USGA
US Senior Women's Open 2018
July 12-15
Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
July 12-15
Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
Round 4
Laura Davies cruises to victory
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Round 1
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July 15, 2018
England's Laura Davies cruised to a 10-stroke victory Sunday at the inaugural US Senior Women's Open, firing a bogey-free five-under par 68 to complete the rout at Chicago Golf Club.
The 54-year-old World Golf Hall of Famer birdied all five par-5 holes to finish 72 holes on 16-under 276, capturing her 85th career triumph worldwide."It's great, seeing this trophy paraded down for the very first time and I get my name on it first," Davies said. "This championship will be played for many years and there will only be one first winner. Obviously quite a proud moment for me to win that."
American Juli Inkster was second on 286 after a closing 73 with England's Trish Johnson third, two strokes further adrift after a 73 in the showdown for the world's top 50-and-over women golfers.
Davies led Inkster by six as they reached the par-3 10th, where the American missed a 15-foot birdie putt and the Briton scrambled to salvage par from 70 feet.
"That to me was when I really started to think I might have one hand on the trophy and just had to get the other one in there," Davies said.
Davies, the 1987 US Women's Open champion, has won 20 LPGA titles and taken 45 Ladies European Tour trophies. But she had not won any title since the 2010 Hero Honda Women's Indian Open on the Ladies European Tour.
"I hadn't won for eight years, so the pressure you're playing under when you're trying to just do something for yourself, prove to yourself you can still win, makes this win rank highly up there," Davies said.
"It's hard to compare tournaments, but this is very high on my list of achievements, I can assure you."
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Laura Davies | -16 |
71 |
71 |
66 |
68 |
276 |
2 |
Juli Inkster | -6 |
73 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
286 |
3 |
Trish Johnson | -4 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
288 |
4 |
Danielle Ammaccapane | -1 |
75 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
291 |
5 |
Yuko Saito | 2 |
76 |
71 |
73 |
74 |
294 |
T6 |
Helen Alfredsson | 3 |
72 |
79 |
73 |
71 |
295 |
T6 |
Liselotte Neumann | 3 |
71 |
76 |
76 |
72 |
295 |
T8 |
Tammie Green Parker | 5 |
76 |
75 |
79 |
67 |
297 |
T8 |
Rosie Jones | 5 |
77 |
73 |
71 |
76 |
297 |
T10 |
Martha Leach (a) | 6 |
78 |
75 |
72 |
73 |
298 |
T10 |
Suzy Green-Roebuck | 6 |
75 |
75 |
74 |
74 |
298 |
T12 |
Jamie Fischer | 7 |
74 |
77 |
77 |
71 |
299 |
T12 |
Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 7 |
79 |
72 |
76 |
72 |
299 |
T12 |
Marilyn Lovander | 7 |
73 |
76 |
76 |
74 |
299 |
T12 |
Alicia Dibos | 7 |
73 |
76 |
75 |
75 |
299 |
T12 |
Barb Moxness | 7 |
76 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
299 |
T12 |
Barb Mucha | 7 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
79 |
299 |
18 |
Susie Redman | 8 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
75 |
300 |
T19 |
Laurel Kean | 10 |
80 |
74 |
76 |
72 |
302 |
T19 |
Michele Redman | 10 |
78 |
73 |
74 |
77 |
302 |
T21 |
Suzanne Strudwick | 12 |
74 |
78 |
76 |
76 |
304 |
T21 |
Kristi Albers | 12 |
78 |
72 |
77 |
77 |
304 |
T23 |
Maggie Will | 13 |
80 |
73 |
77 |
75 |
305 |
T23 |
Lorie Kane | 13 |
76 |
74 |
81 |
74 |
305 |
T23 |
Lisa Grimes | 13 |
74 |
81 |
76 |
74 |
305 |
T23 |
Patricia Ehrhart (a) | 13 |
75 |
74 |
79 |
77 |
305 |
T23 |
Elaine Crosby | 13 |
70 |
78 |
76 |
81 |
305 |
T28 |
Hollis Stacy | 14 |
77 |
76 |
77 |
76 |
306 |
T28 |
Jean Bartholomew | 14 |
73 |
82 |
76 |
75 |
306 |
T28 |
Nanci Bowen | 14 |
80 |
75 |
78 |
73 |
306 |
T28 |
Jane Crafter | 14 |
82 |
74 |
77 |
73 |
306 |
32 |
Jenny Lidback | 15 |
77 |
79 |
73 |
78 |
307 |
T33 |
Ellen Port (a) | 16 |
79 |
74 |
76 |
79 |
308 |
T33 |
Christa Johnson | 16 |
76 |
79 |
77 |
76 |
308 |
T33 |
Eriko Gejo | 16 |
79 |
78 |
78 |
73 |
308 |
36 |
Missie Berteotti | 17 |
76 |
74 |
77 |
82 |
309 |
T37 |
Martha Nause | 18 |
74 |
82 |
77 |
77 |
310 |
T37 |
Barb Bunkowsky | 18 |
77 |
74 |
75 |
84 |
310 |
T37 |
Lisa DePaulo | 18 |
80 |
75 |
81 |
74 |
310 |
T40 |
Sue Wooster (a) | 19 |
81 |
76 |
78 |
76 |
311 |
T40 |
Cindy Figg-Currier | 19 |
78 |
78 |
79 |
76 |
311 |
T42 |
Carolyn Hill | 20 |
79 |
78 |
74 |
81 |
312 |
T42 |
Amy Alcott | 20 |
77 |
80 |
78 |
77 |
312 |
T44 |
Becky Iverson | 22 |
77 |
81 |
77 |
79 |
314 |
T44 |
Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a) | 22 |
78 |
80 |
78 |
78 |
314 |
T44 |
Sofia Gronberg Whitmore | 22 |
80 |
76 |
80 |
78 |
314 |
T47 |
Kathy Kurata (a) | 23 |
75 |
81 |
79 |
80 |
315 |
T47 |
Cathy Panton-Lewis | 23 |
78 |
79 |
83 |
75 |
315 |
T49 |
Kay Cockerill | 24 |
74 |
84 |
80 |
78 |
316 |
T49 |
Betsy King | 24 |
78 |
77 |
83 |
78 |
316 |
51 |
Jane Geddes | 25 |
80 |
78 |
84 |
75 |
317 |
52 |
Pat Bradley | 27 |
78 |
78 |
81 |
82 |
319 |
T53 |
Nancy Taylor | 30 |
74 |
82 |
80 |
86 |
322 |
T53 |
Marie-Therese Torti (a) | 30 |
76 |
82 |
83 |
81 |
322 |
55 |
Laurie Brower | 31 |
83 |
75 |
86 |
79 |
323 |
MC |
Cindy Rarick | 13 |
80 |
79 |
159 |
||
MC |
Suzy Whaley | 13 |
77 |
82 |
159 |
||
MC |
Marilyn Hardy (a) | 13 |
82 |
77 |
159 |
||
MC |
Laura Shanahan Rowe | 13 |
78 |
81 |
159 |
||
MC |
Jan Stephenson | 13 |
77 |
82 |
159 |
||
MC |
Lori Atsedes | 13 |
81 |
78 |
159 |
||
MC |
Dana Dormann | 14 |
78 |
82 |
160 |
||
MC |
Laurie Rinker | 14 |
82 |
78 |
160 |
||
MC |
Alison Nicholas | 14 |
80 |
80 |
160 |
||
MC |
Cheryl Fox | 14 |
86 |
74 |
160 |
||
MC |
Nancy Scranton | 14 |
79 |
81 |
160 |
||
MC |
Kris Tschetter | 14 |
82 |
78 |
160 |
||
MC |
Janet Moore (a) | 15 |
80 |
81 |
161 |
||
MC |
Sherry Andonian-Smith | 15 |
80 |
81 |
161 |
||
MC |
Judith Kyrinis (a) | 15 |
79 |
82 |
161 |
||
MC |
Liz Waynick (a) | 15 |
80 |
81 |
161 |
||
MC |
Maggie Leef (a) | 15 |
78 |
83 |
161 |
||
MC |
Therese Quinn (a) | 15 |
77 |
84 |
161 |
||
MC |
Mary Jane Hiestand (a) | 16 |
80 |
82 |
162 |
||
MC |
Marlene Davis | 16 |
78 |
84 |
162 |
||
MC |
Lara Tennant (a) | 16 |
85 |
77 |
162 |
||
MC |
Dana Bates | 16 |
85 |
77 |
162 |
||
MC |
Hiromi Kobayashi | 16 |
82 |
80 |
162 |
||
MC |
JoAnne Carner | 16 |
79 |
83 |
162 |
||
MC |
Kaori Shimura | 16 |
79 |
83 |
162 |
||
MC |
Leigh Klasse (a) | 16 |
81 |
81 |
162 |
||
MC |
Laura Baugh | 17 |
83 |
80 |
163 |
||
MC |
Kathryn Imrie | 17 |
84 |
79 |
163 |
||
MC |
Annette DeLuca | 17 |
84 |
79 |
163 |
||
MC |
Donna Andrews | 17 |
84 |
79 |
163 |
||
MC |
Janie Sirmons | 18 |
83 |
81 |
164 |
||
MC |
Sue Ginter | 18 |
83 |
81 |
164 |
||
MC |
Debby Murphy | 19 |
81 |
84 |
165 |
||
MC |
Evelyn Orley (a) | 19 |
85 |
80 |
165 |
||
MC |
Helene Chartrand (a) | 19 |
81 |
84 |
165 |
||
MC |
Joy Bonhurst | 20 |
85 |
81 |
166 |
||
MC |
Holly Vaughn | 20 |
85 |
81 |
166 |
||
MC |
Angela Aulenti | 21 |
80 |
87 |
167 |
||
MC |
Laura Carson (a) | 21 |
84 |
83 |
167 |
||
MC |
Brenda Pictor (a) | 22 |
84 |
84 |
168 |
||
MC |
Sally Austin | 22 |
82 |
86 |
168 |
||
MC |
Tina Barker (a) | 22 |
82 |
86 |
168 |
||
MC |
Lauri Merten | 22 |
85 |
83 |
168 |
||
MC |
C.J. Reeves | 22 |
81 |
87 |
168 |
||
MC |
Patricia Beliard | 22 |
82 |
86 |
168 |
||
MC |
Kelley Nittoli (a) | 22 |
85 |
83 |
168 |
||
MC |
M.K. Thanos-Zordani (a) | 22 |
82 |
86 |
168 |
||
MC |
Loretta Young | 23 |
87 |
82 |
169 |
||
MC |
Susan West (a) | 24 |
84 |
86 |
170 |
||
MC |
Cindy McConnell (a) | 24 |
82 |
88 |
170 |
||
MC |
Debby King | 24 |
85 |
85 |
170 |
||
MC |
Anne Marie Palli | 25 |
86 |
85 |
171 |
||
MC |
Terrill Samuel (a) | 26 |
84 |
88 |
172 |
||
MC |
Macarena Campomanes (a) | 27 |
85 |
88 |
173 |
||
MC |
Jane Blalock | 28 |
84 |
90 |
174 |
||
MC |
Joanne Foreman | 29 |
86 |
89 |
175 |
||
MC |
Judy Dickinson | 29 |
87 |
88 |
175 |
||
MC |
Alice Miller | 32 |
90 |
88 |
178 |
||
MC |
Sally Little | 32 |
87 |
91 |
178 |
||
MC |
Sandra Palmer | 36 |
92 |
90 |
182 |
||
MC |
Jerilyn Britz | 38 |
94 |
90 |
184 |
||
MC |
Julie Wirth (a) | 40 |
94 |
92 |
186 |
||
MC |
Murle Breer | 49 |
93 |
102 |
195 |
||
MC |
Maureen Sheehan (a) | 50 |
105 |
91 |
196 |
||
WD |
Luanne Cherney | 87 |
87 |
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
Total |
1 |
Laura Davies | -16 |
276 |
2 |
Juli Inkster | -6 |
286 |
3 |
Trish Johnson | -4 |
288 |
4 |
Danielle Ammaccapane | -1 |
291 |
5 |
Yuko Saito | 2 |
294 |
T6 |
Helen Alfredsson | 3 |
295 |
T6 |
Liselotte Neumann | 3 |
295 |
T8 |
Tammie Green Parker | 5 |
297 |
T8 |
Rosie Jones | 5 |
297 |
T10 |
Martha Leach (a) | 6 |
298 |
T10 |
Suzy Green-Roebuck | 6 |
298 |
T12 |
Jamie Fischer | 7 |
299 |
T12 |
Cathy Johnston-Forbes | 7 |
299 |
T12 |
Marilyn Lovander | 7 |
299 |
T12 |
Alicia Dibos | 7 |
299 |
T12 |
Barb Moxness | 7 |
299 |
T12 |
Barb Mucha | 7 |
299 |
18 |
Susie Redman | 8 |
300 |
T19 |
Laurel Kean | 10 |
302 |
T19 |
Michele Redman | 10 |
302 |
T21 |
Suzanne Strudwick | 12 |
304 |
T21 |
Kristi Albers | 12 |
304 |
T23 |
Maggie Will | 13 |
305 |
T23 |
Lorie Kane | 13 |
305 |
T23 |
Lisa Grimes | 13 |
305 |
T23 |
Patricia Ehrhart (a) | 13 |
305 |
T23 |
Elaine Crosby | 13 |
305 |
T28 |
Hollis Stacy | 14 |
306 |
T28 |
Jean Bartholomew | 14 |
306 |
T28 |
Nanci Bowen | 14 |
306 |
T28 |
Jane Crafter | 14 |
306 |
32 |
Jenny Lidback | 15 |
307 |
T33 |
Ellen Port (a) | 16 |
308 |
T33 |
Christa Johnson | 16 |
308 |
T33 |
Eriko Gejo | 16 |
308 |
36 |
Missie Berteotti | 17 |
309 |
T37 |
Martha Nause | 18 |
310 |
T37 |
Barb Bunkowsky | 18 |
310 |
T37 |
Lisa DePaulo | 18 |
310 |
T40 |
Sue Wooster (a) | 19 |
311 |
T40 |
Cindy Figg-Currier | 19 |
311 |
T42 |
Carolyn Hill | 20 |
312 |
T42 |
Amy Alcott | 20 |
312 |
T44 |
Becky Iverson | 22 |
314 |
T44 |
Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a) | 22 |
314 |
T44 |
Sofia Gronberg Whitmore | 22 |
314 |
T47 |
Kathy Kurata (a) | 23 |
315 |
T47 |
Cathy Panton-Lewis | 23 |
315 |
T49 |
Kay Cockerill | 24 |
316 |
T49 |
Betsy King | 24 |
316 |
51 |
Jane Geddes | 25 |
317 |
52 |
Pat Bradley | 27 |
319 |
T53 |
Nancy Taylor | 30 |
322 |
T53 |
Marie-Therese Torti (a) | 30 |
322 |
55 |
Laurie Brower | 31 |
323 |
MC |
Cindy Rarick | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Suzy Whaley | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Marilyn Hardy (a) | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Laura Shanahan Rowe | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Jan Stephenson | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Lori Atsedes | 13 |
159 |
MC |
Dana Dormann | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Laurie Rinker | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Alison Nicholas | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Cheryl Fox | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Nancy Scranton | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Kris Tschetter | 14 |
160 |
MC |
Janet Moore (a) | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Sherry Andonian-Smith | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Judith Kyrinis (a) | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Liz Waynick (a) | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Maggie Leef (a) | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Therese Quinn (a) | 15 |
161 |
MC |
Mary Jane Hiestand (a) | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Marlene Davis | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Lara Tennant (a) | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Dana Bates | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Hiromi Kobayashi | 16 |
162 |
MC |
JoAnne Carner | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Kaori Shimura | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Leigh Klasse (a) | 16 |
162 |
MC |
Laura Baugh | 17 |
163 |
MC |
Kathryn Imrie | 17 |
163 |
MC |
Annette DeLuca | 17 |
163 |
MC |
Donna Andrews | 17 |
163 |
MC |
Janie Sirmons | 18 |
164 |
MC |
Sue Ginter | 18 |
164 |
MC |
Debby Murphy | 19 |
165 |
MC |
Evelyn Orley (a) | 19 |
165 |
MC |
Helene Chartrand (a) | 19 |
165 |
MC |
Joy Bonhurst | 20 |
166 |
MC |
Holly Vaughn | 20 |
166 |
MC |
Angela Aulenti | 21 |
167 |
MC |
Laura Carson (a) | 21 |
167 |
MC |
Brenda Pictor (a) | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Sally Austin | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Tina Barker (a) | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Lauri Merten | 22 |
168 |
MC |
C.J. Reeves | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Patricia Beliard | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Kelley Nittoli (a) | 22 |
168 |
MC |
M.K. Thanos-Zordani (a) | 22 |
168 |
MC |
Loretta Young | 23 |
169 |
MC |
Susan West (a) | 24 |
170 |
MC |
Cindy McConnell (a) | 24 |
170 |
MC |
Debby King | 24 |
170 |
MC |
Anne Marie Palli | 25 |
171 |
MC |
Terrill Samuel (a) | 26 |
172 |
MC |
Macarena Campomanes (a) | 27 |
173 |
MC |
Jane Blalock | 28 |
174 |
MC |
Joanne Foreman | 29 |
175 |
MC |
Judy Dickinson | 29 |
175 |
MC |
Alice Miller | 32 |
178 |
MC |
Sally Little | 32 |
178 |
MC |
Sandra Palmer | 36 |
182 |
MC |
Jerilyn Britz | 38 |
184 |
MC |
Julie Wirth (a) | 40 |
186 |
MC |
Murle Breer | 49 |
195 |
MC |
Maureen Sheehan (a) | 50 |
196 |
WD |
Luanne Cherney | 87 |