Women's professional senior golf is for female players aged 45 or 50 and above. The leading women's senior tour is the U.S.-based Legends Tour, which was founded in 2000. It has established a roster of two major championships.^[1] On the Legends Tour, the minimum age is 45, although with the USGA instituting the new U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2018, it chose a minimum age of 50. Also, the U.S. Senior Women's Open is played over four rounds, whereas the Senior LPGA Championship is played over three rounds. A golfer's performances can be quite variable from one round to the next, so playing an extra round increases the likelihood that the tournament will be won by leading players.^[2]

In order of foundation, the senior women's majors are:

• Senior LPGA Championship – Founded in 2017 and organized by the LPGA, for players aged 45 or above^[3]
• U.S. Senior Women's Open – Founded in 2018 and organized by the United States Golf Association, for players aged 50 or above

Senior women's major winners[edit]

In 2018, the first year with two majors for senior women, Laura Davies won both, and the following year Helen Alfredsson replicated the feat.^[1]

Year	U.S. Senior Women's Open	Senior LPGA Championship
2023	Trish Johnson	Angela Stanford
2022	Jill McGill	Karrie Webb
2021	Annika Sörenstam	Trish Johnson
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2019	Helen Alfredsson (1/2)	Helen Alfredsson (2/2)
2018	Laura Davies (1/2)	Laura Davies (2/2)
2017	—	Trish Johnson

By country[edit]

Senior major championship winning golfers by country

Country	U.S. Senior Women's Open	Senior LPGA Championship	Total
England	2	3	5
Sweden	2	1	3
Australia	-	1	1
United States	1	1	2

References[edit]