2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open

The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open and was the 14th championship run by the United States Golf Association. It was open to women whose 50th birthday fell on or before the first day of competition and held a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The championship was played at the Chicago Golf Club from July 12 to 15.[1]

2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 12–15, 2018
LocationWheaton, Illinois, U.S.
41.849°N 88.116°W / 41.849; -88.116
Course(s)Chicago Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Statistics
Par73
Field120 players, 55 after cut
Cut158 (+12)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
Laura Davies
276 (−16)
Location Map
Chicago GC
Location in the United States
Chicago GC
Location in Illinois

The championship was won by Laura Davies with a score of 276, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Juli Inkster.

Venue

The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the 12th USGA Championship contested at Chicago Golf Club. The last championship contested here was the 2005 Walker Cup, when the U.S. team defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a single point. The course is 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.

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Valley374410Short1363
2Road445511Dogleg3544
3Biarittz167312Punchbowl4645
4Long478513Eden1483
5Leven325414Cape3474
6Pope's Nose320415Ginger Beer3214
7Redan153316Raynor's Prize5175
8Narrows346417Double Plateau3734
9Pond389418Home4255
Out2,99736In3,08537
Total6,08273

[2]

Field

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

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.[3]

1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open (ten year exemption).

Amy Alcott (5,6), Pat Bradley (5,6), Jerilyn Britz, Laura Davies (5,6,10,11,12), Jane Geddes (5,6), JoAnne Gunderson Carner (3,6), Juli Inkster (3,5,6,10,12,13), Betsy King (5,6,12), Murle Lindstrom, Lauri Merten, Liselotte Neumann (6,11,12,13), Alison Nicholas, Sandra Palmer (5), Hollis Stacy (5,6,12), Jan Stephenson (5,6)

2. From the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score.

3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who later turned professional (one year exemption).

Laura Baugh, Kay Cockerill, Joanne Pacillo Foreman, Carolyn Hill

4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who did not turn professional (five year exemption) and the 2017 runner-up.

5. Winners of the other LPGA majors (ten year exemption). This includes Canadian Women's Open champions prior to 2000.

Helen Alfredsson (6,10,11,12), Donna Andrews (6,12), Nanci Bowen, Tammie Green (6), Christa Johnson (6), Cathy Johnston-Forbes (11), Jenny Lidback (12) , Sally Little, Alice Miller, Martha Nause (11,12), Nancy Scranton (6)

6. The top 150 money leaders from the 2017 LPGA Tour all-time money list.

Kristi Albers, Danielle Ammaccapane, Judy Dickinson, Rosie Jones (12), Lorie Kane (11,12,13), Hiromi Kobayashi, Barb Mucha (11,12), Cindy Rarick, Michele Redman (11,12), Kris Tschetter

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), Lisa Grimes (12), Laurie Rinker

8. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the last five years and the current year.

9. Top five leaders of the 2017 Ladies European Tour and 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour career money lists.

10. Playing members of the last five Solheim Cup teams.

11. Low ten and ties from the 2017 Senior LPGA Championship.

Trish Johnson (12,13)

12. Top 30 points leaders from the 2016 and 2017 Legends Tour Performance Points list.

Jane Crafter, Alicia Dibos, Cindy Figg-Currier, Becky Iverson, 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 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur from the last two years and the 2017 runner-up.

Judith Kyrinis, Ellen Port, Terrill Samuel

15. Winners of the 2016 and 2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.

16. Playing members of the two most current Curtis Cup and U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy 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.

Jane Blalock, Mary Jane Hiestand[4]

Qualifiers

Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place June 4–20 at sites across the United States.[3]

June 4 at Alta Mesa Golf Club, Mesa, Arizona

Lori Atsedes
Anne Marie Palli
Yuko Saito
Liz Waynick (a)

June 4 at Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California

Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a)
Kathy Kurata (a)
Cindy McConnell (a)
Evelyn Orley (a)
MK Thanos-Zordani (a)

June 5 at Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia

Margaret Leef (a)
Brenda Pictor (a)

June 6 at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina

Sally Austin
Suzy Green-Roebuck
Luanne Cherney

June 6 at Springfield Golf & Country Club, Springfield, Virginia

Joy Bonhurst
Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
Amy Ellertson (a) - did not play

June 12 at Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, California

Tina Barker (a)
Dana Dormann
Kathryn Imrie
Suzy Whaley
Julie Wirth (a)

June 12 at Commonground Golf Course, Aurora, Colorado

Sherry Andonian-Smith
Patricia Beliard
Marilyn Hardy (a)
Janet Moore (a)

June 12 at Bent Creek Golf Club, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Leigh Klasse (a)
Susan West (a)

June 12 at Whippoorwill Club, Armonk, New York

Angela Aulenti
Dana Bates
CJ Reeves
Maggie Will

June 14 at Ferncroft Country Club, Middleton, Massachusetts

Helene Chartrand (a)
Catherine Panton-Lewis
Laura Shanahan Rowe

June 14 at Fairwood Golf & Country Club, Renton, Washington

Patricia Ehrhart (a)
Debby King
Lara Tennant (a)

June 18 at LPGA International (Jones Course), Daytona Beach, Florida

Barb Bunkowsky
Laura Carson (a)
Laurel Kean
Therese Quinn (a)
Nancy Taylor

June 18 at Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois

Elaine Crosby
Annette Deluca
Jamie Fischer
Eriko Gejo
Maureen Sheehan (a)
Kaori Shimura

June 18 at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

Missie Berteotti
Marlene Davis
Cheryl Fox
Martha Leach (a)

June 18 at Northampton Country Club, Easton, Pennsylvania

Debby Murphy
Janie Sirmons
Marie-Therese Torti (a)
Holly Vaughn

June 18 at Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas

Laurie Brower
Lisa Depaulo
Susie Kirk
Kelley Nittoli (a)
Loretta Young

June 20 at Richland Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee

Sue Ginter
Suzanne Strudwick

Final round

Sunday, July 15, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Laura Davies England71-71-66-68=276−16
2Juli Inkster United States73-72-68-73=286−6
3Trish Johnson England71-71-73-73=288−4
4Danielle Ammaccapane United States75-71-71-74=291−1
5Yuko Saito Japan76-71-73-74=294+2
T6Helen Alfredsson Sweden72-79-73-71=295+3
Liselotte Neumann Sweden71-76-76-72=295
T8Tammie Green Parker United States76-75-79-67=297+5
Rosie Jones United States77-73-71-76=297
T10Suzy Green-Roebuck United States75-75-74-74=298+6
Martha Leach (a) United States78-75-72-73=298

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