When she arrived at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass., Babe Didrikson Zaharias was already a legend, earning Olympic gold medals in track and field before becoming the world’s best women’s golfer. Her win in the 1954 U.S. Women’s Open,…

In a performance that inspired a nation, Korea’s Se Ri Pak captured the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open title at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. Pak withstood 72nd-hole fireworks from Duke standout Jenny Chuasiriporn, who holed a winding, 45-foot putt to…

In the final 18-hole playoff at a U.S. Women’s Open, Annika Sorenstam claimed the final major of her legendary career, defeating Pat Hurst by four shots at Newport (R.I.) Country Club after the two were tied after 72 holes. The…

This shot of an actual golf ball hitting a heavy steel plate at 150 mph was taken at 40,000 frames per second at the USGA Research and Test Center in Far Hills, NJ. For daily updates from the United States…