1994 U.S. Women's Open: Patty Sheehan wins at Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course)
Patty Sheehan won the 1994 U.S. Women's Open at Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course), Lake Orion, Michigan, United States with 277 (−7), by 1 stroke over Tammie Green.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 21, 1994 to July 24, 1994
- Course
- Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course), Lake Orion, Michigan, United States
- Edition
- 49th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,244 yards
- Entries
- 858
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 67 (cut at 147)
- Purse
- $850,000 · winner's share $155,000
- Champion
- Patty Sheehan · age 37 · United States · born Middlebury, Vermont, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 5th major
- Winning score
- 66-71-69-71 = 277 (−7) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Tammie Green (278)
- 54-hole leader
- Patty Sheehan
- Caddie
- Carl Laib
- Low amateur
- Carol Semple Thompson (291)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 66 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Tammie Green | 66 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 278 | −6 |
What happened at the 1994 U.S. Women's Open
Helen Alfredsson opened with a 63, the first 63 in U.S. Women's Open history, and set the 36-hole record of 132, but closed 76-77 to finish T9.
Tammie Green's 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole missed, leaving Patty Sheehan a one-stroke winner at 277, tying the championship scoring record.
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: 1994 U.S. Women's Open
- golfcompendium.com: 1994 us womens 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: low amateurs us womens open
- deseret.com: sheehan wins open by stroke over green
- asapsports.com: show interview
- asapsports.com: show interview
- where2golf.com: patty sheehan
- baltimoresun.com: strength fits longer womens course to tee
- baltimoresun.com: alfredsson opens open with record 63
- sun-sentinel.com: only 14
- baltimoresun.com: another record for alfredsson
- orlandosentinel.com: players complain about slow rounds