San Martin, CA

Cordevalle

The 2016 U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle ended in a three-hole playoff between Brittany Lang and Anna Nordqvist. Video showed Nordqvist’s club touching sand before her bunker shot at the seventeenth, the second playoff hole, resulting in a penalty.

Course: 18 holes · par 72
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The course

Cordevalle18 holes · par 72

A ruling changed the final approach

Lang learned of the ruling before her third shot at the eighteenth and played away from the flag. Two putts completed her first major victory. Nordqvist had already played her third shot when officials told her of the breach.

Championships

2016 U.S. Women's OpenCordevalle

Results and dates 1 edition

U.S. Women's Open

2016
Brittany Lang
July 7–10, 2016

In the archive

ArchiveBrittany LangExplore the winner of CordeValle’s 2016 U.S. Women’s Open.Archive2016 U.S. Women's OpenFollow the championship and its recorded result.Clubs in CA

Sources and editorial notes3 references

Sources for this story

Lang Prevails in Playoff to Claim First Major Title USGA
July 10, 2016, David Shefter: opening, Nordqvist ruling and Lang third-shot decision.
Consulted 2026-10-10
Passages:Introduction A ruling changed the final approach, paragraph 2

Record sources

Club mark source
USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 2016 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org