U.S. Women's Open Scoring Records
The U.S. Women's Open is the biggest tournament in women's golf and on the LPGA Tour every year. Which golfers have gone low? Let's take a look at the U.S. Women's Open scoring records for 72 holes, 18 holes and nine holes, plus lowest total scores in relation to par.
Lowest Score, 72 Holes
The current tournament record for lowest winning score is 271, and it was set in 2022. Here is the list of U.S. Women's Open 72-hole scoring bests:- 271 — Minjee Lee (67-66-67-71), Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C., 2022
- 272 — Annika Sorenstam (70-67-69-66), Pine Needles, Southern Pines, N.C., 1996
- 272 — Juli Inkster (65-69-67-71), Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, Miss., 1999
- 272 — In Gee Chun (68-70-68-66), Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club, 2015
- 273 — Karrie Webb (70-65-69-69), Pine Needles, Southern Pines, N.C., 2001
- 274 — Alison Nicholas (70-66-67-71), Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997
- 274 — Meg Mallon (73-69-67-65), Orchards Golf Club, South Hadley, Mass., 2004
Most Strokes Under Par, 72 Holes
When Juli Inkster tied Sorenstam's 72-hole stroke total, the tournament record of the time, in winning the 1999 USWO, she also smashed the tournament's record for lowest under-par score. Inkster lowered the previous record by six strokes.- 16-under — Juli Inkster, Old Waverly, West Point, Miss., 1999
- 13-under — Minjee Lee, Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C., 2022
- 11-under — Sherri Turner, Old Waverly, West Point, Miss., 1999
- 11-under — Sung Hyun Park, Trump National Golf Club (Old Course), Bedminster, N.J., 2017
- 11-under — Ariya Jutanugarn, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2018
- 11-under — Hyo-Joo Kim, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2018
- 10-under — Alison Nicholas, Pumpkin Ridge (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997
- 10-under — Meg Mallon, Orchards, South Hadley, Mass., 2004
Lowest Score, 18 Holes
In U.S. Women's Open history, there have been only eight rounds under 65 and just one below 64. This record has stood unmatched since 1994, when Helen Alfredsson set the current record of 63. For more, including the rest of the lowest rounds in tournament history plus the progression of the USWO's 18-hole record, see Lowest Rounds in the U.S. Women's Open.
Lowest Score, 9 Holes
In USWO history, only one golfer has played a front nine or back nine in fewer than 30 strokes.- 29 — Chella Choi, first nine, third round, Lancaster (Pa.) CC, 2015
- 30 — Pamela Wright, second nine, second round, Indianwood, Lake Orion, Mich., 1994
- 30 — Juli Inkster, second nine, second round, Pumpkin Ridge (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 1997
- 30 — Raquel Carriedo, first nine, fourth round, Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan., 2002
- 30 — Brittany Lincicome (a), second nine, first round, Orchards, South Hadley, Mass., 2004
- 30 — Jodi Ewart Shadoff, first nine, first round, Sebonack Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y., 2013
- 30 — Sei Young Kim, first nine, second round, Lancaster (Pa.) CC, 2015
- 30 — Sung Hyun Park, second nine, third round, Trump National (Old Course), Bedminster, N.J., 2017
- 30 — Mina Harigae, first nine, first round, Pine Needles, Southern Pines, N.C., 2022
- 30 — Ingrid Lindblad (a), second nine, first round, Pine Needles, Southern Pines, N.C., 2022
- 30 — Hye-Jin Choi, first nine, second round, Pine Needles, Southern Pines, N.C., 2022
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