Golf Compendium

The U.S. Women's Open used an 18-hole playoff format for much of its history, but not too many years ago switched to an aggregate-score format (total score over a smaller number of holes). In this article, we list every playoff in the tournament's history, the playoff participants, and their scores.

Shelley Mayfield was a PGA Tour winner in the 1950s, although in all but a few years he played infrequently on tour. He was pro at several notable clubs and a friend of Hogan, and Harvey Penick wrote that Mayfield popularized a swing element that many years later started being taught to promote distance.

Which golfer has used the fewest strokes to win the U.S. Women's Open? That's the record we're discussing here: lowest total strokes over four rounds (72 holes) in this biggest tournament in women's golf. We'll also show you the evolution of the record — each golfer who lowered it over the years.

The TimberTech Championship, originally named the Allianz Championship, was a professional golf tournament on the Champions Tour, the 50-and-over "senior tour" operated by the PGA Tour. It was played in Florida for more than 15 years from the 2000-aughts into the 2020s.

The Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open are two of the major championships of women's pro golf . Winning one of them in any given year is a big achievement. Winning them both in the same year? That's something very few golfers have ever done.

The 1980 U.S. Senior Open was the very first time this tournament was played. Roberto De Vicenzo was the inaugural champion.

Finishing second in the U.S. Women's Open is an achievement — just not the one (winning) that every golfer wants. Still, as you'll see in the list below, finishing runner-up most-often in this major championship is a very good indication that the golfer is an LPGA legend.

Quite a few golfers have won both the U.S. Women's Open and Women's PGA Championship at some point in their careers. But how many won both of these women's major championships in the same year? That number is still pretty small.

The 2025 U.S. Senior Open was the 45th time this major championship of men's senior golf was played. For the second time, Padraig Harrington was the victor.