Most Wins in Women's Major Championships
Which golfers have won the most major championships in women's golf? Annika Sorenstam, Kathy Whitworth and Nancy Lopez are all on the list below, but none of them is No. 1.
Patty Berg is the record-holder with 15 wins in women's majors, most of which were won before the founding of the LPGA Tour. There are currently five golf tournaments that are designated major championships by the LPGA Tour, the world's pre-eminent tour for professional women golfers:
- U.S. Women's Open, 1946-present
- Women's PGA Championship, 1955-present (previously known as the LPGA Championship)
- Chevron Championship, 1983-present (previously known as the Nabisco Dinah Shore, Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship and ANA Inspiration)
- Women's British Open, 2001-present (officially named The Women's Open)
- Evian Championship, 2013-present
- Women's Western Open, 1930-1967
- Titleholders Championship, 1937-1966 plus 1972
- du Maurier Classic: 1979-2000
See also: Most career wins on the LPGA Tour
The List: Golfers With Most LPGA Major Wins
| Golfer | Majors | Span |
| Patty Berg | 15 | 1937–1958 |
| Mickey Wright | 13 | 1958–1966 |
| Louise Suggs | 11 | 1946–1959 |
| Annika Sorenstam | 10 | 1995–2006 |
| Babe Zaharias | 10 | 1940–1954 |
| Betsy Rawls | 8 | 1951–1969 |
| Juli Inkster | 7 | 1984–2002 |
| Inbee Park | 7 | 2008–2015 |
| Karrie Webb | 7 | 1999–2006 |
| Pat Bradley | 6 | 1980–1986 |
| Betsy King | 6 | 1987–1997 |
| Patty Sheehan | 6 | 1983–1996 |
| Kathy Whitworth | 6 | 1965–1975 |
| Amy Alcott | 5 | 1979–1991 |
| Se Ri Pak | 5 | 1998–2006 |
| Yani Tseng | 5 | 2008–2011 |
| Susie Maxwell Berning | 4 | 1965–1973 |
| Donna Caponi | 4 | 1969–1981 |
| Laura Davies | 4 | 1987–1996 |
| Sandra Haynie | 4 | 1965–1982 |
| Meg Mallon | 4 | 1991–2004 |
| Hollis Stacy | 4 | 1977–1984 |
| Beverly Hanson | 3 | 1955–1958 |
| In Gee Chun | 3 | 2015–2022 |
| Betty Jameson | 3 | 1942–1954 |
| Nancy Lopez | 3 | 1978–1989 |
| Mary Mills | 3 | 1963–1973 |
| Anna Nordqvist | 3 | 2009–2021 |
| Jan Stephenson | 3 | 1981–1983 |
| June Beebe | 2 | 1931–1933 |
| Brandie Burton | 2 | 1993–1998 |
| JoAnne Carner | 2 | 1971–1976 |
| Fay Crocker | 2 | 1955–1960 |
| Jane Geddes | 2 | 1986–1987 |
| Helen Hicks | 2 | 1937–1940 |
| Brooke Henderson | 2 | 2016–2022 |
| Opal Hill | 2 | 1935–1936 |
| Ariya Jutanugarn | 2 | 2016–2018 |
| Cristie Kerr | 2 | 2007–2010 |
| Dorothy Kirby | 2 | 1941–1942 |
| Jin Young Ko | 2 | 2019 |
| Minjee Lee | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Lydia Ko | 2 | 2015–2016 |
| Stacy Lewis | 2 | 2011–2013 |
| Brittany Lincicome | 2 | 2009–2015 |
| Sally Little | 2 | 1980–1988 |
| Carol Mann | 2 | 1964–1965 |
| Lorena Ochoa | 2 | 2007–2008 |
| Sandra Palmer | 2 | 1972–1975 |
| Sung Hyun Park | 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Dottie Pepper | 2 | 1992–1999 |
| Suzann Pettersen | 2 | 2007–2013 |
| So Yeon Ryu | 2 | 2011–2017 |
| Jiyai Shin | 2 | 2008–2012 |
| Marilynn Smith | 2 | 1963–1964 |
| Sherri Steinhauer | 2 | 1992–2006 |
| Lilia Vu | 2 | 2023 |
"Span" refers to the time period over which the golfer won her major titles. The first number is the year of her first major championship win; the second number, her last or most recent major win.
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