Every Hole-in-One In U.S. Women's Open History
More than 30 holes-in-one have been made in the history of the U.S. Women's Open, the biggest tournament in women's golf and one that dates to 1946. Below is the full list, but first we'll answer the questions of who made the first one and whether anyone has made two aces in the USWO.
The Very First U.S. Women's Open Ace
Who made the first hole-in-one in U.S. Women's Open history? That was an amateur golfer named Martha Cowden, who holed-out on the No. 4 hole at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta in 1951. That was so long ago in the tournament's history that it wasn't even a USGA event yet. The LPGA ran the U.S. Women's Open at that time.
Has Any Golfer Made More than One USWO Ace?
Yes, there are two golfers with two aces in U.S. Women's Open play. The first is another amateur, Nancy Porter. Porter first scored a hole-in-one during the 1972 event at Winged Foot, then made a second ace during the 1976 U.S. Women's Open. Porter's mother, Dorothy Porter, was the 1946 U.S. Women's Amateur champion and the 1974 USGA Senior Women's champ.The second, so far, multiple-acer in the USWO is Lee Lopez. Lopez made holes-in-one in back-to-back years, both times in the third round. Her aces happened in the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Women's Opens.
The List of U.S. Women's Open Holes-in-One
Here are all the aces in tournament history:
- a-Martha Cowden, 4th hole, Druid Hills G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 1951
- Patty Berg, 7th hole, Churchill Valley C.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1959
- Gerda Whalen, 7th hole, Scenic Hills C.C., Pensacola, Fla., 1969
- a-Nancy Porter, 6th hole, Winged Foot G.C. (East Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1972
- a-Nancy Porter, 16th hole, Rolling Green G.C., Springfield, Pa., 1976
- a-Amy Geithner, 14th hole, La Grange (Ill.) C.C., 1981
- Julie Stanger, 17th hole, La Grange (Ill.) C.C., 1981
- Pat Bradley, 6th hole, Cedar Ridge C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1983
- Susan Fromuth, 15th hole, Cedar Ridge C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1983
- Jane Lock, 15th hole, Cedar Ridge C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1983
- a-Joan Ellis, 15th hole, Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass., 1984
- a-Sarah Dekraay, 8th hole, NCR C.C., Kettering, Ohio, 1986
- Kristi Albers, 4th hole, Baltimore (Md.) C.C. (Five Farms, East Course), 1988
- Susan Sanders, 4th hole, Colonial C.C., Fort Worth, Texas, 1991
- Susie Redman, 15th hole, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997
- Helen Alfredsson, 8th hole, Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, Wis., 1998
- Clarissa Childs, 8th hole, Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, Wis., 1998
- Brandie Burton, 13th hole, Blackwolf Run G.C., Kohler, Wis., 1998
- Tracy Hanson, 12th hole, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 2003
- Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, 12th hole, Interlachen C.C., Edina, Minn., 2008
- a-Sun Gyoung Park, 6th hole, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2010
- Giulia Sergas, 15th hole, Pinehurst R. & C.C. (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C., 2014
- Lee Lopez, 6th hole, third round, Lancaster (Pa.) C.C., 2015
- Hee Young Park, 168-yard 16th hole, second round, CordeValle, San Martin, Calif., 2016
- Lee Lopez, 202-yard 12th hole, third round, CordeValle, San Martin, Calif., 2016
- Jacqui Concolino, 171-yard 4th hole, second round, Trump National G.C. (Old Course), Bedminster, N.J., 2017
- Catriona Matthew, 154-yard 5th hole, second round, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2018
- Lydia Ko, 169-yard 11th hole, fourth round, Country Club of Charleston, S.C., 2019
- Yu Jin Sung, 169-yard 4th hole, first round, Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course, Houston, Texas, 2020
- Amy Olson, 139-yard 16th hole, first round, Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course), Houston, Texas, 2020
- Chella Choi, 180-yard 12th hole, third round, Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course), Houston, Texas, 2020
- Jennifer Kupcho, 134-yard 13th hole, second round, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 2021
- In Gee Chun, 154-yard fifth hole, fourth round, Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, 2023
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