2021 - Women Majors
The winners in the category "2021 - Women Majors" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
AIG
The AIG Women's Open (45th) (Aug 19-22). Second-placed Georgia Hall (Eng), Madelene Sagstrom (Swe) and Lizette Salas (USA) finished 1 shot behind Anna Nordqvist (Swe), who recorded her third major championship win. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].
Majors
ANA
The ANA Inspiration (50th) (April 1-4). Second-placed Lydia Ko (NZ) finished 2 shots behind 21-year-old wire-to-wire winner Patty Tavatanakit (Thai), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win, and became the first LPGA Tour rookie to win this event since Juli Inkster in 1984. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
Amundi/Evian
The Amundi Evian Championship (27th) (July 22-25). 25-year-old Minjee Lee (Aus) beat Jeongeun Lee (S Kor; playing as Jeongeun Lee6) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record her first major championship win. [Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (76th) (June 3-6). 19-year-old Yuka Saso (Phil) beat Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) with a 12-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole, to record her first LPGA Tour and major championship win. Saso, the first Filipino to win the title, was playing in just her third major championship. She tied Inbeen Park (S Kor) as the youngest US Women's Open champion; Park was also aged 19 years, 11 months, 17 days when she won in 2008. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
KPMG
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship (67th) (June 24-27). Second-placed Lizette Salas (USA) finished 3 shots behind 22-year-old Nelly Korda (USA), who recorded her first major championship win, and second LPGA Tour win in as many weeks. Korda's back-to-back wins propelled her to No.1 in the women's world rankings for the first time. [Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Atlanta, GA].
Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.
Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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