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Sunday 27 June 1971Women’s majorsYear in Review
Carner wins U.S. Women's Open
Kahkwa Club, Erie, Pennsylvania · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June 1971 · purse $31,000 · winner's share $5,000
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/15°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
134 started, 53 (cut at 159) made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Kahkwa Club, Erie
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Kathy Whitworth
The golfer
b. 1939-04-04, Kirkland, Washington, United States; United States; age 32 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet