Currently Exempt Players for 5th U.S. Senior Women's Open

The list of exempt players for the 5th U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, which will be conducted Aug. 24-27 at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore. 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 (10-year exemption):

Laura Davies (2018)
Helen Alfredsson (2019)
No championship contested in 2020 due to COVID-19
Annika Sorenstam (2021)
Jill McGill (2022)

2. From the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place:

Jill McGill
Leta Lindley
Helen Alfredsson
Catriona Matthew
Laura Davies
Juli Inkster
Annika Sorenstam
Catrin Nilsmark
Liselotte Neumann
Michele Redman
Tammie Green
Trish Johnson
Stefania Croce
Pat Hurst
Patricia Ehrhart (a)
Lisa Grimes
Christa Johnson
Jacqueline Gallagher-Smith
Audra Burks
Jamie Fischer

3. From the 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the amateur(s) returning the lowest 72-hole score:

Patricia Ehrhart (a)

4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before August 24, 2023 (10-year exemption):

Mary Mills
Betsy Rawls
Catherine Lacoste
Donna Caponi
JoAnne Carner
Susie Berning
Sandra Palmer
Hollis Stacy
Jerilyn Britz
Pat Bradley
Jan Stephenson
Kathy Baker Guadagnino
Laura Davies
Betsy King
Kathy Cornelius
Murle Lindstrom
Sandra Haynie
Amy Alcott
Janet Alex Anderson
Jane Geddes
Liselotte Neumann
Meg Mallon
Patty Sheehan
Lauri Merten
Annika Sorenstam
Alison Nicholas
Juli Inkster

5. From the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Women's Open Championship, any player returning a 72-hole score who is age eligible.

2022 -- No age-eligible players returned a 72-hole score
2023 -- July 9, 2023

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 August 24, 2023 (three-year exemption):

Silvia Cavalleri (1997)
Wendy Ward (1994)
Jill McGill (1993)
Pearl Sinn (1988)

7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship who reached their 50th birthday on or before August 24, 2023 (must be an amateur; five-year exemption):

Mary Budke
Jean Ashley Crawford
Mary Lou Dill
Patricia Lesser Harbottle
Martha Kirouac
Catherine Lacoste
Barbara McIntire
Anne Sander
Carol Semple Thompson
Marlene Stewart Streit

8. Winners of the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, and the 2022 runner-up (must be an amateur):

Lara Tennant (2021 champion)
Shelley Stouffer (2022 champion)
Sue Wooster (2022 runner-up)

9. Winners of the 2021 and 2022 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 2017-2022 Senior LPGA Championship, and the 2021 and 2022 runners-up (must be age-eligible):

Trish Johnson (2017 and 2021 champion)
Annika Sorenstam (2022 runner-up)
Helen Alfredsson (2019 champion)
Laura Davies (2018 champion)

12. From the 2022 Senior LPGA Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place:

Annika Sorenstam
Michele Redman
Juli Inkster
Lisa DePaulo
Tammie Green
Christa Johnson
Catrin Nilsmark
Jean Bartholomew
Pat Hurst
Rosie Jones
Leta Lindley

13. From the final 2022 official Legends Tour Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties:

Juli Inkster
Annika Sorenstam
Leta Lindley
Trish Johnson
Jill McGill
Christa Johnson
Rosie Jones
Liselotte Neumann
Michele Redman
Lisa DePaulo
Barbara Moxness
Laura Davies
Tammie Green
Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Jacqueline Gallagher-Smith
Kris Tschetter
Kimberly Williams
Helen Alfredsson
Lisa Grimes
Nicole Jeray
Michelle McGann
Pat Hurst
Maggie Will
Moira Dunn-Bohls
Catrin Nilsmark
Becky Iverson
Susie Redman

14. Winners of the Legends Tour co-sponsored events, excluding team events, whose victories are considered official, in 2021 and 2022 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):

Juli Inkster (2021 and 2022)
Trish Johnson (2021)
Jill McGill (2022)

15. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Championship Division) from 2017-22, and the five lowest scores and ties from the most recent Championship (2022):

Wendy Doolan

16. From the 2022 LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scores and ties:

Sue Ginter
Jean Bartholomew
Donna Andrews

17. Winners of the 2022 R&A Women's Senior Amateur conducted by The R&A and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur):

Shelly Stouffer (a) (Canadian Women's Senior Amateur)
Terrill Samuel (a) (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 August 24, 2023. The Chevron Championship (1983-present); Evian Championship (2013-present); AIG Women's British Open (2019-present); AIG 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):

Annika Sorenstam
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Brandie Burton
Pat Hurst
Karen Stupples
Catriona Matthew
Amy Alcott
Helen Alfredsson
Donna Andrews
Jody Anschutz
Susie Berning
Nanci Bowen
Pat Bradley
Betty Burfiendt
Donna Caponi
Beth Daniel
Laura Davies
Gloria Ehret
Shirley Englehorn
Tammie Green
Marlene Hagge
Sandra Haynie
Chako Higuchi
Juli Inkster
Christa Johnson
Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Judy Kimball
Betsy King
Jenny Lidback
Sally Little
Nancy Lopez
Meg Mallon
Alice Miller
Mary Mills
Martha Nause
Sandra Palmer
Dottie Pepper
Sandra Post
Betsy Rawls
Kelly Robbins
Nancy Scranton
Patty Sheehan
Hollis Stacy
Sherri Steinhauer
Jan Stephenson
Sherri Turner
Joyce Ziske

19. From the final 2022 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 10 players who are age-eligible and not otherwise exempt as of February 15, 2023:

February 15, 2023

20. Winners of the LPGA Tour co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from 2017-2022 and during the current calendar year to the initiation of the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship:

No players currently age-eligible

21. Playing members of the five most recent United States and European Solheim Cup Teams:

Catriona Matthew

22. From the 2022 final official Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Tour career money lists, the top five money leaders:

Laura Davies
Annika Sorenstam

24. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA. Must have filed an entry by close of entries on July 5, 2023. Deadline for submission of request is July 5, 2023. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry:

TBD