This article lists all the women (138) who have won past and present major championships on the LPGA Tour. [1] They are listed in order of the number of victories. The list is updated through 2024 Chevron Championship.
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 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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 |
Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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