U.S. Women's Open
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Bedminster, New Jersey in 2017 |
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| Established | 1946, 71 years ago |
| Course(s) | Trump National Golf Club in 2017 |
| Organized by | USGA (since 1953) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $5.0 million in 2017 |
| Month played | July in 2017 |
| Aggregate | 272 Annika Sörenstam (1996) 272 Juli Inkster (1999) 272 Chun In-gee (2015) |
| To par | –16 Juli Inkster (1999) |
 Brittany Lang
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 2017 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the ANA Inspiration, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship.
Established 71 years ago in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open is the only event to have been recognized as a major by the LPGA since the group's founding in 1950. Originally operated by the Women's Professional Golfers Association (WPGA) for its first three years and the LPGA for the next four, it became a USGA event in 1953. Usually held in early July, the U.S. Women's Open is the third major of the LPGA season and has the highest purse in women's golf, at $4.5 million in 2015.
Unlike the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women's Open is not globally recognized as a major championship. The Ladies European Tour does not sanction any of the three majors held in the United States, and the LPGA of Japan Tour has its own set of majors. The significance of this is limited, as the LPGA Tour is the dominant tour in women's golf.
In 2007, international players outnumbered Americans for the first time. The 2008 tournament was won by 19-year-old South Korean Inbee Park, who became the event's youngest winner ever.
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