Senior women's major golf championships

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Women's professional senior golf is for female players aged 45 or 50 and above. The leading women's senior tour is the U.S.-based Legends Tour, which was founded in 2000. It has established a roster of two major championships. [1] On the Legends Tour, the minimum age is 45, although with the USGA instituting the new U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2018, it chose a minimum age of 50. Also, the U.S. Senior Women's Open is played over four rounds, whereas the Senior LPGA Championship is played over three rounds. A golfer's performances can be quite variable from one round to the next, so playing an extra round increases the likelihood that the tournament will be won by leading players. [2]

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In order of foundation, the senior women's majors are:

Senior women's major winners

In 2018, the first year with two majors for senior women, Laura Davies won both, and the following year Helen Alfredsson replicated the feat. [1]

Year Senior LPGA Championship U.S. Senior Women's Open
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Morgan
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford Flag of the United States.svg Leta Lindley
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb Flag of the United States.svg Jill McGill
2021 Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson (1/2) Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson (2/2)
2018 Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (1/2) Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (2/2)
2017 Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson

By country

Senior major championship winning golfers by country
Country Senior LPGA Championship U.S. Senior Women's Open Total
Flag of England.svg  England 325
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 224
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 123
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura Davies Wins 2018 Senior LPGA Championship". LPGA. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. "Exemption Categories for U.S. Senior Women's Open". USGA. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. "First senior major for women begins Monday". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. "Statement on 2020 Senior LPGA Championship". LPGA. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.