Karrie Webb set to make U.S. Senior Women's Open debut; 86-year-old JoAnne Carner returns
The LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member turned 50 last December and is fully exempt into the championship. A 41-time winner on the LPGA, Webb won consecutive U.S. Women's Open titles in 2000 and 2001. She's the only player in LPGA history to win five different majors, claiming the du Maurier Classic (1999), Kraft Nabisco Championship (2000, 2006), McDonald's LPGA Championship (2001) and Weetabix Women's British Open (2002) in addition to her U.S. Women's Open titles.
"I was by no means in a hurry to be old enough to play in the U.S. Senior Women's Open, but now that that time has come, I'm excited to be competing in my first,' Webb said in a release. 'This championship brings together so many players I've admired and competed against throughout my career, and to now join them in this next chapter is really special. I'm excited for the challenge and incredibly honored to tee it up in a USGA championship once again."
The seventh edition of the Senior Women's Open will be held Aug. 21-24 in Chula Vista, California. Webb will be joined by fellow Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam, who won the Senior Women's Open in 2021, and 86-year-old JoAnne Carner, who shot 85-80 last year.
Laura Davies won the inaugural championship in 2018. Leta Lindley clinched last year's edition by two strokes at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh.
Online entry applications for the championship closed on June 4. The USGA received more than 400 entries for the fourth time in tournament history. Players must be 50 to be eligible and carry a handicap that does not exceed 7.4.
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