This article lists all 140 women who have won major championships on the LPGA Tour, both past and present. [1] They are listed in order of the number of victories, with updates reflecting the 2024 season.
^ Saso played under the Philippines flag for her first U.S. Open win.
Country | Chevron | Women's PGA | U.S. Open | British Open | Evian | du Maurier | Titleholders | Western Open | Total |
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United States | 24 | 42 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 207 |
South Korea | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Sweden | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Australia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Taiwan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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