In her twentieth attempt,[1] Juli Inkster won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Sherri Turner.

[2][3] Inkster, 38, broke the under-par scoring record with a 272 (−16) and became the oldest champion since 1955.

Grace Park set the amateur scoring record at 283 (−5) and turned professional shortly after.

Annika Sörenstam shot 146 (+2) and missed the cut by two strokes,[5] the second and last time she failed to play the weekend in her fifteen appearances.

[6] Sörenstam won her third Open in 2006, the last of her ten major titles.