1996 U.S. Women's Open

Archive note

The 1996 edition was won by Annika Sorenstam. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results
  • 1996 U.S. Women's Open · Championship identity

    The official champions table records the 1996 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09
• Official Club history and USGA host and result records
  • Pine Needles

    USGA host register identifies Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, for the 1996, 2001, 2007 and 2022 Women's Opens. Canonical Pine Needles has the same locality and its own official website.

    Verified 2026-09-09
• USGA Women's Open Champions and Detailed Results
  • Annika Sorenstam

    1996 official winner. Champions-table score and footnotes cross-checked against the detailed results for completed years through 2025: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09