 16, 1934 – May 16, 2023) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won one women's major golf championships, major championship and 26 LPGA Tour career ...
, Chako Higuchi, Judy Kimball Simon,
Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 LPGA Tour, 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three women's major golf championships, major championships. ...
(6), Mary Mills, Pat O'Sullivan Lucey,
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(6),
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Kelly Robbins Kelly Robbins (born September 29, 1969) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Robbins was born ...
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Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas ...
(6),
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(6),
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and
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did not play.'' 6. The top 150 money leaders from the 2017 LPGA Tour all-time money list. * Kristi Albers * Danielle Ammaccapane *
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(12) *
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(11,12,13) * Hiromi Kobayashi * Barb Mucha (11,12) * Cindy Rarick *
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(11,12) * Kris Tschetter *''
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Dale Eggeling Karen Dale Eggeling (born April 21, 1954) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She also played under her maiden name of Dale Lundquist. Eggeling won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1980 and 1998.Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early career Okamoto was born in Akitsu, Hiroshima, now part of Higashihiroshima ...
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Kim Saiki-Maloney Kim Saiki-Maloney (born January 24, 1966) is a Japanese-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 to 2007. Saiki was born in Inglewood, California. She won the 1983 U.S. Girls' Junior. She was a college All-America at th ...
, and Val Skinner (12) did not play.'' 7. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Championship (last five years) and the top five finishers from the most recent Championship. * Jean Bartholomew (11,12) *
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(12) *
Laurie Rinker Laurie Anne Rinker (born September 28, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Amateur career Rinker was born and raised in Stuart, Florida. She attended the University of Flor ...
8. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the last five years and the current year. 9. Top five leaders of the 2017
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and 2017
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career money lists. 10. Playing members of the last five
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teams. 11. Low ten and ties from the 2017
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. *
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(12,13) 12. Top 30 points leaders from the 2016 and 2017
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Performance Points list. *
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Cindy Figg-Currier Cindy Figg-Currier (born February 23, 1960) is an American professional golfer who joined the LPGA Tour in October 1984. She was instructed by Paul Marchand and Harvey Penick. She also played under her maiden name, Cindy Figg, before her marriag ...
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Becky Iverson Becky Iverson (born October 12, 1967) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She currently works as the director of golf at The Bridges Golf Club in Madison, Wisconsin Amateur career Iverson was born in Escanaba, Michiga ...
* Marilyn Lovander * Barb Moxness 13. Winners of Legends Tour events from the last two years and the current year (36-hole minimum). 14. Winners of
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from the last two years and the 2017 runner-up. * Judith Kyrinis *
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*
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15. Winners of the 2016 and 2017
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. 16. Playing members of the two most current
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and U.S.
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teams. 17. Winner of the 2017 Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur. * Macarena Campomanes Eguiguren * Sue Wooster 18. Special exemptions granted by the USGA. *
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* Mary Jane Hiestand


Qualifiers

Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place Jun 4–20 at sites across the United States.


Results

The championship was won by 54-year-old
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,
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, with a 16 under par score of 276, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (nee Simpson; born June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA T ...
, United States. Marta Leach, United States, finished law amateur tied 10th with a 6 over par score of 298. Davies won both of the two senior ladies major championships in 2018, the U.S. Senior Women's Open and, three months later, the
Senior LPGA Championship The LPGA Legends Championship, formerly known as the Senior LPGA Championship, is a women's professional golf tournament on the Legends of the LPGA Tour and one of two tournaments forming the senior women's major golf championships. It began i ...
, completing the "senior slam".


Final leaderboard

''Sunday, July 15, 2018'' Sources:


Notes


References


External links

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U.S. Senior Women's Open The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold ...
U.S. Senior Women's Open The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold ...
U.S. Senior Women's Open The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold ...