List of female golfers
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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 | 1936–2025 |
| 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 | 1927–2024 |
| 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 | 1926–2009 |
| 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– |
| Kim Ran-kyung | 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
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 | 1933–2025 |
| Morgan Pressel | 1988– |
| Phyllis Preuss | 1939–2024 |
| 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
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
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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– |