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Laura Davies

England · born , Coventry, Warwickshire, England

4major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1987 U.S. Women's Open
  • Last major 1996 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times
  • Other titles 1986 Women's Open, 1995 Evian Championship and 1996 Evian Championship

Wins

  1. 1986 AIG Women's Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 283
  2. 1987 U.S. Women's Open Plainfield C.C. · 285 (-3) · won a playoff against Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Gunderson Carner
  3. 1994 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 279 (-5) · 3 strokes from Alice Ritzman
  4. 1995 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 271
  5. 1996 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
  6. 1996 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 213 (E) · 1 stroke from Julie Piers
  7. 1996 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 274

Near misses

  1. 1994 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Donna Andrews
  2. 1995 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Kelly Robbins

Rivals

Beat her

Donna AndrewsBeat Laura Davies to the 1994 Chevron ChampionshipKelly RobbinsBeat Laura Davies to the 1995 Women's PGA Championship

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ayako OkamotoLost a playoff to Laura Davies, 1987 U.S. Women's Open

Next in the chain: JoAnne Carner's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1987 U.S. Women's Open JoAnne Carner, 48, holed a four-foot birdie at the 17th on Monday to take the lead but missed a five-foot par putt at the 18th, forcing the first three-way playoff in Women's Open history.
  2. 1987 U.S. Women's Open In Tuesday's playoff Davies birdied the 4th to take the lead, lost a share of it with a bogey at 10, then birdied the 14th and 15th to go three clear and parred in for 71.

Records and firsts

  1. 1987 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: English champion

Results by championship

    Best day

    1987 U.S. Women's Open

    Plainfield C.C., Edison, NJ · 285 (-3) · won a playoff against Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Gunderson Carner (18-hole playoff (three-way), played Tuesday)

    JoAnne Carner, 48, holed a four-foot birdie at the 17th on Monday to take the lead but missed a five-foot par putt at the 18th, forcing the first three-way playoff in Women's Open history.

    In Tuesday's playoff Davies birdied the 4th to take the lead, lost a share of it with a bogey at 10, then birdied the 14th and 15th to go three clear and parred in for 71.

    Record: English champion

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 1987.

    Career line, 1986–1996

    U.S. Women's Open
    1987 U.S. Women's Open: won
    Chevron Championship
    1994 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Donna Andrews
    Women's PGA
    1994 Women's PGA: won1995 Women's PGA: runner-up to Kelly Robbins1996 Women's PGA: won
    Women's Open
    1986 Women's Open: won
    Evian Championship
    1995 Evian Championship: won1996 Evian Championship: won
    Other LPGA majors
    1996 du Maurier Classic: won
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    9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Laura Davies was born on October 5, 1963, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Davies won 4 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 1 U.S. Women's Open (1987), 2 Women's PGA Championships (1994, 1996) and 1 du Maurier Classic (1996).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (4)

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

    1. 1986 AIG Women's Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 283
    2. 1987 U.S. Women's Open Plainfield C.C., Edison, NJ · 285 (-3) · won a playoff against Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Gunderson Carner (18-hole playoff (three-way), played Tuesday)
    3. 1994 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 279 (-5) · 3 strokes from Alice Ritzman
    4. 1995 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 271
    5. 1996 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
    6. 1996 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 213 (E) · 1 stroke from Julie Piers
    7. 1996 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 274

    Near misses

    1. 1994 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Donna Andrews
    2. 1995 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Kelly Robbins

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1986 AIG Women's Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 283
    2. 1995 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 271
    3. 1996 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 274

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1987 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: English champion

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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.

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    19. Wikipedia: Women's PGA Championship
    20. Wikipedia: 1994 LPGA Championship
    21. Wikipedia: 1996 LPGA Championship
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