1992 U.S. Women's Open: Patty Sheehan wins at Oakmont Country Club
Patty Sheehan won the 1992 U.S. Women's Open at Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, United States with 280 (−4), beating Juli Inkster in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- July 23, 1992 to July 27, 1992
- Course
- Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, United States
- Edition
- 47th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,312 yards
- Entries
- 843
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 66 (cut at 151)
- Purse
- $700,000 · winner's share $130,000
- Champion
- Patty Sheehan · age 35 · United States · born Middlebury, Vermont, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 3rd major
- Winning score
- 69-72-70-69 = 280 (−4)
- Runner-up
- Juli Inkster (280)
- 54-hole leader
- Patty Sheehan, Juli Inkster
- Playoff
- 18-hole stroke-play playoff (Monday, July 27): Sheehan 72, Inkster 74; 18 holes; beat Juli Inkster; 18-hole total (72-74); Sheehan led on every hole
- Low amateur
- Vicki Goetze (301)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 69 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 280 | −4 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 72 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 280 | −4 |
What happened at the 1992 U.S. Women's Open
Patty Sheehan birdied the 71st and 72nd holes at rain-soaked Oakmont to tie Juli Inkster at 280 and force a playoff.
In the Monday 18-hole playoff Sheehan birdied the first hole, led on every hole and shot 72 to Inkster's 74.
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).
Sources
- usga.org: 26USWomensOpen
- Wikipedia: 1992 U.S. Women's Open
- mediacenter.usga.org: 2026 U.S. Women's Open Fact Sheet V2
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Open
- aigwomensopen.com: patty sheehan
- Wikipedia: Patty Sheehan
- golfcompendium.com: 1992 us womens open
- golfcompendium.com: low amateurs us womens open
- asapsports.com: show interview
- usga.org: sheehan wins tense duel for 1992 u s women s open title
- where2golf.com: patty sheehan