• The Rise, Canada
  • Pronghorn (Fazio)
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open

Top tournament results: 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.

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Nordqvist, Anna

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

$870,000

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Tavatanakit, Patty

Score

270 (-18)

Prize money

$465,000

Title sponsor

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].

2021
Majors
266 (-18)
$675,000
Amundi/Evian

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Lee, Minjee

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

$675,000

Title sponsor

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].

2021
Majors
Saso, Yuka
280 (-4)
$1,000,000
USGA

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Saso, Yuka

Score

280 (-4)

Prize money

$1,000,000

Title sponsor

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].

2021
Majors
269 (-19)
$675,000
KPMG

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Korda, Nelly

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

$675,000

Title sponsor

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].

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Tournaments

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). 

Who's Who

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

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.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

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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