2012 U.S. Women's Open: Na Yeon Choi wins at Blackwolf Run

Na Yeon Choi won the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run, Kohler, Wisconsin, United States with 281 (−7), by 4 strokes over Amy Yang.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: July 5, 2012 to July 8, 2012
Course: Blackwolf Run, Kohler, Wisconsin, United States
Edition: 67th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,954 yards
Entries: 1,364
Field: 156
Made the cut: 65 (cut at 149)
Purse: $3,250,000 · winner's share $585,000
Champion: unknown · age 24 · South Korea · born Seoul, South Korea
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
World ranking: No. 5 (Rolex Rankings)
Winning score: 71-72-65-73 = 281 (−7) · won by 4 strokes
Runner-up: Amy Yang (285)
Caddie: Shane Joel
Low amateur: Lydia Ko (300)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	unknown	71	72	65	73	281	−7
2	Amy Yang	73	72	69	71	285	−3

What happened at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open

Choi made a triple bogey on the par-5 10th in the final round that cut her lead over Amy Yang to two, then birdied the 15th and 16th to win by four.

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).

2012 U.S. Women's Open: Na Yeon Choi wins at Blackwolf Run

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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