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Encyclopedia > U.S. Women's Open Championship (golf)

The U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship. It is the only event to have been recognized as a major by the LPGA since its founding in 1950; the other current majors were not founded until later. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonalds LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Womens Open. ... The Womens British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Weetabix Womens British Open, is one of the leading events in womens professional golf, being the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. ... The Kraft Nabisco Championship (originally the Dinah Shore Championship) is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Unlike its men's counterpart, the U.S. Women's Open is not globally recognized as a major championship. The Ladies European Tour does not sanction any of the three majors held in the United States. However the significance of this is limited as the LPGA Tour is more dominant in women's golf than the PGA Tour is in men's golf. The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... The Ladies European Tour is the worlds second ranked professional golf tour for women after the American based LPGA Tour. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main mens professional golf tours. ...


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