Kathy Baker

United States · born March 20, 1961, Albany, New York, United States

1major championship, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open1 win

Summary

First major 1985 U.S. Women's Open

Wins

1985 U.S. Women's Open Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course) · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Judy Clark

Moments

1985 U.S. Women's Open Baker took the 54-hole lead by rolling in a 15-foot birdie on the final hole of a third-round 68, a then-record 210 for 54 holes.
1985 U.S. Women's Open At the 16th on Sunday Baker sank a four-foot birdie putt while Judy Clark bogeyed, stretching her lead to four and settling the championship; Clark had matched the Open record with a third-round 65.

Results by championship

Best day

1985 U.S. Women's Open

Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course), Springfield, NJ · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Judy Clark

Baker took the 54-hole lead by rolling in a 15-foot birdie on the final hole of a third-round 68, a then-record 210 for 54 holes.

At the 16th on Sunday Baker sank a four-foot birdie putt while Judy Clark bogeyed, stretching her lead to four and settling the championship; Clark had matched the Open record with a third-round 65.

Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1985.

Career line, 1985–1985

U.S. Women's Open

1985 U.S. Women's Open: won

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Major win

Kathy Baker was born on March 20, 1961, in Albany, New York, United States. Baker won one major championship by the LPGA's official count: the 1985 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.

1985 U.S. Women's Open Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course), Springfield, NJ · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Judy Clark

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.