The 2024 U.S. Women's Open is the 79th U.S. Women's Open, to be held May 30 to June 2 at the Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 30 – June 2, 2024 |
| Location | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°03′42″N 76°16′15″W / 40.0617°N 76.2708°W |
| Course(s) | Lancaster Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,546 yards (5,986 m) |
| Field | 156 players |
| Prize fund | $12,000,000 |
| Location map | |
  Lancaster Country Club Location in the United States  Lancaster Country Club Location in Pennsylvania | |
Venue edit
The course had previously hosted the 2015 U.S. Women's Open.
Field edit
The field for the U.S. Women's Open was made up of players who gained entry through qualifying events and those who were exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria included provision for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
The USGA accepted 1,897 entries for the championship.[2]
The purse for the tournament was a record $12 million.[3]
Exemptions edit
This list details the exemption criteria for the 2024 U.S. Women's Open and the players exempt. Many players were exempt in multiple categories.[4][a]
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last 10 years (2014–2023)
- Chun In-gee (7,17)
- Allisen Corpuz (2,10,17)
- Ariya Jutanugarn (10,17)
- Kim A-lim (17)
- Brittany Lang
- Minjee Lee (8,10,11,17)
- Lee Jeong-eun
- Yuka Saso (10,17)
- Park Sung-hyun and Michelle Wie West did not play
2. From the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
- Ayaka Furue (10,16,17)
- Nasa Hataoka (10,17)
- Charley Hull (10,17)
- Kim Hyo-joo (10,11,17)
- Ryu Hae-ran (10,11,17)
- Jiyai Shin (17)
- Maja Stark (10,17)
- Bailey Tardy (11,16)
- Rose Zhang (10,17)
3. Winner of the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open
4. Winner of the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur
- Megan Schofill (a)
5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur and the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur)
- Kimberly Dinh (a)
- Kiara Romero (a)
- Latanna Stone (a)
6. Winners of the Chevron Championship (2020–2024)
- Nelly Korda (7,10,11,16,17)
- Jennifer Kupcho (17)
- Patty Tavatanakit (11,16,17)
- Lilia Vu (9,10,11,17)
- Mirim Lee did not play
7. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2019–2023)
- Hannah Green (10,11,16,17)
- Kim Sei-young (17)
- Yin Ruoning (10,17)
8. Winners of The Evian Championship (2019–2023)
- Céline Boutier (10,11,16,17)
- Brooke Henderson (10,16,17)
- Ko Jin-young (10,17)
9. Winners of the Women’s British Open (2019–2023)
- Ashleigh Buhai (10,17)
- Anna Nordqvist (17)
- Sophia Popov
- Hinako Shibuno
10. The top 30 point leaders from the 2023 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points.
- Carlota Ciganda (17)
- Linn Grant (11,17)
- Georgia Hall (17)
- Megan Khang (11,17)
- Cheyenne Knight (17)
- Alison Lee (17)
- Lin Xiyu (17)
- Leona Maguire (17)
- Atthaya Thitikul (17)
- Amy Yang (11,17)
- Angel Yin (11,17)
11. Winners of individual LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories were considered official, from the conclusion of the 2023 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2024 U.S. Women's Open (only events that awarded a full point allocation for the Race to the CME Globe)
- Mone Inami
- Lydia Ko (16,17)
- Alexa Pano
- Chanettee Wannasaen (17)
12. Winner of the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)
- Lottie Woad (a)
13. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
- Chiara Horder (a)
14. Winner of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal (No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Ranking; must be an amateur)
- Ingrid Lindblad (a)
15. Winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Individual Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
May 20
16. From the 2024 Race to CME Globe, the top 10 point leaders as of April 3, 2024
- Lee Mi-hyang (17)
- Sarah Schmelzel (17)
17. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of April 3, 2024
- Aditi Ashok
- Bang Shin-sil
- Choi Hye-jin
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Jodi Ewart Shadoff
- Ally Ewing
- Alexandra Försterling
- Im Jin-hee
- Akie Iwai
- Chisato Iwai
- Sora Kamiya
- Danielle Kang
- Kim Su-ji
- Kim Min-byeol
- Sakura Koiwai
- Andrea Lee
- Lee So-mi
- Lee Da-yeon
- Gaby López
- Yuna Nishimura
- Ryann O'Toole
- Park Hyun-kyung
- Madelene Sagström
- Mao Saigo
- Kokona Sakurai
- Jenny Shin
- Ai Suzuki
- Lexi Thompson
- Albane Valenzuela
- Miyū Yamashita
- Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Park Ji-young, Park Min-ji did not play.
18. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 27, 2024 (if not previously exempt)
19. Special exemptions
Qualifying edit
Qualifying will take place April 15 to May 20, 2024, via 36-hole stroke-play qualifiers at 26 different sites, 23 of them in the United States and one each in Germany, Canada and Japan.[5][6]
| Date | Location | Venue | Field | Spots | Qualifiers[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | The Vancouver Golf Club | 46 | 2 | Amelia Garvey, Madison Young |
| Apr 15 | El Macero, California | El Macero Country Club | 72 | 3 | Megha Ganne (a), Sabrina Iqbal (a), Alexa Melton |
| Apr 16 | Waikoloa Village, Hawaii | The Village Course at Waikoloa | 35 | 1 | Yuka Nii |
| Apr 22 | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | Boso Country Club | 121 | 5 | Saiki Fujita, Yui Kawamoto, Ayako Kimura, Amiyu Ozeki, Peiying Tsai |
| Apr 23 | San Jacinto, California | Soboba Springs Golf Course | 77 | 2 | Mariel Galdiano, Hsin Yu Lu |
| Apr 25 | Alexandria, Virginia | Belle Haven Country Club | 69 | 2 | Ruixin Liu, Jean Reynolds |
| Apr 29 | Ojai, California | Soule Park Golf Course | 74 | 3 | Joo Soo-bin, Catherine Park (a), Yuri Yoshida |
| Apr 29 | Rockwall, Texas | Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club | 78 | 2 | Aine Donegan (a), Hsu Huai-Chien (a) |
| Apr 30 | Westminster, Colorado | Walnut Creek Golf Preserve | 71 | 3 | Celine Borge, Isi Gabsa, Moriya Jutanugarn |
| Apr 30 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Starmount Forest Country Club | 72 | 2 | Pauline Roussin, Lauren Stephenson |
| Apr 30 | Seattle, Washington | Rainier Golf & Country Club | 71 | 3 | Caroline Inglis, Jeon Ji-won, Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| May 1 | Winchester, Massachusetts | Winchester Country Club | 60 | 3 | Sofia García, Katie Li (a), Lucy Li |
| May 2 | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State University Golf Club | |||
| May 6 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Pinnacle Peak Country Club | |||
| May 6 | Fresno, California | San Joaquin Country Club | |||
| May 6 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | Sugar Mill Country Club | |||
| May 6 | Atlanta, Georgia | Dunwoody Country Club | |||
| May 6 | Wayzata, Minnesota | Woodhill Country Club | |||
| May 7 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Shannopin Country Club | |||
| May 8 | St. Louis, Missouri | Sunset Country Club | |||
| May 10 | Jupiter, Florida | The Club at Admirals Cove | |||
| May 13 | Bradenton, Florida | Bradenton Country Club | |||
| May 13 | Deerfield, Illinois | Briarwood Country Club | |||
| May 13 | Haworth, New Jersey | Haworth Country Club | |||
| May 13 | Pearland, Texas | Golfcrest Country Club | |||
| May 20 | Michendorf, Germany | Golf & Country Club Seddiner See |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Lancaster Country Club to Host 2024 US Womens Open Championship". LPGA. November 27, 2018.
- ^ DePasquale, Brian (April 4, 2024). "Corpuz Among 8 Past Champs Exempt for 2024 U.S. Women's Open". USGA.
- ^ Melton, Zephyr (February 1, 2024). "U.S. Women's Open offering record-setting purse in 2024". Golf Magazine.
- ^ "Currently Exempt Players for 79th U.S. Women's Open". USGA. March 10, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ DePasquale, Brian (February 13, 2024). "Road to Lancaster C.C. Begins With 26 Qualifying Sites". USGA.
- ^ "2024 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results". USGA. Retrieved May 3, 2024.