Aug. 20-23, 2026, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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HISTORY – This is the 8th U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship. The USGA announced the establishment of the championship on Feb. 6, 2015.
In 2018, World Golf Hall of Famer Laura Davies, of England, posted a 10-stroke victory over Juli Inkster en route to winning the inaugural title at historic Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill. Helen Alfredsson, of Sweden, took home the trophy the following year at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., before the championship was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, produced a wire-to-wire victory in her first year of eligibility at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn.
Jill McGill became the first American to win the championship in 2022. Her one-stroke triumph at NCR Club in Kettering, Ohio, was her third USGA title. In 2024 at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore., Trish Johnson claimed the title by a single stroke over Leta Lindley, who finished runner-up for the second consecutive time. Lindley, an LPGA Tour winner, then broke through in 2024 to win the 6th U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pa. Becky Morgan became the first player from Wales to win a USGA championship with her dominant six-stroke victory last August at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.
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WHO’S HERE – Among the 120 golfers in the 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open field, there are:
U.S. Senior Women’s Open champions (5): Helen Alfredsson (2019), Trish Johnson (2023), Leta Lindley (2024), Becky Morgan (2025), Annika Sorenstam (2021)
U.S. Senior Women’s Open runners-up (4): Juli Inkster (2018, ’19. ’25), Trish Johnson (2019), Leta Lindley (2022, ’23), Liselotte Neumann (2021)
U.S. Women’s Open champions (7): Amy Alcott (1980), Jane Geddes (1986), Juli Inkster (1999, 2002), Liselotte Neumann (1988), Annika Sorenstam (1995, ’96, 2006), Hollis Stacy (1977, ’78, ’84), Karrie Webb (2000, ‘01)
U.S. Women’s Open runners-up (6): Donna Andrews (1993), Tammie Green (1994), Pat Hurst (2006), Juli Inkster (1992), Annika Sorenstam (2002, ’04), Hollis Stacy (1980)
U.S. Women’s Amateur champions (4): Silvia Cavalleri (1997), Pat Hurst (1990), Juli Inkster (1980, ’81, ’82), Wendy Ward (1994)
U.S. Women’s Amateur runners-up (2): Brandie Burton (1989), Annika Sorenstam (1992)
U.S. Girls’ Junior champions (5): Amy Alcott (1973), Brandie Burton (1989), Pat Hurst (1986), Michelle McGann (1987), Hollis Stacy (1969, ’70, ’71)
U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champions (3): a-Kathy Hartwiger (2002), a-Martha Leach (2009), a-Ellen Port (1995, 1996, 2000, 2011)
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champions (6): a-Karen Garcia (2015), a-Nadene Gole (2024), a-Ellen Port (2012, 2013, 2016), a-Shelly Stouffer (2022), a-Lara Tennant (2018, 2019, 2021), a-Dawn Woodard (2025)
U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links champions (2): Danielle Ammaccapane (1985), Tracy Hanson (1991)
Curtis Cup Team Members:
United States (7): Danielle Ammaccapane (1986), Brandie Burton (1990), Tracy Hanson (1992), Juli Inkster (1982), a-Brenda Kuehn (1996, ’98), Hollis Stacy (1972), Wendy Ward (1994)
Great Britain & Ireland (4): Trish Johnson (1986), Catriona Matthew (1990, ’92, ’94), Becky Morgan (1998, 2000), Janice Moodie (1994, ’96)
Curtis Cup Captains (2): Catriona Matthew (GB&I, 2024, ‘26), Ellen Port (USA, 2014)
NCAA Division I champions (4): Danielle Ammaccapane (1985), Pat Hurst (1989), Annika Sorenstam (1991), Charlotta Sorenstam (1993)
World Golf Hall of Fame Members (5): Amy Alcott (1999), Juli Inkster (2000), Annika Sorenstam (2003), Hollis Stacy (2012), Karrie Webb (2005)
Bob Jones Award Winners (3): Juli Inkster (2022), Ellen Port (2026), Annika Sorenstam (2012)
USGA Executive Committee Members (2): Brenda Kuehn, Suzy Whaley
Players Who Have Competed in All Eight U.S. Senior Women’s Opens (2026 included) – Cathy Johnston-Forbes, Christa Johnson, Danielle Ammaccapane, Hollis Stacy, Jamie Fischer, Jane Geddes, Jean Bartholomew, Juli Inkster, Laurel Kean, Lisa DePaulo, Lisa Grimes, Liselotte Neumann, Maggie Will, Martha Leach, Michele Redman, Sherry Andonian, Yuko Saito
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted 388 entries in 2026.
The 120-player field includes 54 fully exempt golfers, five of whom are U.S. Senior Women’s Open champions. Qualifying was played over 18 holes at 16 sites across the United States between June 11 and July 31. There were qualifying sites in 16 states, including two in California.
The USGA accepted entries from golfers in 44 U.S. states, including six from the host state Michigan, as well as 14 foreign countries.
AMATEURS – There are 33 amateurs in the 120-player field.
Brenda Kuehn, 61, of Asheville, N.C., will play in her 61st USGA championship and fourth U.S. Senior Women’s Open. She is in her first year of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. As a competitor, she has played in nine U.S. Women’s Opens, 15 U.S. Women’s Amateurs, 18 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs and five U.S. Senior Women’s Amateurs. Corrie Kuehn reached the final of the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. She also was the runner-up in the 1995 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur to seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port. Corrie Kuehn recently qualified for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, where she will make her 19th start in that championship.
Lara Tennant, 58, of Portland Ore., will make her seventh start in the championship. She earned low-amateur honors in 2025 when she tied for 18th, her best finish in the event. The three-time U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Champion (2018, 2019,2021) claimed her second British Senior Women’s Amateur title in 2026. Tennant has two wins and a runner-up finish in the R&A’s Women’s Senior Amateur. She will play in her 35th USGA championship at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur will be played in Tennant’s hometown at Portland Golf Club in late September.
Ellen Port, 64, of St. Louis Mo., will return to the U.S. Senior Women’s Open for a seventh time; her best finish a tie for 29th in 2022 and 2023. The 2026 Bob Jones Award winner, Port is a seven-time USGA champion, with victories in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (1995, 1996, 2000, 2011) and U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (2012, 2013, 2016). Her seven USGA championships tie her for second all-time among female champions with Carol Semple Thompson and Anne Quast Sander, and just one behind JoAnne Carner. She represented the United States of America on two Curtis Cup Teams, in 1994 and 1996, and later captained the victorious 2014 USA side at St. Louis Country Club in her hometown. She is one of four players in the field who played in the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Barton Hills.
Amateurs in Senior Women’s Open
| Year | Number | Made Cut | Low Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | — | — |
| 2025 | 31 | 5 | Lara Tennant, T-18 |
| 2024 | 33 | 7 | Terrill Samuel, T-19 |
| 2023 | 34 | 9 | Judith Kyrinis, T-6 |
| 2022 | 37 | 6 | Patricia Ehrhart, T-15 |
| 2021 | 33 | 7 | Martha Leach, Ellen Port, T-20 |
| 2020 | No Championship | ||
| 2019 | 34 | 5 | Judith Kyrinis, Sally Krueger, T-29 |
| 2018 | 29 | 7 | Martha Leach, T-10 |
QUALIFIERS – Martha Leach, Kathy Hartwiger and Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll are among the 62 qualifiers in the field. They are three of four players in the field who will have played in all three USGA championships at Barton Hills Country Club. Sherry Andonian is the only player who has qualified for every U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Suzy Whaley shot the lowest score in qualifying.
Martha Leach, 64, of Hebron, Ky., will be making her eighth start in the championship along with her sister and six-time USGA champion Hollis Stacy, 72, of Holmes Beach, Fla. Their best finishes came in the inaugural championship in 2018 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill.; Hollis (T28) and Martha (T10). Leach has been the low amateur twice in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. She won the 2009 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and is fourth among championship competitors with 44 career match-play victories. Leach has competed in 82 USGA championships. She made the Round of 32 at the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur after going 73-75 in stroke play and made the Round of 64 at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, shooting 78-77 in qualifying. Both were held at Barton Hills.
Kathy Hartwiger, 60, of Pinehurst, N.C., is set to make her fourth appearance in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, with her best finish (T37) in 2023. Hartwiger won the 2025 British Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, hosted by the R&A, held at Walton Heath Golf Club. She won by three strokes and became the first American champion since Lara Tennant in 2019. She also captured the 2002 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur title with a 2-up victory over Ellen Port in the 36-hole final at Eugene Country Club in Oregon. She has competed in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur the past five years, reaching the semi-finals in 2022, the quarterfinals in 2021 and 2024, the Round of 16 in 2023 and the Round of 64 in 2025. Her 20-hole win over Adrienne MacLean in 2022 stands as one of the longest Round of 16 matches in championship history. Hartwiger has won a record 21 Alabama state championships, claimed the 2022 North & South Senior Women’s Championship title and was runner-up the following year. She made the Round of 32 at both the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur and the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Barton Hills.
Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, 54, of Haslett, Mich., is entering her 30th season as the Michigan State women’s golf head coach. A former Spartan golfer, she became head coach of her alma mater at just 24 years old. She has led Michigan State to 26 NCAA regional appearances and 16 NCAA championships. A five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Slobodnik-Stoll was inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. She continues to play competitively while running one of the top women’s collegiate programs, including advancing to match play at the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateurs. She has played in 15 USGA championships and will make her second U.S. Senior Women’s Open start in her home state. She made it to the quarterfinals of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur after going 74-73 in stroke play.
Sherry Andonian, 63, of La Quinta, Calif., is the only player to have qualified for every U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Seventeen players will have competed in all eight U.S. Senior Women’s Opens, but Andonian is the lone player to go through qualifying each time. Her best finish was a T-25 at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, in 2022.
Suzy Whaley, 59, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., played in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club in 2018. She is in her first year of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. Whaley made history in 2018 as the first woman elected president of the PGA of America. As a dual member of the PGA of America and the LPGA, Whaley played on the LPGA Tour in 1990 and 1993. In 2003, she became the first woman since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to qualify for a PGA Tour event, playing in the Greater Hartford Open (now Travelers Championship). She earned that honor by becoming the first PGA of America woman professional to win the Connecticut PGA Championship. This is her second
U.S. Senior Women’s Open appearance.
Note: Martha Leach and Hollis Stacy are one of two sister duos in the field. Annika Sorenstam, 55, and Charlotta Sorenstam, 53, of Sweden, are the other pair.
Note: A qualifier has placed among the top-10 finishers in six of the seven previous U.S. Senior Women’s Opens. Yuko Saito finished fifth in the inaugural championship in 2018, and Kaori Yamamoto finished runner-up in 2024.
Qualifiers in Senior Women’s Open
| Year | Number | Made Cut | Low Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | — | — |
| 2025 | 65 | 14 | Barb Moxness, T-11 |
| 2024 | 66 | 19 | Kaori Yamamoto, 2nd |
| 2023 | 70 | 21 | a-Judith Kyrinis, T-6 |
| 2022 | 72 | 18 | Catrin Nilsmark, 8th |
| 2021 | 59 | 16 | Kimberly Williams, T-7 |
| 2020 | No Championship | ||
| 2019 | 69 | 18 | Lisa DePaulo, T-9 |
| 2018 | 62 | 20 | Yuko Saito, 5th |
U.S. Senior Women’s Open Qualifying Low Scores (since 2018)
67, Tracy Hanson, 2022 (Northbrook, Ill.; Heritage Oaks G.C.)
67, Dina Ammaccapane, 2023 (Phoenix, Ariz.; Papago Golf Course)
68, Dana Dormann, 2018 (San Francisco, Calif.; The Olympic Club / Ocean Course)
68, a-Martha Leach, 2023 (Columbus, Ohio; York G.C.)
68, Kaori Yamamoto, 2024 (Fort Worth, Texas; Diamond Oaks C.C.)
68, Suzy Whaley, 2026 (Valrico, Fla.; Buckhorn Springs Golf & Country Club)
69, Suzy Green-Roebuck, 2018 (Southern Pines, N.C.; Pine Needles Lodge & G.C.)
69, Sherry Andonian, 2019 (Rancho Mirage, Calif.; Tamarisk C.C.)
69, Pamela Johnson, 2019 (Mattapoisett, Mass.; Bay Club at Mattapoisett)
69, Teresa Ishiguro, 2022 (Roseville, Calif.; Sierra View C.C.)
69, a-Sue Wooster, 2022 (Goodyear, Ariz.;PebbleCreek Golf Resort / Eagle’s Nest Course)
69, Tonya Gill Danckaert, 2024 (Atlanta, Ga.; Druid Hills G.C.)
69, Yukako Matsumoto, 2026 (Lafayette, Colo.; Indian Peaks Golf Course)
69, Chie Furusawa, 2026 (Hingham, Ma.; Boston Golf Club)
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BARTON HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
This will be the first U.S. Senior Women’s Open and third USGA championship to be conducted at Barton Hills Country Club.
The club hosted the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur won by Grace Park, who defeated Jenny Chuasiriporn, 7 and 6, in the final match. Park would go on to win six times on the LPGA Tour.
The club’s second championship was the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, won by Joan Higgins. Higgins won 1 up over Lynn Simmons in the final match and became the oldest winner of the championship at 52 years old, one month and one day.
2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Players Who Competed in 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Barton Hills Country Club (4): Martha Leach, Kathy Hartwiger, Ellen Port and Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll
2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Players Who Competed in the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur (7): Martha Leach, Kathy Hartwiger, Brenda Kuehn, Becky Morgan, Ellen Port, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and Fiona Watson
2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Players Who Competed in the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (8): Lynn Cowan, Karen Garcia, Martha Leach, Kathy Hartwiger, Tara Joy-Connelly, Ellen Port, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and Dawn Woodard
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BARTON HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (champion in parenthesis)
1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur (Grace Park)
2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (Joan Higgins)
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MICHIGAN
The 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open will be the 35th USGA championship contested in the state of Michigan.
Recent USGA Championships in Michigan (champion in parenthesis)
2024 U.S. Junior Amateur, Oakland Hills Country Club (Trevor Gutschewski)
2021 U.S. Senior Amateur, Country Club of Detroit (Gene Elliot)
2016 U.S. Amateur, Oakland Hills Country Club (Curtis Luck)
THE COURSE – Designed by World Golf Hall of Famer Donald Ross, Barton Hills Country Club opened for play in 1922. The member-owned club was founded by Detroit Edison President Alex Dow and is located 40 miles west of Detroit and five miles north of the University of Michigan campus. Following several revisions, the course, which incorporates the area’s rolling terrain, was restored to its original architectural roots, and length was added in 2012 by Ron Pritchard.
LONGEST U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN COURSES
6,279 yards, Chicago G.C., first round, Wheaton, Ill., 2018
6,279 yards, Chicago G.C., second round, Wheaton, Ill., 2018
6,237 yards, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 2026
LONG HOLES – NCR Country Club’s South Course featured the longest par 4 in 2022, the 428-yard 12th hole in the fourth round. Waverly Country Club’s par 3 16th played 206 yards during the third round in 2023. Brooklawn Country Club’s 546-yard 7th hole is the longest par 5 since the U.S. Senior Women’s Open began in 2018.
LONGEST PAR 3s in U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN HISTORY
206 yards, 16th, third round, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 2023
203 yards, 16th, second round, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 2023
191 yards, 15th, third round, NCR C.C. (South Course), Kettering, Ohio, 2022
185 yards, 2nd, third round, Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
185 yards, 13th, fourth round, NCR C.C. (South Course), Kettering, Ohio, 2022
LONGEST PAR 4s in U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN HISTORY
428 yards, 12th, fourth round, NCR C.C. (South Course), Kettering, Ohio, 2022
405 yards, 9th, first round, Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill., 2018
401 yards, 9th, third round, Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill., 2018
401 yards, 14th, first round, Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
401 yards, 14th, fourth round, Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
LONGEST PAR 5s IN U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN HISTORY
546 yards, 7th, fourth round, Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
540 yards, 7th, third round Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
533 yards, 7th, first round, Brooklawn C.C., Fairfield, Conn., 2021
533 yards, 8th, second round, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 2023
533 yards, 8th, third round, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 2023
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN
Becky Morgan – the last international winner (2025)
Becky Morgan – the last to win on her first attempt (2025)
Helen Alfredsson – the last to win on her second attempt (2019)
Annika Sorenstam – the last start-to-finish winner with ties (2021)
Laura Davies – the last winner to birdie the 72nd hole (2018)
Jill McGill – the last winner without a round in the 60s (2022)
None – the last winner with all rounds in the 60s
None – the last defending champion to miss the cut
None – the last winner to come through qualifying
FUTURE SITES
Aug. 19-22, 2027: Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash.
2028: SentryWorld, Stevens Point, Wis.
2029: Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
2030: Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif.
2031: Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J.
2032: Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan.
SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN CHAMPIONS – Since the U.S. Senior Women’s Open began in 2018, there have been seven different champions.
In Defense of the Senior Women’s Open
| Year | Champion | Previous Year | Result in Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Becky Morgan | did not play | —- |
| 2024 | Leta Lindley | Runner-Up | T-4 |
| 2023 | Trish Johnson | 12th | T-13 |
| 2022 | Jill McGill | did not play | T-14 |
| 2021 | Annika Sorenstam | did not play | T-5 |
| 2020 | No Championship | ||
| 2019 | Helen Alfredsson | tie, 6th | T-7 (2021) |
| 2018 | Laura Davies | did not play | T-9 |
WINNERS OF U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN & U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN
Laura Davies (1987 U.S. Women’s Open; 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open)
Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996, 2006 U.S. Women’s Open; 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open)
WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES
Among the benefits the 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open champion receives are:
- A gold medal and custody of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Trophy for the ensuing year
- An exemption from qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio
- An exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championships
