2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open: Who's ExemptUpdated Feb. 20

The following players are exempt from sectional qualifying for the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open, to be played at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, in Southern Pines, N.C., May 16-19. All exempt players must still file a championship entry by the Wednesday, April 10 deadline.

See the bottom of the page for a description of each exemption category.

First Name	Last Name	Exemption Categories
Kristi	Albers	8
Amy	Alcott	4,7,8
Helen	Alfredsson	2,7,8,13,14,15,16
Danielle	Ammaccapane	2,8,16
Janet	Anderson	4
Donna	Andrews	7,8
Tina	Barrett	8
Jean	Bartholomew	9,16
Laura	Baugh	5
Susie	Berning	4,7
Nanci	Bowen	7
Pat	Bradley	4,7,8
Jerilyn	Britz	4
Mary	Budke	6
Barb	Bunkowsky	16
Betty	Burfeindt	7
Donna	Caponi	4,7
JoAnne Gunderson	Carner	4,5,8
Kay	Cockerill	5
Kathy	Cornelius	4
Jane	Crafter	16
Jean Ashley	Crawford	5,6
Beth	Daniel	5,7,8
Laura	Davies	1,2,4,7,8,12,13,14,15,16
Alicia	Dibos	2,16
Judy	Dickinson	8
Mary Lou	Dill	5
Wendy	Doolan	8,9,16
Dale	Eggeling	8
Gloria	Ehret	7
Shirley	Englehorn	7
Cindy	Figg-Currier	16
Jamie	Fischer	2
Joanne	Foreman	5
Amy	Fruhwirth	5
Jane	Geddes	4,7,8
Tammie	Green-Parker	2,7,8
Suzy	Green-Roebuck	2
Lisa	Grimes	9,16
Kathy Baker	Guadagnino	4
Marlene	Hagge	7
Patricia Lesser	Harbottle	6
Michiko	Hattori	5
Sandra	Haynie	4,7
Chako	Higuchi	7
Cynthia	Hill	5
Carolyn	Hill	5
Donna	Horton	5
Juli	Inkster	2,4,5,7,8,13,16,17
Becky	Iverson	16
Christa	Johnson	7,8,16
Trish	Johnson	2,12,14,15,16,17
Cathy	Johnston-Forbes	2,7,10,16
Rosie	Jones	2,8.14,16
Lorie	Kane	8,16
Laurel	Kean	2
Judy	Kimball	7
Betsy	King	4,7,8
Martha	Kirouac	6
Hiromi	Kobayashi	8
Judith	Kyrinis	18
Catherine	Lacoste	4,6
Martha	Leach	2,3
Jenni	Lidback	7
Murle	Lindstrom	4
Sally	Little	7
Nancy	Lopez	7,8
Marilyn	Lovander	2,16
Meg	Mallon	4,7,8
Barbara	McIntire	6
Lauri	Merten	4
Alice	Miller	7
Mary	Mills	4,7
Barbara	Moxness	2,10,16
Barb	Mucha	2,8,16
Martha	Nause	7,16
Liselotte	Neumann	2,4,8,14,16,17
Alison	Nicholas	4
Ayako	Okamoto	8
Pat	O'Sullivan Lucey	7
Sandra	Palmer	4,7
Dottie	Pepper	7,8
Sandra	Post	7
Betsy	Rawls	4,7
Michele	Redman	2,8,14,15,16
Susie	Redman	2,16
Deb	Richard	5,8
Laurie	Rinker	9,10,16
Kelly	Robbins	7
Jodi Anschutz	Rosenthal	7
Kim	Saiki-Maloney	8
Yuko	Saito	2
Anne Quast	Sander	6
Nancy	Scranton	7
Patty	Sheehan	4,7,8
Cathy	Sherk	5
Val	Skinner	8
Marilynn	Smith	7
Hollis	Stacy	4,7,8
Sherri	Steinhauer	7,8
Jan	Stephenson	4,7,8
Marlene Stewart	Streit	6
Lara	Tennant	18
Carol Semple	Thompson	6
Kris	Tschetter	8
Sherri	Turner	7
Laura	Webb	21
Kathy	Whitworth	7
Maggie	Will	16
Sue	Wooster	18,21
Mickey	Wright	4,7
Joyce	Ziske	7

Exemption Categories:

1- Winner of the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship

2- From the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place

3- From the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, the amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score

4- Winners of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before May 16, 2019. (10 year exemption)

5- Any professional or applicant for reinstatement who has won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship (three year exemption)

6- Winners of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before May 16, 2019 (must be an amateur) (five year exemption)

7- Winners of the following events when deemed a major* by the LPGA Tour and who reached their 50th birthday on or before May 16, 2019. ANA Inspiration (1983-present), Evian Championship (2013-present), AIG Women’s British Open (2019-), Ricoh Women’s British Open (2001-2018), du Maurier Classic (1979-2000), KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (1955-present), Titleholders Championship (1946- 1966 & 1972) or Western Open (1930-1967) (10 year exemption). *Including former names of said events, such as the LPGA Championship Kraft Nabisco/Dinah Shore

8- From the final 2018 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 150 or money leaders and ties. Age eligible players within the top 150

9- Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Championship Division) the last five years (2014-2018) and the five lowest scorers and ties from the most recent Championship (2018)

10- From the 2018 LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scorers and ties

11- Winners of LPGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, in the last five calendar years (2014-2018) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship

12- From the 2018 final official Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Career Money lists, the top five money leaders

13- Playing members of the five most current United States and European Solheim Cup Teams

14- From the 2018 Senior LPGA Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place

15- Winners and runners-up of the Senior LPGA Championship the last two years (2017-2018)

16- From the final 2017 and 2018 official Legends Tour Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties

17- Winners of the Legends Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, in the last two calendar years (2017 & 2018) and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the current year’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship. Events must be a minimum of 36 holes

18- Winners of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship the last two years (2017 & 2018) and the 2018 runner-up (must be an amateur)

19- Winners of the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)

20- 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)

21- Winners of the 2018 R&A Women’s Senior Amateur and Canadian Women’s Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur)

22- Special exemptions as selected by the USGA. Must have filed an entry by April 10, 2019. Deadline for submission of request: April 10, 2019. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry