The Championship
Past Champions
| 18–Hole Stroke Play (1895) | |
| 1895 (Nov.) |
Lucy Barnes Brown 132, Nellie Sargent 134 Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, N.Y. |
| 18–Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1896 – 1952) | |
| 1896 (Oct.) |
Beatrix Hoyt d. Mrs. Arthur Turnure, 2 & 1 Morris County G.C., Convent Station, N.J. Medalist –;95, Beatrix Hoyt Entries: 29 |
| 1897 (Aug.) |
Beatrix Hoyt d. Nellie Sargent, 5 & 4 Essex C.C., Manchester, Mass. Medalist –108, Beatrix Hoyt Entries: 29 |
| 1898 (Oct.) |
Beatrix Hoyt d. Maude Wetmore, 5 & 3 Ardsley Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y. Medalist –92, Beatrix Hoyt Entries: 61 |
| 1899 (Oct.) |
Ruth Underhill d. Margaret Fox, 2 & 1 Philadelphia (Pa.) C.C. (Bala Course) Medalist –97, Beatrix Hoyt Entries: 78 |
| 1900 (Aug.–Sept.) |
Frances C. Griscom d. Margaret Curtis, 6 & 5 Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G.C. Medalist –97, Beatrix Hoyt Entries: 62 |
| 1901 (Oct.) |
Genevieve Hecker d. Lucy Herron, 5 & 3 Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J. Medalists – 97, Margaret Curtis, Mary B. Adams, E.A. Manice, Lucy Herron Entries: 84 |
| 1902 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Genevieve Hecker d. Louisa A. Wells, 4 & 3 The Country Club (Original Course) Brookline, Mass. Medalists – 89, Louisa A. Wells, Margaret Curtis Entries: 96 |
| 1903 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Bessie Anthony d. J. Anna Carpenter, 7 & 6 Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill. Medalist –94, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox Entries: 64 |
| 1904 (Oct.) |
Georgianna M. Bishop d. Mrs. E.F. Sanford, 5 & 3 Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pa. Medalists – 93, Charlotte Dod, L. Vanderhoef, Harriot S. Curtis Entries: 86 |
| 1905 (Oct.) |
Pauline Mackay d. Margaret Curtis, 1 up Morris County G.C., Convent Station, N.J. Medalists – 87, Margaret Curtis, Georgianna Bishop Entries: 69 |
| 1906 (Oct.) |
Harriot S. Curtis d. Mary B. Adams, 2 & 1 Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass. Medalist –87, Pauline Mackay Entries: 75 |
| 1907 (Oct.) |
Margaret Curtis d. Harriot S. Curtis, 7 & 6 Midlothian C.C., Blue Island, Ill. Medalist –95, Margaret Curtis Entries: 87 |
| 1908 (Oct.) |
Katherine C. Harley d. Mrs. T. H. Polhemus, 6 & 5 Chevy Chase (Md.) Club Medalist –85, Harriot S. Curtis Entries: 41 |
| 1909 (Oct.) |
Dorothy I. Campbell d. Nonna Barlow, 3 & 2 Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pa. Medalists – 86, Mrs. Caleb F. (Margaret) Fox, Anita Phipps, Margaret Curtis Entries: 70 |
| 1910 (Oct.) |
Dorothy I. Campbell d. Mrs. G.M. Martin, 2 & 1 Homewood C.C., Flossmoor, Ill. Medalist –87, Dorothy I. Campbell Entries: 57 |
| 1911 (Oct.) |
Margaret Curtis d. Lillian B. Hyde, 5 & 3 Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J. Medalist –87, Mrs. R.H. (Nonna) Barlow Entries: 67 |
| 1912 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Margaret Curtis d. Nonna Barlow, 3 & 2 Essex C.C., Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass. Medalist –88, Margaret Curtis Entries: 62 |
| 1913 (Oct.) |
Gladys Ravenscroft d. Marion Hollins, 2 up Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (Original Course) Medalist –88, Gladys Ravenscroft Entries: 80 |
| 1914 (Sept.) |
Katherine Harley d. Elaine V. Rosenthal, 1 up Nassau C.C., Glen Cove, N.Y. Medalist –85, Georgianna Bishop Entries: 93 |
| 1915 (Sept.) |
Florence Vanderbeck d. Margaret Gavin, 3 & 2 Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill. Medalist –85, Mrs. C.H. (Florence) Vanderbeck Entries: 119 |
| 1916 (Oct.) |
Alexa Stirling d. Mildred Caverly, 2 & 1 Belmont Springs C.C., Waverley, Mass. Medalist –86, Dorothy Campbell Hurd Entries: 63 |
| 1917–18 |
No Championships: World War I |
| 1919 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Alexa Stirling d. Margaret Gavin, 6 & 5 Shawnee C.C., Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa. Medalists – 87, Alexa Stirling, Margaret Gavin Entries: 114 |
| 1920 (Oct.) |
Alexa Stirling d. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, 5 & 4 Mayfield C.C., Cleveland, Ohio Medalist –82, Marion Hollins Entries: 114 |
| 1921 (Oct.) |
Marion Hollins d. Alexa Stirling, 5 & 4 Hollywood G.C., Deal, N.J. Medalist –85–92, Glenna Collett Entries: 181 |
| 1922 (Sept.) |
Glenna Collett d. Margaret Gavin, 5 & 4 Greenbrier G.C., White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Medalist –81, Glenna Collett Entries: 170 |
| 1923 (Oct.) |
Edith Cummings d. Alexa Stirling, 3 & 2 Westchester C.C. (Original Course), Rye, N.Y. Medalist –84, Alexa Stirling Entries: 196 |
| 1924 (Sept.) |
Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. Mary K. Browne, 7 & 6 Rhode Island C.C., Nyatt, R.I. Medalist –79, Glenna Collett Entries: 98 |
| 1925 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Glenna Collett d. Alexa Stirling, 9 & 8 St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo. Medalist –77, Alexa Stirling Entries: 85 |
| 1926 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Helen Stetson d. Elizabeth Goss, 3 & 1 Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa. Medalist –81, Glenna Collett Entries: 134 |
| 1927 (Sept.) |
Miriam Burns Horn d. Maureen Orcutt, 5 & 4 Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y. Medalist –77, Ada MacKenzie Entries: 150 |
| 1928 (Sept.) |
Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 13 & 12 Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va. Medalist –80, Maureen Orcutt Entries: 123 |
| 1929 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Glenna Collett d. Leona Pressler, 4 & 3 Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Birmingham, Mich. Medalists – 79, Helen Hicks, Virginia Van Wie Entries: 98 |
| 1930 (Oct.) |
Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 6 & 5 Los Angeles C.C. (North Course), Beverly Hills, Calif. Medalist –79, Opal S. Hill Entries: 102 |
| 1931 (Sept.) |
Helen Hicks d. Glenna Collet Vare, 2 & 1 C.C. of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y. Medalists – 82, Maureen Orcutt, Glenna Collett Vare, Dorothy Higbie, Opal S. Hill Entries: 90 |
| 1932 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Virginia Van Wie d. Glenna Collett Vare, 10 & 8 Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass. Medalists – 77, Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie Entries: 101 |
| 1933 (Aug.–Sept.) |
Virginia Van Wie d. Helen Hicks, 4 & 3 Exmoor C.C., Highland Park, Ill. Medalist –76, Enid Wilson Entries: 120 |
| 1934 (Oct.) |
Virginia Van Wie d. Dorothy Traung, 2 & 1 Whitemarsh Valley C.C., Chestnut Hill, Pa. Medalists – 82, Leona Pressler, Lucile Robinson, Glenna Collett Vare Entries: 157 |
| 1935 (Aug.) |
Glenna Collett Vare d. Patty Berg, 3 & 2 Interlachen C.C., Hopkins, Minn. Medalist –79, Jean Bauer Entries: 94 |
| 1936 (Sept.–Oct.) |
Pamela Barton d. Maureen Orcutt, 4 & 3 Canoe Brook C.C. (South Course), Summit, N.J. Medalist –78, Estelle Lawson Page Entries: 188 |
| 1937 (Oct.) |
Estelle Lawson Page d. Patty Berg, 7 & 6 Memphis (Tenn.) C.C. Medalist –79, Estelle Lawson Entries: 136 |
| 1938 (Sept.) |
Patty Berg d. Estelle Lawson Page, 6 & 5 Westmoreland C.C., Wilmette, Ill. Medalists – 80, Dorothy Traung, Estelle Lawson Entries: 118 |
| 1939 (Aug.) |
Betty Jameson d. Dorothy Kirby, 3 & 2 Wee Burn Club, Darien, Conn. Medalist –74, Beatrice Barrett Entries: 201 |
| 1940 (Sept.) |
Betty Jameson d. Jane S. Cothran, 6 & 5 Del Monte G. & C.C. (Pebble Beach G.L.), Pebble Beach, Calif. Medalist –78, Dorothy Traung Entries: 163 |
| 1941 (Sept.) |
Elizabeth Hicks d. Helen Sigel, 5 & 3 The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. Medalists – 76, Grace Amory, Alice O. Belanger, Jean Bauer, Betty Jameson Entries: 124 |
| 1942–45 |
No Championships: World War II |
| 1946 (Sept.) |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara Sherman, 11 & 9 Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla. Medalist –152 (36), Dorothy Kirby Entries: 60 |
| 1947 (Sept.) |
Louise Suggs d. Dorothy Kirby, 2 up Franklin Hills C.C., Franklin, Mich. Medalist –78, Louise Suggs Entries: 83 |
| 1948 (Sept.) |
Grace S. Lenczyk d. Helen Sigel, 4 & 3 Del Monte G. & C.C. (Pebble Beach G.L.), Del Monte, Calif. Medalist –77, Bettye Mims White Entries: 116 |
| 1949 (Sept.) |
Dorothy Porter d. Dorothy Kielty, 3 & 2 Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa. All match play Entries: 171 |
| 1950 (Sept.) |
Beverly Hanson d. Mae Murray, 6 & 4 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake), Atlanta, Ga. All match play Entries: 110 |
| 1951 (Aug.) |
Dorothy Kirby d. Claire Doran, 2 & 1 Town & C.C., St. Paul, Minn. Medalists – 74, Carol Diringer, Barbara Romack Entries: 79 |
| 1952 (Aug.) |
Jacqueline Pung d. Shirley McFedters, 2 & 1 Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore. Medalist –76, Dorothy Kirby Entries: 159 |
| All Match Play (1953 – 1963) | |
| 1953 (Aug.) |
Mary Lena Faulk d. Polly Riley, 3 & 2 Rhode Island C.C., West Barrington, R.I. Entries: 158 |
| 1954 (Sept.) |
Barbara Romack d. Mickey Wright, 4 & 2 Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa. Entries: 151 |
| 1955 (Aug.) |
Patricia A. Lesser d. Jane Nelson, 7 & 6 Myers Park C.C., Charlotte, N.C. Entries: 112 |
| 1956 (Sept.) |
Marlene Stewart d. JoAnne Gunderson, 2 & 1 Meridian Hills C.C., Indianapolis, Ind. Entries: 116 |
| 1957 (Aug.) |
JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Casey Johnstone, 8 & 6 Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif. Entries: 100 |
| 1958 (Aug.) |
Anne Quast d. Barbara Romack, 3 & 2 Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Conn. Entries: 195 |
| 1959 (Aug.) |
Barbara McIntire d. Joanne Goodwin, 4 & 3 Congressional C.C., Washington, D.C. Entries: *128 |
| 1960 (Aug.) |
JoAnne Gunderson d. Jean Ashley, 6 & 5 Tulsa (Okla.) C.C. Entries: 109 |
| 1961 (Aug.) |
Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss, 14 & 13 Tacoma (Wash.) & G.C. Entries: 107 |
| 1962 (Aug.) |
JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Baker, 9 & 8 C.C. of Rochester, (N.Y.) Entries: *128 |
| 1963 (Aug.) |
Anne Quast Sander d. Peggy Conley, 2 & 1 Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass. Entries: *128 |
| 36–Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1964 – 1972) | |
| 1964 (Aug.) |
Barbara McIntire d. JoAnne Gunderson, 3 & 2 Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan. Medalists – 151, JoAnne Gunderson, Barbara McIntire, Polly Riley Entries: 93 |
| 1965 (Aug.) |
Jean Ashley d. Anne Quast Sander, 5 & 4 Lakewood C.C., Denver, Colo. Medalist –148, Lida Fee Matthews Entries: 88 |
| 1966 (Aug.) |
JoAnne Gunderson d. Marlene Stewart Streit, 41 holes Sewickley Heights G.C., Sewickley, Pa. Medalist –143, Shelley Hamlin Entries: 115 |
| 1967 (Aug.) |
Mary Lou Dill d. Jean Ashley, 5 & 4 Annandale G.C., Pasadena, Calif. Medalist –148, Phyllis Preuss Entries: 119 |
| 1968 (Aug.) |
JoAnne Gunderson Carner d. Anne Quast Sander, 5 & 4 Birmingham (Mich.) C.C. Medalist –143, Catherine Lacoste Entries: 110 |
| 1969 (Aug.) |
Catherine Lacoste d. Shelley Hamlin, 3 & 2 Las Colinas C.C., Irving, Texas Medalist –147, Barbara Fay White Entries: 103 |
| 1970 (Aug.) |
Martha Wilkinson d. Cynthia Hill, 3 & 2 Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Conn. Medalist –150, Martha Wilkinson Entries: 139 |
| 1971 (Aug.) |
Laura Baugh d. Beth Barry, 1 up Atlanta (Ga.) C.C. Medalists – 150, Connie Day, Jane Bastanchury Entries: 102 |
| 1972 (Aug.) |
Mary Budke d. Cynthia Hill, 5 & 4 St. Louis (Mo.) C.C. Medalist –148, Carol Sorenson Entries: 134 |
| 18–Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1973 – 1979) | |
| 1973 (Aug.) |
Carol Semple d. Anne Quast Sander, 1 up Montclair (N.J.) G.C. Medalist –74, Kaye Potter Entries: 142 |
| 1974 (Aug.) |
Cynthia Hill d. Carol Semple, 5 & 4 Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Wash. Medalist –70, Deborah Massey Entries: 121 |
| 1975 (Aug.) |
Beth Daniel d. Donna Horton, 3 & 2 Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass. Medalist –71, Nancy Roth Entries: 154 |
| 1976 (Aug.) |
Donna Horton d. Marianne Bretton, 2 & 1 Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif. Medalist –70, Beth Daniel Entries: 157 |
| 1977 (Aug.) |
Beth Daniel d. Cathy Sherk, 3 & 1 Cincinnati (Ohio) C.C. Medalist –72, Mary Lawrence Entries: 162 |
| 1978 (Aug.) |
Cathy Sherk d. Judith Oliver, 4 & 3 Sunnybrook G.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Medalist –72, Mrs. Ian (Belle) Robertson Entries: 207 |
| 1979 (Aug.) |
Carolyn Hill d. Patty Sheehan, 7 & 6 Memphis (Tenn.) C.C. Medalist –71, Kathy Baker Entries: 273 |
| 36–Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1980 – Present) | |
| 1980 (Aug.) |
Juli Simpson Inkster d. Patti Rizzo, 2 up Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan. Medalist –147, Dorothy Lasker Entries: 281 |
| 1981 (Aug.) |
Juli Simpson Inkster d. Lindy Goggin, 1 up Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore. Medalists – 147, Patti Rizzo, Heather Farr Entries: 240 |
| 1982 (Aug.) |
Juli Simpson Inkster d. Cathy Hanlon, 4 & 3 Broadmoor G.C., (South Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. Medalist –143, Penny Hammel Entries: 262 |
| 1983 (Aug.) |
Joanne Pacillo d. Sally Quinlan, 2 & 1 Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J. Medalist –147, Mary Anne Widman Entries: 259 |
| 1984 (Aug.) |
Deb Richard d. Kimberly Williams, 37 holes Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Wash. Medalist –145, Claire Waite Entries: 290 |
| 1985 (Aug.) |
Michiko Hattori d. Cheryl Stacy, 5 & 4 Fox Chapel C.C., Pittsburgh, Pa. Medalists – 151, Michiko Hattori, Cheryl Stacy Entries: 329 |
| 1986 (Aug.) |
Kay Cockerill d. Kathleen McCarthy, 9 & 7 Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif. Medalists – 148, Pearl Sinn, Michiko Hattori Entries: 387 |
| 1987 (Aug.) |
Kay Cockerill d. Tracy Kerdyk, 3 & 2 Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I. Medalists – 147, Michiko Hattori, Tracy Kerdyk Entries: 359 |
| 1988 (Aug.) |
Pearl Sinn d. Karen Noble, 6 & 5 Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn. Medalist –140, Pearl Sinn Entries: 384 |
| 1989 (Jul.–Aug.) |
Vicki Goetze d. Brandie Burton, 4 & 3 Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2) Medalist –143, Pat Hurst Entries: 376 |
| 1990 (Aug.) |
Pat Hurst d. Stephanie Davis, 37 holes Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J. Medalist –144, Vicki Goetze Entries: 384 |
| 1991 (Aug.) |
Amy Fruhwirth d. Heidi Voorhees, 5 & 4 Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan. Medalist –144, Amy Fruhwirth Entries: 391 |