US Women’s Open 2024: The full field and how they qualified for the season’s second major

Who is in the 2024 US Women's Open field and how did they qualify?

The full breakdown of the players competing at Lancaster Country Club and how they qualified for the US Women’s Open?

World No.1 Nelly Korda will arrive for the US Women’s Open as the overwhelming favorite to claim a third major championship and an astonishing seventh title of 2024. We’re not even in June!

To do so, however, the dominant force in women’s golf must battle past a further 155 at the Lancaster Country Club that saw 1,897 entries for the 79th running of the event – its second-highest to date.

“Lancaster Country Club and the surrounding community is truly excited and very supportive of bringing the U.S. Women’s Open back to central Pennsylvania, said John Bodenhamer, USGA Chief Championships Officer.

“The number of entries represents the worldwide interest in competing in this championship, the pinnacle of women’s golf. This classic course will test the game’s best players.”

US Women’s Open: Full field and how they qualified

Here is a breakdown of the players who have met the criteria for at least one of the 19 exemption categories and will be teeing it up in Pennsylvania come May 27. Note that many of the players below are exempt in multiple categories.

(a) – denotes amateurs

Last 10 US Women’s Open champions (1)

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)

The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2023 US Women’s Open (2)

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)

Winner of the 2023 US Senior Women’s Open (3)

Trish Johnson

Winner of the 2023 US Women’s Amateur (4)

Megan Schofill (a)

Winners of the 2023 US Girls’ Junior Championship, 2023 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, and US Women’s Amateur runner-up (5)

Kimberly Dinh (a), Kiara Romero (a), Latanna Stone (a)

Winners of the Chevron Championship 2020-2024 (6)

Nelly Korda (7,10,11,16,17), Jennifer Kupcho (17), Patty Tavatanakit (11,16,17), Lilia Vu (9,10,11,17)

Winners of the Women’s PGA Championship 2019-2023 (7)

Hannah Green (10,11,16,17), Kim Sei-young (17), Yin Ruoning (10,17)

Winners of The Evian Championship 2019-2023 (8)

Céline Boutier (10,11,16,17), Brooke Henderson (10,16,17), Ko Jin-young (10,17)

Winners of the Women’s British Open 2019-2023 (9)

Ashleigh Buhai (10,17), Anna Nordqvist (17), Sophia Popov, Hinako Shibuno

The top 30 point leaders from the 2023 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points (10)

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)

Winners of individual LPGA co-sponsored events, from the conclusion of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open to the initiation of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open (11)

Mone Inami, Lydia Ko (16,17), Alexa Pano, Chanettee Wannasaen (17)

Winner of the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (12)

Lottie Wood (a)

 Winner of the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship (13)

Chiara Horder (a)

Winner of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal (14)

Ingrid Lindblad (a)

Winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Individual Golf Championship (15)

Adela Cernousek (a)

The top 10 point leaders as of April 3, 2024, from the Race to CME Globe (16)

Lee Mi-hyang (17), Sarah Schmelzel (17)

The top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of April 3, 2024, from the Women’s World Golf Rankings (17)

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

The top 75 players in the Women’s World Golf Rankings and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 27, 2024, if not previously exempt (18)

Gabriela Ruffels, Lauren Coughlin, Esther Henseleit, Rio Takeda

Added alternates (19)

Sarah Kemp, Agathe Laisne, Amelia Lewis, Stephanie Meadow

Which players had to qualify for the US Women’s Open?

Unlike the men’s US Open, there is no local qualifying for the women’s event with multiple 36-hole qualifiers taking place across the US in addtion to events in Germany, Canada and Japan. Here are the 62 players to have made the field via the qualification route.

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