2008 U.S. Women's Open: Inbee Park wins at Interlachen Country Club

Inbee Park won the 2008 U.S. Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minnesota, United States with 283 (−9), by 4 strokes over Helen Alfredsson.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: June 26, 2008 to June 29, 2008
Course: Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minnesota, United States
Edition: 63rd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,789 yards
Entries: 1,236
Field: 156
Made the cut: 74 (cut at 150)
Purse: $3,250,000 · winner's share $585,000
Champion: Inbee Park · age 19 · South Korea · born Seoul, South Korea
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 72-69-71-71 = 283 (−9) · won by 4 strokes
Runner-up: Helen Alfredsson (287)
54-hole leader: Stacy Lewis · Inbee Park was 2 strokes back
Caddie: Brad Beecher
Low amateur: Mariajo Uribe (290)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Inbee Park	72	69	71	71	283	−9
2	Helen Alfredsson	70	71	71	75	287	−5

What happened at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open

Inbee Park birdied the first two holes of the final round and won by four, at 19 years, 11 months, 17 days the youngest champion in the event's history.

Stacy Lewis, the 54-hole leader, shot 78 in the final round and tied for third.

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).

2008 U.S. Women's Open: Inbee Park wins at Interlachen Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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