The list of exempt players for the 3rd U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, which will be conducted July 29-Aug. 1 at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn. BOLD denotes a first time a player is listed and (a) indicates an amateur.
1. Former winners of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship:
Laura Davies (2018)
Helen Alfredsson (2019)
2. From the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place:
Helen Alfredsson
Danielle Ammaccapane
Donna Andrews
Nanci Bowen
Jane Crafter
Laura Davies
Lisa Depaulo
Wendy Doolan
Cheryl Fox
Jackie Gallagher-Smith
Tammie Green
Suzy Green-Roebuck
Juli Inkster
Becky Iverson
Trish Johnson
Barbara Moxness
Michele Redman
Yuko Saito
Laura Shanahan-Rowe
Maggie Will
3. From the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the amateur(s) returning the lowest 72-hole score:
Sally Krueger (a)
Judith Kyrinis (a)
4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (10-year exemption):
Amy Alcott
Janet Alex Anderson
Kathy Baker Guadagnino
Susie Berning
Pat Bradley
Jerilyn Britz
Donna Caponi
JoAnne Carner
Kathy Cornelius
Laura Davies
Jane Geddes
Sandra Haynie
Juli Inkster
Betsy King
Catherine Lacoste
Murle Lindstrom
Meg Mallon
Lauri Merten
Mary Mills
Liselotte Neumann
Alison Nicholas
Sandra Palmer
Betsy Rawls
Patty Sheehan
Annika Sorenstam
Hollis Stacy
Jan Stephenson
5. From the 2019, 2020 & 2021 U.S. Women's Open Championship, any player returning a 72-hole score who is age eligible.
6. Any professional or applicant for reinstatement who has won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and who has reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (three-year exemption):
Laura Baugh
JoAnne Carner
Kay Cockerill
Jean Ashley Crawford
Beth Daniel
Mary Lou Dill
Amy Fruhwirth
Michiko Hattori
Carolyn Hill
Cynthia Hill
Donna Horton
Pat Hurst
Juli Inkster
Joanne Pacillo Foreman
Deb Richard
Cathy Sherk
Pearl Sinn
7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021 (must be an amateur; five-year exemption):
Mary Budke
Martha Kirouac
Catherine Lacoste
Patricia Lesser Harbottle
Barbara McIntire
Anne Quast Sander
Marlene Stewart Streit
Carol Semple Thompson
8. Winners of the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, and the 2019 runner-up (must be an amateur):
Lara Tennant (2018 and 2019 champion)
Sue Wooster (2019 runner-up)
9. Winners of the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship (must be an amateur):
10. Playing members of the two most recent 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 2017-2019 Senior LPGA Championship, and the 2018 and 2019 runners-up:
Trish Johnson(2017 champion)
Laura Davies (2018 champion)
Helen Alfredsson (2019 champion)
Helen Alfredsson (2018 runner-up)
Juli Inkster (2019 runner-up)
12. From the 2019 Senior LPGA Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place:
Helen Alfredsson
Jean Bartholomew
Lisa Grimes
Juli Inkster
Trish Johnson
Rosie Jones
Michele Redman
13. From the final 2018 and 2019 official Legends Tour Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties:
Helen Alfredsson
Danielle Ammaccapane
Donna Andrews
Jean Bartholomew
Jane Crafter
Laura Davies
Lisa DePaulo
Alica Dibos
Wendy Doolan
Cindy Figg-Currier
Tammie Green
Lisa Grimes
Juli Inkster
Becky Iverson
Christa Johnson
Trish Johnson
Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Rosie Jones
Marilyn Lovander
Barbara Moxness
Barb Mucha
Liselotte Neumann
Michele Redman
Susie Redman
Maggie Will
14. Winners of the Legends Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considere official, in 2018 and 2019 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. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries):
Trish Johnson (2018)
Helen Alfredsson (2019)
Juli Inkster
15. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Championship Division) from 2015-19, and the five lowest scores and ties from the most recent Championship (2019):
Laurie Rinker (2015)
LIsa Grimes (2016)
Wendy Doolan (2017)
16. From the 2019 LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scores and ties:
Alicia Dibos
Jamie Fischer
Barbara Moxness
17. Winners of the 2019 R&A Women's Senior Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur):
Lara Tennant (R&A Women's Senior Amateur)
Judith Kyrinis (Canadian Women's Senior Amateur)
18. Winners of the following events when deemed a major by the LPGA Tour and who reached their 50th birthday on or before July 29, 2021. ANA Inspiration (1983-present); Evian Championship (2013-present); AIG Women's British Open (2019-present); Ricoh Women's British Open (2001-18); du Maurier Classic (1979-2000); KPMG Wome's PGA Championship (1955-present); Titleholders Championship (1946-66 & 1972) or Western Open (1930-1967). (This is a 10-year exemption):
Amy Alcott
Jody Anschutz
Helen Alfredsson
Donna Andrews
Susie Berning
Nanci Bowen
Pat Bradley
Betty Burfeindt
Donna Caponi
Beth Daniel
Laura Davies
Gloria Ehret
Shirley Englehorn
Jane Geddes
Tammie Green-Parker
Marlene Hagge
Sandra Haynie
Chako Higuchi
Pat Hurst
Juli Inkster
Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Christa Johnson
Judy Kimball
Betsy King
Jenny Lidback
Sally Little
Nancy Lopez
Meg Mallon
Catriona Matthew
Alice Miller
Mary Mills
Martha Nause
Sandra Palmer
Dottie Pepper
Sandra Post
Betsy Rawls
Kelly Robbins
Nancy Scranton
Patty Sheehan
Marilyn Smith
Annika Sorenstam
Hollis Stacy
Sherry Steinhauer
Jan Stephenson
Sherri Turner
Kathy Whitworth
Joyce Ziski
19. From the final 2020 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 10 players who are age-eligible and not otherwise exempt as of March 29, 2021:
Elaine Crosby
Judy Dickinson
Michelle Estill
Vicki Fergon
Kate Golden
Penny Hammel
Carin Hjalmarsson
Cindy Rarick
Alice Ritzman
Cindy Schreyer
20. From the final 2019 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 150 money leaders and ties. Age-eligible players within the top 150:
JoAnne Carner
Pat Bradley
Ayaka Okamoto
Jan Stephenson
Hollis Stacy
Dale Eggeling
Betsy King
Amy Alcott
Sherri Turner
Patty Sheehan
Nancy Lopez
Christa Johnson
Rosie Jones
Tammie Green
Jane Geddes
Juli Inkster
Val Skinner
Nancy Scranton
Barb Mucha
Sherri Steinhauer
Hiromi Kobayashi
Meg Mallon
Deb Richard
Laura Davies
Kristi Albers
Lorie Kane
Kris Tschetter
Helen Alfredsson
Michele Redman
Dottie Pepper
Danielle Ammaccapane
Kim Saiki-Maloney
Liselotte Neumann
Tina Barrett
Beth Daniel
Donna Andrews
Wendy Doolan
Pat Hurst
Catriona Matthew
Kelly Robbins
Michelle McGann
21. Winners of the LPGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from 2015-2020, and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship. (NOTE: Blank entries will be filed by the USGA for players who become exempt after the close of entries):
22. Playing members of the five most current United States and European Solheim Cup Teams:
Laura Davies
Juli Inkster
Catriona Matthew
23. From the 2019 and 2020 final official Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Tour career money lists, the top five money leaders:
Laura Davies
24. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA. Must have filed an entry by June 9, 2021. Deadline for submission of request is June 9, 2021. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry: