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, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in

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won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up

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and Angela Park. The event was televised by

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. Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning. Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa,

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. Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in

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; it joined

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) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

*67 players made the cut at 148 (+6) or better

Course layout

Source:
Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens: *

: , par 70 *

: , par 70

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 28, 2007''
''Friday, June 29, 2007'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, June 29, 2007''
''Saturday, June 30, 2007'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, June 30, 2007''
''Sunday, July 1, 2007''

Final round

''Sunday, July 1, 2007'' Source:

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:

References

External links

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