The first U.S. Women’s Open was contested in 1946, the only match-play edition of the championship. This year marked the 79th playing of the game’s most prestigious women’s event.
Here’s a look at the past champions, scores and venues, per the USGA:
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | SITE |
| 2024 | Yuka Saso | 276 (-4) | Lancaster C.C. |
| 2023 | Allisen Corpuz | 279 (-9) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 2022 | Minjee Lee | 271 (-13) | Pine Needles Lodge & G.C. |
| 2021 | Yuka Saso | 280 (-4) | The Olympic Club (Lake Course) |
| 2020 | A Lim Kim | 281 (-3) | Champions Golf Club |
| 2019 | JeongEun Lee6 | 282 (-6) | Country Club of Charleston |
| 2018 | *Ariya Jutanugarn | 277 (-11) | Shoal Creek |
| 2017 | Sung Hyun Park | 277 (-11) | Trump National G.C. |
| 2016 | *Brittany Lang | 282 (-6) | CordeValle |
| 2015 | In Gee Chun | 272 (-8) | Lancaster C.C. |
| 2014 | Michelle Wie | 278 (-2) | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. |
| 2013 | Inbee Park | 280 (-8) | Sebonack G.C. |
| 2012 | Na Yeon Choi | 281 (-7) | Blackwolf Run |
| 2011 | *So Yeon Ryu | 281 (-3) | The Broadmoor |
| 2010 | Paula Creamer | 281 (-3) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 2009 | Eun-Hee Ji | 284 (E) | Saucon Valley C.C. |
| 2008 | Inbee Park | 283 (-9) | Interlachen C.C. |
| 2007 | Cristie Kerr | 279 (-5) | Pine Needles Lodge & G.C. |
| 2006 | *Annika Sorenstam | 284 (E) | Newport C.C. |
| 2005 | Birdie Kim | 287 (+3) | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 2004 | Meg Mallon | 274 (-10) | Orchards G.C. |
| 2003 | *Hilary Lunke | 283 (-1) | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. |
| 2002 | Juli Inkster | 276 (-4) | Prairie Dunes C.C. |
| 2001 | Karrie Webb | 273 (-7) | Pine Needles Lodge & G.C. |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb | 282 (-6) | The Merit Club |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | 272 (-16) | Old Waverly G.C. |
| 1998 | *Se Ri Pak | 290 (+6) | Blackwolf Run |
| 1997 | Alison Nicholas | 274 (-10) | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. |
| 1996 | Annika Sorenstam | 272 (-8) | Pine Needles Lodge & G.C. |
| 1995 | Annika Sorenstam | 278 (-2) | The Broadmoor |
| 1994 | Patty Sheehan | 277 (-7) | Indianwood Golf & C.C. |
| 1993 | Lauri Merten | 280 (-8) | Crooked Stick G.C. |
| 1992 | *Patty Sheehan | 280 (-4) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1991 | Meg Mallon | 283 (-1) | Colonial C.C. |
| 1990 | Betsy King | 284 (-4) | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 1989 | Betsy King | 278 (-6) | Indianwood Golf & C.C. |
| 1988 | Liselotte Neumann | 277 (-7) | Baltimore C.C. |
| 1987 | *Laura Davies | 285 (-3) | Plainfield C.C. |
| 1986 | Jane Geddes | 287 (-1) | NCR C.C. |
| 1985 | Kathy (Baker) Guadagnino | 280 (-8) | Baltusrol G.C. |
| 1984 | Hollis Stacy | 290 (+2) | Salem C.C. |
| 1983 | Jan Stephenson | 290 (+6) | Cedar Ridge C.C. |
| 1982 | Janet Alex | 283 (-5) | Del Paso C.C. |
| 1981 | Pat Bradley | 279 (-9) | LaGrange C.C. |
| 1980 | Amy Alcott | 280 (-4) | Richland C.C. |
| 1979 | Jerilyn Britz | 284 (E) | Brooklawn C.C. |
| 1978 | Hollis Stacy | 289 (+5) | Country Club of Indianapolis |
| 1977 | Hollis Stacy | 292 (+4) | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 1976 | *JoAnne Gunderson Carner | 292 (+8) | Rolling Green G.C. |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | 295 (+7) | Atlantic City C.C. |
| 1974 | Sandra Haynie | 295 (+7) | LaGrange C.C. |
| 1973 | Susie Maxwell Berning | 290 (+2) | Country Club of Rochester |
| 1972 | Susie Maxwell Berning | 299 (+11) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1971 | JoAnne Gunderson Carner | 288 (E) | Kahkwa Club |
| 1970 | Donna Caponi | 287 (+3) | Muskogee C.C. |
| 1969 | Donna Caponi | 294 (+2) | Scenic Hills C.C. |
| 1968 | Susie Maxwell Berning | 289 (+5) | Moselem Springs G.C. |
| 1967 | Catherine Lacoste (a) | 294 (+10) | Virginia Hot Springs Golf & T.C. |
| 1966 | Sandra Spuzich | 297 (+9) | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 1965 | Carol Mann | 290 (+2) | Atlantic City C.C. |
| 1964 | *Mickey Wright | 290 (-2) | San Diego C.C. |
| 1963 | Mary Mills | 289 (-3) | Kenwood C.C. |
| 1962 | Murle Lindstrom | 301 (+13) | Dunes Golf & C.C. |
| 1961 | Mickey Wright | 293 (+5) | Baltusrol G.C. |
| 1960 | Betsy Rawls | 292 (+4) | Worcester C.C. |
| 1959 | Mickey Wright | 287 (+7) | Churchill Valley C.C. |
| 1958 | Mickey Wright | 290 (-2) | Forest Lake C.C. |
| 1957 | Betsy Rawls | 299 (+7) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1956 | *Kathy Cornelius | 302 (+7) | Northand C.C. |
| 1955 | Fay Crocker | 299 (+11) | Wichita C.C. |
| 1954 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 291 (+3) | Salem C.C. |
| 1953 | *Betsy Rawls | 302 (+6) | Country Club of Rochester |
| 1952 | Louise Suggs | 284 (+8) | Bala G.C. |
| 1951 | Betsy Rawls | 293 (+5) | Druid Hills G.C. |
| 1950 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 291 (-9) | Rolling Hills C.C. |
| 1949 | Louise Suggs | 291 (-9) | Prince Georges Golf & C.C. |
| 1948 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 300 (E) | Atlantic City C.C. |
| 1947 | Betty Jameson | 295 (-9) | Starmount Forest C.C. |
| 1946 | Patty Berg | 5 and 4 | Spokane C.C. |