1977 U.S. Women's Open: Hollis Stacy wins at Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hollis Stacy won the 1977 U.S. Women's Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, United States with 292 (+4), by 2 strokes over Nancy Lopez.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 21, 1977 to July 24, 1977
- Course
- Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, United States
- Edition
- 32nd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,313 yards
- Entries
- 197
- Field
- 151
- Made the cut
- 52 (cut at 157)
- Purse
- $75,000 · winner's share $11,040
- Champion
- Hollis Stacy · age 23 · United States · born Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 70-73-75-74 = 292 (+4) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Nancy Lopez (294)
- 54-hole leader
- Hollis Stacy
- Low amateur
- Beth Daniel (308)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollis Stacy | 70 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 292 | +4 |
| 2 | Nancy Lopez | 73 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 294 | +6 |
What happened at the 1977 U.S. Women's Open
Hollis Stacy's opening 70 was never bettered all week, and she led after every round.
Stacy took a one-stroke lead over Jan Stephenson into the final round and won by two over Nancy Lopez, who had recently turned professional.
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).