US Women’s Open Preview 2024: The world’s best assemble to compete for the biggest cheque in golf
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Nelly Korda bids to make it two majors from two at the US Open where the world’s best go head-to-head at Lancaster Country Club for a cut of the biggest purse in women’s golf.
The history-making six-in-a-row wasn’t to be for World No.1 Nelly Korda at the Cognizant Founders Cup, although it didn’t take long before she was back in the winner’s circle, just one tournament later at the Mizuho Americas Open, holding off Hannah Green by a shot.
That doesn’t stop the dominant force in women’s golf from heading to the second major of the season as an overwhelming favorite to make it two from two in the five-major series and pick up a third major championship title in Pennsylvania. And with a record-breaking $12 million purse up for grabs thanks to a new partnership with financial services company, Ally, this 79th edition of the US Open is set to be as fiercely contested as ever.
Last time out, Allisen Corpuz of America claimed a maiden tour title (not a bad one to start with), shooting under par in each round to seal a three-shot victory over Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin.
Where is the US Women’s Open held?
The Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania will host the Women’s US Open for a second time having seen 20-year-old Chun In-gee pick up the first of her three major titles in 2015. The South Korean became the fourth player to win the Harton S. Semple Trophy at the first time of asking.
Lancaster has three distinct nine-hole courses with the Meadowcreek and Dogwood nines combining to comprise the 18-hole championship Flynn Course. The Meadowcreek front nine is known for its meandering routing, which requires great strategy and placement from the tee, whilst the Dogwood back nine provides its own unique challenge with its length and elevation leading to five holes of uphill second shots.
What format is the US Women’s Open?
Since 1947, the standard strokeplay format of 72 holes of 18 holes over four days has been in place. If players are tied after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff is used to determine the champion followed by a sudden death hole-by-hole match if required.
Who is in the field for the US Women’s Open?
Eight US Open champions and all top 25 players in the Rolex World Golf Rankings will tee it up in the 156-woman field for the 79th running of the tournament which saw its second-highest number of entries ever (1,897).
Winners of the last 10 US Opens, including the 10 lowest scores from 2023’s edition receive exemptions, as do the other Major champions between 2019-2023. The bulk of the remaining players exempt from qualifying are those in the top 75 of the world rankings, the top 30 from the 2023 LPGA Race to the CME Globe, individual LPGA co-sanctioned event winners, and various amateur winners from the last 12 months.
Qualifying events took place in the USA (23) and one each in Germany, Canada, and Japan between April 15 and May 20 to finalize the field with a further 62 players.
See the full field for the US Women’s Open and how they qualified.
Who will win the US Women’s Open?
The LPGA Tour is 12 tournaments deep in 2024, yet due to the irrepressible form of Nelly Korda, there have only been six different winners, including Hannah Green with a couple, Rose Zhang, Bailey Tardy, Patty Tavatanakit, and Lydia Ko.
Unsurprisingly, Korda will almost certainly start as the short-priced favorite with Australian Hannah Green also fancied to contend after a strong start to the season that’s seen the Australian win twice and shoot up to World No.5 in the Rolex Rankings.
Read our full preview of who will win the US Women’s Open.
Selected odds (correct 28 May, 10.00):
Nelly Korda 7/2
Rose Zhang 18/1
Atthaya Thitikul 22/1
Jin Young Ko 22/1
Hannah Green 25/1
Minjee Lee 28/1
Brooke Henderson 25/1
Charley Hull 33/1
Lydia Ko 50/1
Celine Boutier 50/1
Linn Grant 50/1
How much does the winner of the US Women’s Open receive?
The total prize fund in 2024 increases once again, up by another $1 million from 2023’s edition at Pebble Beach. The record-breaking $12 million on offer is more than double the total from just three years ago and triple that from a decade ago.
Allisen Corpuz banked $2 million for her 2023 victory – the biggest cheque in women’s tournament history and $200k more than that received by Minjee Lee the year before.
Who has won the US Women’s Open?
There have been no repeat winners of the US Open in the last 10 years. Annika Sorenstam is a three-time champion, last winning in 2006, a decade after her back-to-back triumphs in 1995 and 1996.
Year | Winner | Score | Venue |
2023 | Allisen Corpuz | -9 | Pebble Beach |
2022 | Minjee Lee | -13 | Pine Needles |
2021 | Yuka Saso | -4 | Olympic Club |
2020 | Kim A-lim | -3 | Champions Golf Club |
2019 | Lee Jeong-eun | -6 | Country Club of Charleston |
2018 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -11 | Shoal Creek |
2017 | Park Sung-hyan | -11 | Trump National |
2016 | Brittany Lang | -6 | Corde Valle |
2015 | Chun In-gee | -8 | Lancaster Country Club |
2014 | Michelle Wie | -2 | Pinehurst No.2 |
How to watch the US Women’s Open?
UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports
All times GMT
Thursday, May 30: Sky Sports Golf, 17.00
Friday, May 31: Sky Sports Golf, 17.00
Saturday, June 01: Sky Sports Golf, 18.00
Sunday, June 02: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00
US viewers can catch all the action on Peacock, USA, and NBC
All times EDT
Thursday, May 30: Peacock, 12.00 | USA, 14.00
Friday, May 31: Peacock, 12.00 | USA, 14.00
Saturday, June 01: Peacock, 13.00 | NBC, 15.00
Sunday, June 02: Peacock, 13.00 | USA, 15.00 | NBC, 16.00
Read more details on timings, streaming schedules, and how to watch the US Women’s Open.
US Women’s Open: Tee times and groupings
- Nelly Korda begins her campaign alongside Nasa Hataoka and Megan Khan.
- Charley Hull features in a trio with Lydia Ko and Jin Young Ko.
- Rose Zhang and Minjee Lee join Lexi Thompson who announced her plans to retire from professional golf at the end of the season.
Round 1: (EDT / BST)
* indicates 10th tee start | (a) denotes amateur
06.45 / 11:45am: Rachel Rohanna, Alana Uriell, Caroline Smith (a)
06.45 / 11:45am*: Sophia Popov, Amelia Garvey, Kim Kaufman
06.56 / 11:56am: Sabrina Iqbal, Yui Kawamoto, Jiwon Jeon
06.56 / 11:56am*: Lauren Stephenson, Caroline Inglis, Pei-Ying Tsai
07.07 / 12:07pm: Isi Gabsa, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Agathe Laisne
07.07 / 12:07pm*: Elizabeth Szokol, Yuka Nii, Katie Li (a)
07.18 / 12:18pm: Caroline Masson, Huai-Chien Hsu (a), Casandra Alexander
07.18 / 12:18pm*: Sarah Kemp, Mariajo Uribe, Hinako Shibuno
07.29 / 12:29pm: Yealimi Noh, So Mi Lee, Aine Donegan (a)
07.29 / 12:29pm*: Alexandra Forsterling, Pimpisa Sisutham (a), Sora Kamiya
07.40 / 12:40pm: Bailey Tardy, Akie Iwai, Cheyenne Knight
07.40 / 12:40pm*: Min Byeol Kim, Gemma Dryburgh, Maisie Filler (a)
07.51 / 12:51pm: Anna Nordqvist, Sei Young Kim, Miyu Yamashita
07.51 / 12:51pm*: Jennifer Kupcho, Linn Grant, Lottie Woad (a)
08.02 / 1:02pm: Allisen Corpuz, Megan Schofill (a), Ruoning Yin
08.02 / 1:02pm*: Gaby Lopez, Ingrid Lindblad (a), Jiyai Shin
08.13 / 1:13pm: Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, Patty Tavatanakit
08.13 / 1:13pm*: Nelly Korda, Nasa Hataoka, Megan Khang
08.24 / 1:24pm: Ayaka Furue, Maja Stark, Hyo Joo Kim
08.24 / 1:24pm*: Lydia Ko, Charley Hull, Jin Young Ko
08.35 / 1:35pm: Gabriela Ruffels, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela
08.35 / 1:35pm*: Sakura Koiwai, Xiyu Lin, Angel Yin
08.46 / 1:46pm: Wichanne Meechai, Ruixin Liu, Saiki Fujita
08.46 / 1:46pm*: Chisato Iwai, Adela Cernousek (a), Aditi Ashok
08.57 / 1:57pm: Keeley Marx (a), Sofia Garcia, Marissa Steen
08.57 / 1:57pm*: Mariel Galdiano, Soo Bin Joo, Kaitlyn Papp Budde
12.30 / 5:30pm: Kimberley Dinh (a), Alexa Melton, Cynthia Lu
12.30 / 5:30pm*: Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown (a), Savannah Vilaubi
12.41 / 5:41pm: Kristen Gillman, Asterisk Talley (a), Isabella Fierro
12.41 / 5:41pm*: Amelie Zalsman (a), Harriet Lynch, Jean Reynolds
12.52 / 5:52pm: Narin An, Steph Kyriacou, Yuri Yoshida
12.52 / 5:52pm*: Madison Young, Ssu Chia Cheng, Junia Gabasa (a)
13.03 / 6:03pm: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Yuna Nishimura, Rio Takeda
13.03 / 6:03pm*: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Moriya Jutanugarn, Wei-Ling Hsu
13.14 / 6:14pm: Jeongeun Lee6, Brittany Lang, A Lim Kim
13.14 / 6:14pm*: Chiara Horder (a), Emily Kristine Pedersen, Kokona Sakurai
13.25 / 6:25pm: Lucy Li, Alexa Pano, Hye-Jin Choi
13.25 / 6:25pm*: Ryann O’Toole, Mone Imani, Sarah Schmelzel
13.36 / 6:36pm: In Gee Chun, Latanna Stone (a), Danielle Kang
13.36 / 6:36pm*: Ariya Jutanugarn, Kiara Romero (a), Jenny Shin
13.47 / 6:47pm: Amy Yang, Atthaya Thitikul, Celine Boutier
13.47 / 6:47pm*: Ally Ewing, Ashleigh Buhai, Megha Ganne (a)
13.58 / 6:58pm: Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang, Minjee Lee
13.58 / 6:58pm*: Catherine Park (a), Carlota Ciganda, Jinhee Im
14.09 / 7:09pm: Brooke Henderson, Yuka Saso, Hannah Green
14.09 / 7:09pm*: Georgia Hall, Mao Saigo, Su Ji Kim
14.20 / 7:20pm: Alison Lee, Hae Ran Ryu, Lauren Coughlin
14.20 / 7:20pm*: Ai Suzuki, Hyunkyung Park, Chanettee Wannasaen
14.31 / 7:31pm: Esther Henseleit, Mi Hyang Lee, Stephanie Meadow
14.31 / 7:31pm*: Arpichaya Yubol, Celine Borge, Ayako Kimura
14.42 / 7:42pm: Pia Babnik, Amelia Lewis, Elina Sinz
14.42 / 7:42pm*: Amiyu Ozeki, Yan Liu, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
Round 2: (EDT / BST)
* indicates 10th tee start
06.45 / 11:45am: Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown, Savannah Vilaubi
06.45 / 11:45am*: Kimberly Dinh, Alexa Melton, Cynthia Lu
06.56 / 11:56am: Amelie Zalsman, Harriet Lynch, Jean Reynolds
06.56 / 11:56am*: Kristen Gillman, Asterisk Talley, Isabella Fierro
07.07 / 12:07pm: Madison Young, Ssu Chia Cheng, Junia Gabasa
07.07 / 12:07pm*: Narin An, Steph Kyriacou, Yuri Yoshida
07.18 / 12:18pm: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Moriya Jutanugarn, Wei-Ling Hsu
07.18 / 12:18pm*: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Yuna Nishimura, Rio Takeda
07.29 / 12:29pm: Chiara Horder, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Kokona Sakurai
07.29 / 12:29pm*: Jeongeun Lee, Brittany Lang, A Lim Kim
07.40 / 12:40pm: Ryann O’Toole, Mone Inami, Sarah Schmelzel
07.40 / 12:40pm*: Lucy Li, Alexa Pano, Hye-Jin Choi
07.51 / 12:51pm: Ariya Jutanugarn, Kiara Romero, Jenny Shin
07.51 / 12:51pm*: In Gee Chun, Latanna Stone, Danielle Kang
08.02 / 1:02pm: Ally Ewing, Ashleigh Buhai, Megha Ganne
08.02 / 1:02pm*: Amy Yang, Atthaya Thitikul, Celine Boutier
08.13 / 1:13pm: Catherine Park, Carlota Ciganda, Jin Hee Im
08.13 / 1:13pm*: Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang, Minjee Lee
08.24 / 1:24pm: Georgia Hall, Mao Saigo, Su Ji Kim
08.24 / 1:24pm*: Brooke Henderson, Yuka Saso, Hannah Green
08.35 / 1:35pm: Ai Suzuki, Hyunkyung Park, Chanettee Wannasaen
08.35 / 1:35pm*: Alison Lee, Hae Ran Ryu, Lauren Coughlin
08.46 / 1:46pm: Arpichaya Yubol, Celine Borge, Ayako Kimura
08.46 / 1:46pm*: Esther Henseleit, Mi Hyang Lee, Stephanie Meadow
08.57 / 1:57pm: Amiyu Ozeki, Yan Liu, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
08.57 / 1:57pm*: Pia Babnik, Amelia Lewis, Elina Sinz
12.30 / 5:30pm: Sophia Popov, Amelia Garvey, Kim Kaufman
12.30 / 5:30pm*: Rachel Rohanna, Alana Uriell, Caroline Smith
12.41 / 5:41pm: Lauren Stephenson, Caroline Inglis, Pei-Ying Tsai
12.41 / 5:41pm*: Sabrina Iqbal, Yui Kawamoto, Jiwon Jeon
12.52 / 5:52pm: Elizabeth Szokol, Yuka Nii, Katie Li
12.52 / 5:52pm*: Isi Gabsa, Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Agathe Laisné
13.03 / 6:03pm: Sarah Kemp, Mariajo Uribe, Hinako Shibuno
13.03 / 6:03pm*: Caroline Masson, Huai-Chien Hsu, Casandra Alexander
13.14 / 6:14pm: Alexandra Forsterling, Pimpisa Sisutham, Sora Kamiya
13.14 / 6:14pm*: Yealimi Noh, So Mi Lee, Áine Donegan
13.25 / 6:25pm: Min Byeol Kim, Gemma Dryburgh, Maisie Filler
13.25 / 6:25pm*: Bailey Tardy, Akie Iwai, Cheyenne Knight
13.36 / 6:36pm: Jennifer Kupcho, Linn Grant, Lottie Woad
13.36 / 6:36pm*: Anna Nordqvist, Sei Young Kim, Miyu Yamashita
13.47 / 6:47pm: Gaby López, Ingrid Lindblad, Jiyai Shin
13.47 / 6:47pm*: Allisen Corpuz, Megan Schofill, Ruoning Yin
13.58 / 6:58pm: Nelly Korda, Nasa Hataoka, Megan Khang
13.58 / 6:58pm*: Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, Patty Tavatanakit
14.09 / 7:09pm: Lydia Ko, Charley Hull, Jin Young Ko
14.09 / 7:09pm*: Ayaka Furue, Maja Stark, Hyo Joo Kim
14.20 / 7:20pm: Sakura Koiwai, Xiyu Janet Lin, Angel Yin
14.20 / 7:20pm*: Gabriela Ruffels, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela
14.31 / 7:31pm: Chisato Iwai, Adela Cernousek, Aditi Ashok
14.31 / 7:31pm*: Wichanee Meechai, Ruixin Liu, Saiki Fujita
14.42 / 7:42pm: Mariel Galdiano, Soo Bin Alicia Joo, Kaitlyn Papp Budde
14.42 / 7:42pm*: Keeley Marx, Sofia Garcia, Marissa Steen
Tee times and groups for the weekend can be found here once available.
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