2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–24, 2025 |
| Location | Chula Vista, California, U.S. 32°37′22″N 117°3′46″W / 32.62278°N 117.06278°W |
| Course | San Diego Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | Legends Tour |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,219 yards (5,687 m) |
| Field | 120 players |
| Cut | 154 (+8) (low 50 scorers and ties) |
| Prize fund | $1,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Becky Morgan | |
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The 2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open took place August 21–24 at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California, and was the seventh U.S. Senior Women's Open. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA), open to women over 50 years of age and one of two yearly senior women's major golf championships.[1][2]
Venue
The club was founded in 1897. After the club moved to Chula Vista in 1920, architect William Watson designed the first all-grass 18-hole golf course in Southern California.[3]
The club had previously hosted the 1964 U.S. Women's Open (won by Mickey Wright at her home club), the 1993 U.S. Women's Amateur (won by Jill McGill, exempt for this tournament via her first professional win at this tournament in 2022) and the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur (won by Sophia Schubert).[1]
Course layout
The length was different between each round. Approximate length shown.[4]
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 363 | 4 | 10 | 438 | 5 | |
| 2 | 466 | 5 | 11 | 139 | 3 | |
| 3 | 182 | 3 | 12 | 363 | 4 | |
| 4 | 391 | 4 | 13 | 162 | 3 | |
| 5 | 373 | 4 | 14 | 475 | 5 | |
| 6 | 140 | 3 | 15 | 371 | 4 | |
| 7 | 338 | 4 | 16 | 507 | 5 | |
| 8 | 502 | 5 | 17 | 326 | 4 | |
| 9 | 335 | 4 | 18 | 348 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,090 | 36 | In | 3,129 | 37 | |
| Total | 6,219 | 73 | ||||
Format
The walking-only tournament was played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut.
Field
The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was 50 years of age or over as of August 21, 2025, however restricted by a certain handicap level.
Players enter the competition, either exempt through some of several exemption categories or through sectional qualifying at 16 different sites around the United States during 2025.[a][5]
Exempt from qualifying
Below are listed exemption categories and players exempt, if any, under those. Each exemption category requires players to have reached their 50th birthday on or before August 21, 2025. Players exempt under more than one category are mentioned only under the first category they are exempt.
1. Former winners of the U.S. Senior Women's Open (10-year exemption)
2. From the 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Open, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place
- Kaori Yamamoto, Nobuko Kizawa, Mikino Kubo, Juli Inkster, Christa Johnson, Junko Omote, Corina Kelepouris, Stefania Croce, Maggie Will, Pat Hurst, Moira Dunn-Bohls, Liselotte Neumann, Yuko Saito, Brandie Burton, Lisa Grimes, Michele Redman, Maria McBride, Suzy Green Roebuck, Catrin Nilsmark
3. From the 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Open, the amateur(s) returning the lowest 72-hole score
4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open (10-year exemption)
- Amy Alcott, Jerilyn Britz (did not play), Jane Geddes, JoAnne Gunderson Carner (did not play), Hollis Stacy, Jan Stephenson (did not play), Karrie Webb
5. From the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score
6. Any professional or applicant for reinstatement who has won the U.S. Women's Amateur (three-year exemption)
7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur; five-year exemption)
8. Winners of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur and the 2024 runner-up (must be an amateur)
- Sarah Gallagher, Nadene Gole (a), Shelly Stouffer (a)
9. Winners of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (must be an amateur)
10. Playing members of the two most current United States and Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Teams, and the two most current United States Women's World Amateur teams (must be an amateur)
11. Winners of the LPGA Legends Championship, formerly known as the LPGA Senior Championship, from 2019 to 2025, and the runners-up from 2023 to 2025
12. From the 2025 LPGA Legends Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
13. From the final 2024 Legends of the LPGA Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties
- Jean Bartholomew, Clarissa Childs, Jamie Fischer, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Tammie Green, Nicole Jeray, Cathy Johnston-Forbes, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
14. Winners of the Legends of the LPGA co-sponsored events, with a minimum of 36 holes, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, in 2023 and 2024 and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the current year's U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship
15. Winners of the 2019-2024 LPGA Professionals Championship (Championship Division), and the five lowest scorers and ties from the 2024 Championship
16. From the 2024 LPGA Professionals Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scorers and ties
- Christy Longfield
17. Winners of the 2024 R&A Women's Senior Amateur and 2024 Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur)
18. Winners of the following events when deemed a major by the LPGA Tour: The Chevron Championship (1983–present); Evian Championship (2013–present); AIG Women's British Open (1979–present); KPMG Women's PGA Championship (1955–present); Titleholders Championship (1946-1966 and 1972); and/or Western Open (1930–1967) (10-year exemption)
- Donna Andrews (did not play) Catriona Matthew
19. From the LPGA Tour Career Official Money List, the top 10 players who are not otherwise exempt as of February 12, 2025
- Rosie Jones, Sophie Gustafson (did not play), Carin Hjalmarsson, Janice Moodie, Danielle Ammaccapane, Michelle McGann
20. Winners of LPGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from 2019 to 2024 and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship
21. Playing members of the United States and European Solheim Cup Teams within the last 10 years (2015–2024)
22. From the 2024 final Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Tour career money lists, the top five money leaders
23. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA
Qualifying sites
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments, taking place June 18 – July 28, 2025, at 16 different sites across the United States.[6]
| Date | Location | Venue | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18 | Salisbury, North Carolina | Country Club of Salisbury | Lee Ann Walker, Charlaine Hirst, Julie Streng (a), Kathy Hartwiger (a), Ashli Bunch
Alternates: Dawn Woodard (a) (entered), Patrice Rizzo |
| Jun 18 | Irving, Texas | The Nelson Golf & Sports Club (TPC Course) | Kelley Nittoli (a), Julie Harrison (a), Martha Linscott (a)
Alternates: Susie Redman, D'Lynn McCoppin (a) |
| Jun 23 | Schererville, Indiana | Briar Ridge Country Club | Ellen Port (a), Margie Muzik, Abby Pearson
Alternates: Tracy Hanson (entered), Lieschen Wienke |
| Jun 23 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Terravita Golf & Country Club | Kim Shek (a), Robin Krapfl (a), Kaori Higo
Alternates: Char Carson (entered), Amy Fruhwirth |
| Jul 1 | Morristown, New Jersey | Spring Brook Country Club | Sylvie Schetagne, Alicia Dibos, Julie Piers
Alternates: Melissa Dziabo (entered), C.J. Reeves |
| Jul 7 | Woodburn, Oregon | OGA Golf Course | Lara Tennant, Eriko Gejo, Sara Griffin
Alternates: Kaori Shimura, Tomoko Suzuki |
| Jul 7 | West Covina, California | South Hills Country Club | Shelly Haywood (a), Eunice Cho (a), Sherry Wright (a), Hiroko Oga (a), Corey Weworski (a), Angela Buzminski, Kim Izzi (a)
Alternates: Amy Stubblefield (entered), Kathy Kurata (a) |
| Jul 9 | Powell, Ohio | Wedgewood Golf & Country Club | Judith Kyrinis (a), Audra Burks, Cheryl Fox, Elaine Crosby
Alternates: Martha Leach (a) (entered), Christine Lindsey |
| Jul 10 | Atlanta, Georgia | Capital City Club (Brookhaven Course) | Brenda Corrie-Kuehn (a), Caroline Smith, Barbara Moxness
Alternates: Kyoko Suganuma, Tonya Gill Danckaert |
| Jul 10 | Danville, California | Diablo Country Club | Karen Garcia (a), Yuka Shiroto, Tina Barker, Eika Otake
Alternates: Tomi Marcus (a), Jenny Park-Choi |
| Jul 10 | Newport News, Virginia | James River Country Club | Lisa Depaulo, Patricia Beliard
Alternates: Kimbra Benson (a), Olivia Hernandez (a) |
| Jul 11 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota | Royal Golf Club | Chiaki Nagano, Karen Weiss
Alternates: Chie Furusawa (entered), Tina Lindsey |
| Jul 16 | Vero Beach, Florida | Indian River Club | Charlotta Sörenstam, Sue Ginter Landry, Laurel Kean, Pamela Elders, Emma Leonardi, Pat Shriver
Alternates: Smriti Mehra, Gail Graham |
| Jul 21 | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | Gulph Mills Club | Tara Joy-Connelly (a), Janie Sirmons, Amy E. Phelan (a), Stephenie Harris (a)
Alternates: Tina Paternostro, Angela Ause (a) |
| Jul 22 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Country Club of Colorado | Kristine Franklin (a), Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll (a), Yukako Matsumoto, Sherry Andonian, Kelly Green (a)
Alternates: Linda Jeffery (a), Laurie Brower |
| Jul 28 | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Wellesley Country Club | Laura Shanahan Rowe, Jayne Pardus (a), Lisa McGill (a)
Alternates: Mercedes Large (a), Tracy Welch (a) |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 21, 2025
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annika Sörenstam | 70 | −3 |
| T2 |  Moira Dunn-Bohls | 71 | −2 |
| Lara Tennant (a) |
71 | ||
| Barb Moxness |
71 | ||
| T5 |  Trish Johnson | 72 | −1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Corina Kelepouris |
72 | ||
| T7 |  Silvia Cavalleri | 73 | E |
 Mikuno Kubo |
73 | ||
| Leta Lindley |
73 | ||
| Liselotte Neumann |
73 | ||
| Maria McBride |
73 | ||
| Michelle Redman |
73 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Karrie Webb |
73 |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, August 22, 2025
51 players, 46 professionals and five amateurs, made the cut at eight over par (+8), 154. All players who missed the cut were paid $2,000 each, including amateurs, whose prize money by 2022 USGA rule is classified as expenses towards playing in the tournament itself such as transportation and lodging, including name, image, and likeness (all permitted by the 2022 rule).[8]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Morgan | 74-68=142 | −4 |
| T2 | Corina Kelepouris | 72-71=143 | −3 |
| Maria McBride |
73-70=143 | ||
| T4 | Ashli Bunch |
75-69=144 | −2 |
| Moira Dunn-Bohls | 71-73=144 | ||
| Liselotte Neumann |
73-71=144 | ||
| 7 | Laura Diaz | 74-71=145 | −1 |
| 8 | Leta Lindley |
73-73=146 | E |
| 9 | Trish Johnson |
72-75=147 | +1 |
| T10 | Sherry Andonian |
75-73=148 | +2 |
| Audra Burks |
76-72=148 | ||
| Tammie Green |
74-74=148 | ||
| Juli Inkster |
75-73=148 | ||
| Mikuno Kubo |
73-75=148 | ||
| Yuko Saito |
74-74=148 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam |
70-78=148 | ||
| Lara Tennant (a) |
71-77=148 |
Third round
Saturday, August 23, 2025
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Corina Kelepouris | 72-71-72=215 | −4 |
| Maria McBride | 73-70-72=215 | ||
| Becky Morgan |
74-68-73=215 | ||
| T4 | Ashli Bunch |
75-69-74=218 | −1 |
| Liselotte Neumann |
73-71-74=218 | ||
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 75-73-72=220 | +1 |
| Trish Johnson |
72-75-73=220 | ||
| Leta Lindley |
73-73-74=220 | ||
| T9 | Barb Moxness |
71-79-71=221 | +2 |
| Michelle Redman |
73-76-72=221 |
Fourth round
Sunday, August 24, 2025
After being tied leader before the final round, Becky Morgan shot the lowest round of the final day and won the championship by six strokes. Lara Tennant finished low amateur at tied 18th, with a score of 9 over par 301. Defending champion Leta Lindley finished tied fourth, eight strokes behind the winner.[9][10]
| Place | Play | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Morgan | 74-68-73-70=285 | −7 | 200,000 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 75-73-72-71=291 | −1 | 108,000 |
| 3 | Liselotte Neumann | 73-71-74-74=292 | E | 66,228 |
| T4 | Corina Kelepouris | 72-71-72-78=293 | +1 | 39,455 |
| Leta Lindley | 73-73-74-73=293 | |||
| Maria McBride |
73-70-72-78=293 | |||
| 7 | Trish Johnson | 72-75-73-74=294 | +2 | 30,730 |
| T8 |  Janice Moodie | 74-76-74-71=295 | +3 | 26,222 |
| Annika Sörenstam | 70-78-75-72=295 | |||
| 10 | Mikuno Kubo | 73-75-76-73=297 | +5 | 22,781 |
Notes
- ↑ (a) – denotes amateur
References
- 1 2 "2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open Fast Facts". USGA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ Leonard, Todd (August 24, 2025). "First-time USGA champ and her caddie have different reasons to shed tears after Senior Women's Open triumph". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Our Club". San Diego Country Club. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open Fast Facts, Hole by hole". USGA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open Qualifying". USGA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open, View Qualifying Sites". USGA. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Annika Sorenstam shoots 70 to take first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women's Open". Associated Press. NBC Sports. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Overview of the Rules of Amateur Status Modernization Initiative" (PDF). USGA. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Strege, John (August 4, 2024). "Leta Lindley avenges consecutive runner-up finishes in the U.S. Senior Women's Open with a comeback victory". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (August 4, 2024). "'Underdog' Leta Lindley rides hot putter to U.S. Senior Women's Open title with record final round". Golfweek. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open Scoring". USGA. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ Sirak, Ron (August 24, 2025). "Wale(s) of a Week: Morgan Triumphs in San Diego". USGA. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ Ballengee, Ryan (August 24, 2025). "2025 US Senior Women's Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won". The Golf News Net. Retrieved August 26, 2025.