List of female golfers

See also: List of male golfers

A golfer is someone who plays golf. Below is a list of female golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).

All members of the World Golf Hall of Fame are listed, including those inducted for their off-course contributions to the sport. World Golf Hall of Fame members are annotated HoF.

A

Margaret Abbott	1878–1955
Rhona Adair	1878–1961
Lynn Adams	1950–
Kathy Ahern	1949–1996
Shi-Hyun Ahn	1984–
Sun-Ju Ahn	1987–
Kristi Albers	1963–
Amy Alcott HoF	1956–
Helen Alfredsson	1965–
Danielle Ammaccapane	1965–
Pajaree Anannarukarn	1999–
Amy Anderson	1992–
Janet Anderson	1956–
Donna Andrews	1967–
Jody Anschutz	1962–
Stéphanie Arricau	1973–
Aditi Ashok	1998–
Maria Astrologes	1951–
Lori Atsedes	1964–
Debbie Austin	1948–

B

Beth Bader	1973–
Baek Kyu-jung	1995–
Marisa Baena	1977–
Mianne Bagger	1966–
Pam Barnett	1944–
Bea Barrett	1916–2002
Sharon Barrett	1961–
Tina Barrett	1966–
Barbara Barrow	1955–
Pam Barton	1917–1943
Beth Bauer	1980–
Laura Baugh	1955–
Laetitia Beck	1992–
Charlotte Beddows	1887–1976
June Beebe	1913–2003
Isabelle Beisiegel	1979–
Judy Bell HoF	1936–
Peggy Kirk Bell HoF	1920–2016
Patty Berg HoF	1918–2006
Susie Berning	1941–
Missie Berteotti	1963–
Silvia Bertolaccini	1950–
Georgianna Bishop	1878–1971
Jane Blalock	1945–
Erica Blasberg	1984–2010
Minea Blomqvist	1985–
Amanda Blumenherst	1986–
Christel Boeljon	1987–
Julia Boland	1985–
Carly Booth	1992–
Jocelyne Bourassa	1947–2021
Nanci Bowen	1967–
Heather Bowie Young	1975–
Pat Bradley HoF	1951–
Murle Breer	1939–
Becky Brewerton	1982–
Jerilyn Britz	1943–
Lynnette Brooky	1968–
Lucy Barnes Brown	1859–1921
Mary Browne	1891–1971
Vivian Brownlee	c.1947–
Bonnie Bryant	1943–
Barb Bunkowsky	1958–
Betty Burfeindt	1945–
Marge Burns	1925–2009
Brandie Burton	1972–
Jeanne-Marie Busuttil	1976–

C

Dorothy Campbell HoF	1883–1945
Nikki Campbell	1980–
Donna Caponi HoF	1945–
JoAnne Carner HoF	1939–
Raquel Carriedo-Tomás	1971–
Nicole Castrale	1979–
Silvia Cavalleri	1972–
Simone de la Chaume	1908–2001
Mei-Chi Cheng	1959–
Chella Choi	1990–
Choi Na-Yeon	1987–
Chun In-gee	1994–
Il-Mi Chung	1972–
Carlota Ciganda	1990–
Holly Clyburn	1991–
Kay Cockerill	1964–
Dawn Coe-Jones	1960–2016
Janet Coles	1954–
Glenna Collett-Vare HoF	1903–1989
Kathy Cornelius	1932–
Taylor Coutu	1987–
Jane Crafter	1955–
Paula Creamer	1986–
Clifford Ann Creed	1938–
Stefania Croce	1970–
Fay Crocker	1914–
Mary Lou Crocker	1944–2016
Elaine Crosby	1958–
Carolyn Cudone	1918–2009
Betsy Cullen	1938–
Edith Cummings	1899–1984
Harriot Curtis	1881–1974
Margaret Curtis	1883–1965

D

Heather Daly-Donofrio	1969–
Beth Daniel HoF	1956–
Bettye Danoff	1923–2011
Karen Davies	1965–
Laura Davies HoF	1963–
Beverley Davis	c.1957–
Dorothy Delasin	1980–
Grace DeMoss	1927–
Gail Denenberg	1947–
Florence Descampe	1969–
Helen Dettweiler	1919–1990
Laura Diaz	1975–
Corinne Dibnah	1962–
Judy Dickinson	1950–
Helen Dobson	1971–
Lottie Dod	1871–1960
Betty Dodd	c.1930–1993
Muriel Dodd	1892–1976
Wendy Doolan	1968–
Dana Dormann	1967–
Kitrina Douglas	1960–
Dakoda Dowd	1993–
Danielle Downey	1980–2014
Meredith Duncan	1980–
Page Dunlap	1965–
Moira Dunn	1971–
Alice Dye	1927–2019

E

Dale Eggeling	1954–
Gloria Ehret	1941–
Cecilia Ekelundh	1978–
Kathleen Ekey	1986–
Tania Elósegui	1981–
Shirley Englehorn	1940–
Austin Ernst	1992–
Elisabeth Esterl	1976–
Michelle Estill	1962–
Jodi Ewart Shadoff	1988–

F

Lora Fairclough	1970–
Meg Farquhar	1910–1988
Heather Farr	1965–1993
Mary Lena Faulk	1926–1995
Shanshan Feng	1989–
Vicki Fergon	1955–
Jan Ferraris	1947–
Lisa Ferrero	1982–
Cindy Figg-Currier	1960–
Marta Figueras-Dotti	1957–
Allison Finney	1958–
Tina Fischer	1970–
Meaghan Francella	1982–
Louise Friberg	1980–
Amy Fruhwirth	1968–
Yuri Fudoh	1976–
Akiko Fukushima	1973–
Shirley Furlong	1959–

G

Sandra Gal	1985–
Mariel Galdiano	1998–
Jackie Gallagher-Smith	1967–
Lori Garbacz	1958–
Nikki Garrett	1984–
Philomena Garvey	1926–
Marguerite Gaut	1888–1967
Jane Geddes	1960–
Dot Germain	1947–
Cathy Gerring	1961–
Althea Gibson	1927–2003
Samantha Giles	1994–
Charlotte Glutting	1910–1996
Emily Glaser	1980–
Vicki Goetze	1972–
Kate Golden	1967–
Åsa Gottmo	1971–
Gail Graham	1964–
Julieta Granada	1986–
Tammie Green	1959–
Ann Gregory	1912–1990
Frances C. Griscom	1880–1973
Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore	1965–
Kathy Guadagnino	1961–
Natalie Gulbis	1983–
Sophie Gustafson	1973–

H

Maha Haddioui	1988–
Marlene Hagge HoF	1934–2023
Riikka Hakkarainen	1977–
Georgia Hall	1996–
Lisa Hall	1967–
Shelley Hamlin	1949–2018
Penny Hammel	1962–
Han Hee-Won	1978–
Beverly Hanson	1924–2014
Mina Harigae	1989–
Katherine Harley	1881–1961
Michiko Hattori	1968–
Bettina Hauert	1982–
Patty Hayes	1955–
Sandra Haynie HoF	1943–
Genevieve Hecker	1884–1960
Marlene Hedblom	1972–
Caroline Hedwall	1989–
Brooke Henderson	1997–
Rachel Hetherington	1972–
Florence Hezlet	c.1884–1945
May Hezlet	1882–1969
Betty Hicks	1920–2011
Helen Hicks	1911–1974
Riko Higashio	1975–
Pam Higgins	1945–
Hisako "Chako" Higuchi HoF	1945–
Carolyn Hill	1959–
Cindy Hill	1948–
Opal Hill	1892–1981
Whitney Hillier	1990–
Mayumi Hirase	1969–
Kathy Hite	1948–2023
Maria Hjorth	1973–
Marion Hollins	1892–1944
Jin-Joo Hong	1983–
Robin Hood	1964–
Lauren Howe	1959–
Beatrix Hoyt	1880–1963
Rebecca Hudson	1979–
Charley Hull	1996–
Amy Hung	1980–
M. J. Hur	1989–
Pat Hurst	1969–
Vicky Hurst	1990–

I

Karine Icher	1979–
Kathryn Imrie	1967–
Juli Inkster HoF	1960–
Connie Isler	1983–
Becky Iverson	1967–

J

Betty Jameson HoF	1919–2009
Liz Janangelo	1983–
Jang Jeong	1980–
Ruth Jessen	1936–2007
Eun-Hee Ji	1986–
Tiffany Joh	1986–
Johanna Johansson	1977–
Christa Johnson	1958–
Jennifer Johnson	1991–
Trish Johnson	1966–
Brittany Johnston	1986–
Cathy Johnston-Forbes	1963–
Rosie Jones	1959–
Patty Jordan	1959–
Joan Joyce	1940–
Ariya Jutanugarn	1995–
Moriya Jutanugarn	1994–

K

Carole Jo Kabler	1938–
Lorie Kane	1964–
Danielle Kang	1992–
Haeji Kang	1990–
Jimin Kang	1980–
Kang Soo-yun	1976–
Minami Katsu	1998–
Laurel Kean	1963–
Stacey Keating	1986–
Tracy Kerdyk	1966–
Cristie Kerr	1977–
Lisa Kiggens	1972–
Birdie Kim	1981–
Christina Kim	1984–
Kim Ha-Neul	1988–
Kim Hyo-joo	1995–
I.K. Kim	1988–
Kim Joo-Mi	1984–
Kimberly Kim	1991–
Mi-Hyun Kim	1977–
Ran-Kyung Kim	1992–
Kim Sei-young	1993–
Song-Hee Kim	1988–
Young Kim	1980–
Judy Kimball	1938–
Betsy King HoF	1955–
Dorothy Kirby	1920–2000
Katherine Kirk	1982–
Rui Kitada	1981–
Beverly Klass	1956–
Emilee Klein	1974–
Ko Jin-young	1995–
Lydia Ko	1997–
Woo-Soon Ko	1964–
Hiromi Kobayashi	1963–
Carin Koch	1971–
Jessica Korda	1993–
Nelly Korda	1998–
Maria Kostina	1983–
Ludivine Kreutz	1973–
Ok-Hee Ku	1956–2013
Kelli Kuehne	1977–
Candie Kung	1981–

L

Catherine Lacoste	1945–
Cindy LaCrosse	1987–
Virginie Lagoutte-Clément	1979–
Brittany Lang	1985–
Bonnie Lauer	1951–
Estelle Lawson	1907–1983
Alison Lee	1995–
Ilhee Lee	1988–
Jee Young Lee	1986–
Meena Lee	1981–
Mi Hyang Lee	1993–
Minjee Lee	c.1996–
Mirim Lee	1990–
Sarah Lee	1979–
Seon-Hwa Lee	1986–
Jenny Lee Smith	1948–
Cecil Leitch	1891–1977
Isabelle Lendl	1991–
Camilla Lennarth	1988–
Amelia Lewis	1991–
Stacy Lewis	1985–
Lucy Li	2002–
Jenny Lidback	1963–
Brittany Lincicome	1985–
Pernilla Lindberg	1986–
Leta Lindley	1972–
Sally Little	1951–
Alejandra Llaneza	1988–
Gaby López	1993–
Nancy Lopez HoF	1957–
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	1961–
Teresa Lu	1987–
Diana Luna	1982–
Hilary Lunke	1979–
Karen Lunn	1966–
Mardi Lunn	1968–

M

Cindy Mackey	1961–
Paige Mackenzie	1983–
Maureen Madill	1958–
Eva Magala	1974–
Leona Maguire	1994–
Lisa Maguire	1991–
Meg Mallon HoF	1963–
Caroline Fraser Manice	1871–1929
Carol Mann HoF	1941–2018
Paula Martí	1980–
Mo Martin	1982–
Debbie Massey	1950–
Caroline Masson	1989–
Danielle Masters	1983–
Margie Masters	1934–
Kiran Matharu	1989–
Catriona Matthew	1969–
Susie McAllister	1947–
Marian McDougall	1913–2009
Michelle McGann	1969–
Missie McGeorge	1959–
Jill McGill	1972–
Marnie McGuire	1969–
Barbara McIntire	1935–
Mhairi McKay	1975–
Melissa McNamara	1966–
Kristy McPherson	1981–
Wichanee Meechai	1993–
Smriti Mehra	1972–
Lauri Merten	1960–
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc	1972–
Pat Meyers	1954–
Sydnee Michaels	1988–
Lucia Mida	1890–1960
Alice Miller	1956–
Cindy Miller	1956–
Sharon Miller	1941–
Joanne Mills	1969–
Mary Mills	1940–
Moira Milton	1923–2012
Na-On Min	1988–
Ai Miyazato	1985–
Mika Miyazato	1989–
Kris Monaghan	1960–
Anja Monke	1977–
Janice Moodie	1973–
Haley Moore	1998–
Becky Morgan	1974–
Yuko Moriguchi	1955–
Rikako Morita	1990–
Joanne Morley	1966–
Cathy Morse	1955–
Barb Mucha	1961–
Azahara Muñoz	1987–
Lenore Muraoka	1955–
Terry-Jo Myers	1962–

N

Flavia Namakula	1985–
Melissa Nawa	1991–
Martha Nause	1954–
Liselotte Neumann	1966–
Alison Nicholas	1962–
Sharmila Nicollet	1991–
Catrin Nilsmark	1967–
Pia Nilsson	1954–
Virada Nirapathpongporn	1982–
Gwladys Nocera	1975–
Anna Nordqvist	1987–
Monica Azuba Ntege	1956–

O

Lorena Ochoa HoF	1981–
Ji-Young Oh	1988–
Su-Hyun Oh	1996–
Tatsuko Ohsako	1952–
Michiko Okada	1945–
Ayako Okamoto HoF	1951–
Maureen Orcutt	1907–2007
Hannah O'Sullivan	1998–
Pat O'Sullivan	1926–2019
Ryann O'Toole	1987–

P

Lee-Anne Pace	1981–
Se Ri Pak HoF	1977–
Anne Marie Palli	1955–
Sandra Palmer	1943–
Brooke Pancake	1990–
Catherine Panton-Lewis	1955–
Angela Park	1988–
Annie Park	1995–
Grace Park	1979–
Hee-Jung "Gloria" Park	1980–
Hee Young Park	1987–
Inbee Park	1988–
Jane Park	1986–
Mikaela Parmlid	1980–
Dottie Pepper	1965–
Becky Pearson	1956–
Nicole Perrot	1983–
Suzann Pettersen	1981–
Pornanong Phatlum	1989–
Caroline Pierce	1963–
Julie Piers	1962–
Eleanor Pilgrim	1977–
Gerina Piller	1985–
Dorothy Germain Porter	1924–2012
Joan Pitcock	1967–
Mary Bea Porter	1949–
Sandra Post	1948–
Kathy Postlewait	1949–
Renee Powell	1946–
Stacy Prammanasudh	1979–
Ashley Prange	1981–
Daria Pratt	1859–1938
Jo Ann Prentice	1933–
Morgan Pressel	1988–
Phyllis Preuss	c.1939–
Marta Prieto	1978–
Penny Pulz	1953–
Jackie Pung	1921–2017

Q

Anne Quast	1947–
Sally Quinlan	1961–

R

Bonnie Randolph	c.1928–
Judy Rankin HoF	1945–
Reilley Rankin	1979–
Cindy Rarick	1959–
Gladys Ravenscroft	1888–1960
Betsy Rawls HoF	1928–2023
Anna Rawson	1981–
Beatriz Recari	1987–
Michele Redman	1965–
Dale Reid	1959–2023
Melissa Reid	1987–
Violeta Retamoza	1983–
Paula Reto	1990–
Cathy Reynolds	1957–
Deb Richard	1963–
Polly Riley	1926–2002
Laurie Rinker	1962–
Alice Ritzman	1952–
Patti Rizzo	1960–
Sue Roberts	1948–
Kelly Robbins	1969–
Belle Robertson	1936–
Barbara Romack	1932–2016
Jennifer Rosales	1978–
So Yeon Ryu	1990–

S

Kim Saiki	1966–
Lizette Salas	1989–
Ana Sánchez	1976–
Sophie Sandolo	1976–
Dewi Claire Schreefel	1985–
Cindy Schreyer	1963–
Lady Margaret Scott	1874–1938
Nancy Scranton	1961–
Lally Segard	1921–2018
Carol Semple HoF	1948–
Hee Kyung Seo	1986–
Giulia Sergas	1979–
Alena Sharp	1981–
Patty Sheehan HoF	1956–
Jessica Shepley	1983–
Cathy Sherk	1950–
Jiyai Shin	1988–
Dinah Shore HoF	1916–1994
Ashleigh Simon	1989–
Pearl Sinn	1967–
Karin Sjödin	1983–
Marianne Skarpnord	1986–
Val Skinner	1960–
Kristie Smith	1988–
Marilynn Smith HoF	1929–2019
Wiffi Smith	1936–
Beth Solomon	1952–
Aree Song	1986–
Bo-Bae Song	1986–
Christine Song	1991–
Jennifer Song	1989–
Naree Song	1986–
Annika Sörenstam HoF	1970–
Charlotta Sörenstam	1973–
Leslie Spalding	1969–
Stephanie Sparks	1973–
Muffin Spencer-Devlin	1953–
Klára Spilková	1994–
Shirley Spork	1927–2022
Sandra Spuzich	1937–
Hollis Stacy HoF	1954–
Louise Stahle	1985–
Angela Stanford	1977–
Debbie Steinbach	1953–
Sherri Steinhauer	1962–
Jan Stephenson HoF	1951–
Alexa Stirling	1897–1977
Denise Strebig	1960–
Marlene Streit HoF	1934–
Suzanne Strudwick	1965–
Eileen Stulb	1923–2007
Karen Stupples	1973–
Louise Suggs HoF	1923–2015
Thidapa Suwannapura	1992–

T

Kris Tamulis	1980–
Lauren Taylor	1994–
Atthaya Thitikul	2003–
Lexi Thompson	1995–
Iben Tinning	1974–
Margaret Todd	1918–2019
Tina Tombs	1962–
Celeste Troche	1981–
Kris Tschetter	1964–
Yani Tseng	1989–
Ai-Yu Tu	1954–
Sherri Turner	1956–

U

Momoko Ueda	1986–
Mariajo Uribe	1990–

V

Jessie Valentine	1915–2006
Valérie Van Ryckeghem	1975–
Virginia Van Wie	1908–1997
Brigitte Varangot	1940–
Maria Verchenova	1986–

W

Helen Wadsworth	1964–
Lotta Wahlin	1983–
Colleen Walker	1956–2012
Kylie Walker	1986–
Mickey Walker	1952–
Lisa Walters	1960–
Wendy Ward	1973–
Jo Ann Washam	1950–2019
Karrie Webb HoF	1974–
Olga Strashun Weil	1903–1963
Jane Weiller	1912–1989
Linda Wessberg	1980–
Joyce Wethered HoF	1901–1997
Suzy Whaley	1966–
Donna White	1954–
Barb Whitehead	1961–
Pauline Whittier	1876–1946
Kathy Whitworth HoF	1939–
Michelle Wie	1989–
Maggie Will	1964–
Enid Wilson	1910–1996
Peggy Wilson	1934–
Joanne Winter	1924–1996
Cheyenne Woods	1990–
Lindsey Wright	1979–
Mickey Wright HoF	1935–2020
Pamela Wright	1964–
Jennifer Wyatt	1965–

X

None

Y

Amy Yang	1989–
Yi Eun-jung	1988–
Yim Sung-Ah	1984–
Sakura Yokomine	1985–
Sun-Young Yoo	1986–
Nayoko Yoshikawa	1949–

Z

Emma Zackrisson	1979–
Babe Zaharias HoF	1911–1956
Mary Beth Zimmerman	1960–
Joyce Ziske	1935–
Veronica Zorzi	1980–
Henni Zuël	1990–

See also

• List of sportspeople
• List of sportswomen
• List of LPGA major championship winning golfers