1965 U.S. Women's Open: Carol Mann wins at Atlantic City Country Club

Carol Mann won the 1965 U.S. Women's Open at Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, New Jersey, United States with 290 (+2), by 2 strokes over Kathy Cornelius.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: July 1, 1965 to July 4, 1965
Course: Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, New Jersey, United States
Edition: 20th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,220 yards
Entries: 84
Field: 82
Made the cut: 41 (cut at 159)
Purse: $17,780 · winner's share $3,800
Champion: Carol Mann · age 24 · United States · born Buffalo, New York, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 2nd major
Winning score: 78-70-70-72 = 290 (+2) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Kathy Cornelius (292)
54-hole leader: Carol Mann
Low amateur: Helen Sigel Wilson (296)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Carol Mann	78	70	70	72	290	+2
2	Kathy Cornelius	71	75	77	69	292	+4

What happened at the 1965 U.S. Women's Open

Carol Mann opened with a 78, tied for the highest first round by a champion in USGA records, while playing through a severe chest cold.

Needing a par on the 72nd hole to win, Mann made birdie and beat Kathy Cornelius by two.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).

1965 U.S. Women's Open: Carol Mann wins at Atlantic City Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1965 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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