Alison Nicholas

England · born March 6, 1962, Gibraltar

1major championship, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open1 win
Women's Open1 win

Summary

First major 1997 U.S. Women's Open
Other titles 1987 Women's Open

Wins

1987 AIG Women's Open St Mellion International Resort · 296
1997 U.S. Women's Open Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course) · 274 (-10) · by 1 stroke from Nancy Lopez

Moments

1997 U.S. Women's Open Paired with Nancy Lopez in the final group, Nicholas holed a 56-yard shot for eagle at the 4th hole to go four strokes clear.
1997 U.S. Women's Open After a double bogey at the 14th (wedge over the green into a lateral hazard), Nicholas held a one-stroke lead at the 72nd, where Lopez's 15-foot downhill birdie putt slid past and Nicholas two-putted, holing a three-footer to win.

Results by championship

Best day

1997 U.S. Women's Open

Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, OR · 274 (-10) · by 1 stroke from Nancy Lopez

Paired with Nancy Lopez in the final group, Nicholas holed a 56-yard shot for eagle at the 4th hole to go four strokes clear.

After a double bogey at the 14th (wedge over the green into a lateral hazard), Nicholas held a one-stroke lead at the 72nd, where Lopez's 15-foot downhill birdie putt slid past and Nicholas two-putted, holing a three-footer to win.

Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1997.

Career line, 1987–1997

U.S. Women's Open

1997 U.S. Women's Open: won

Women's Open

1987 Women's Open: won

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Major win
Other win

Alison Nicholas was born on March 6, 1962, in Gibraltar. Nicholas won one major championship by the LPGA's official count: the 1997 U.S. Women's Open.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

1987 AIG Women's Open St Mellion International Resort · 296
1997 U.S. Women's Open Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, OR · 274 (-10) · by 1 stroke from Nancy Lopez

Other wins in championships we cover

1987 AIG Women's Open St Mellion International Resort · 296

Sources

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Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.