Golf tournament
2022 U.S. Women's Open Dates June 2–5, 2022 Location Southern Pines, North Carolina 35°11′49″N 79°23′31″W / 35.197°N 79.392°W / 35.197; -79.392 Course(s) Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Organized by USGA Tour(s) LPGA Tour Par 71 Length 6,597 yards (6,032 m)[ 1] [ 1] Field 156 players, 70 after cut Cut 146 (+4)[ 2] Prize fund $10,000,000 Winner's share $1,800,000 Minjee Lee 271 (−13) Show map of the United States Show map of North Carolina
The 2022 U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica was the 77th U.S. Women's Open , held June 2 to June 5 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina . Minjee Lee won the second of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Mina Harigae .[ 2] Ingrid Lindblad finished leading amateur at tied 11th. She beat the amateur scoring records over 18, 36 and 54 holes and tied the 72-hole amateur record in the tournament.[ 3]
Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 , 2001 , and 2007 , becoming the first course to host the tournament four times.
Venue
Course layout
Hole[ 4]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Yards
502
419
131
393
188
404
417
351
375
3,180 513
368
399
204
440
524
171
426
413
3,458 6,638
Par
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
35 5
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
36 71
Yardage by round
Round[ 1]
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Par
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
35
5
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
36
71
1st
Yards
507
424
123
393
174
402
419
350
365
3,157 517
366
395
193
441
530
164
431
406
3,443 6,600
2nd
Yards
497
420
125
393
194
401
422
365
376
3,193 507
382
405
171
399
518
179
429
417
3,407 6,600
3rd
Yards
493
413
129
391
187
399
409
357
366
3,144 520
365
412
198
438
521
174
419
406
3,453 6,597
Final
Yards
502
427
110
406
191
413
426
348
387
3,210 469
374
392
209
439
533
162
434
422
3,434 6,644
Field
The field for the U.S. Women's Open is made up of players who gain entry through qualifying events and those who are exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria include provision for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[ 5]
Exemptions
This list details the exemption criteria for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open and the players who qualified under them;[ a] [ 6]
1. Recent winners of the U.S. Women's Open (2012–2021)
2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open
Nasa Hataoka (9,10,15)Brooke Henderson (10,14,15)Megan Khang (15)Ko Jin-young (5,7,9,10,14,15)Lin Xiyu (14,15)Lexi Thompson (9,15)Angel Yin
3. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur
4. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior and 2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur , and finalist from the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur [ b]
5. Recent winners of the Chevron Championship (2018–2022)
6. Recent winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2018–2021)
7. Recent winners of Evian Championship (2017–2019, 2021)
8. Recent winners of Women’s British Open (2017–2021)
9. The leading 30 players from the 2021 LPGA Race to the CME Globe final points standings
Pajaree Anannarukarn (10,15)Céline Boutier (10,14,15)Matilda Castren (10,15)Ally Ewing (15)Moriya Jutanugarn (15)Danielle Kang (10,14,15)Kim Hyo-joo (15)Lydia Ko (10,14,15)Jessica Korda (15)Leona Maguire (10,14,15)Ryu So-yeon (15)Lizette Salas (15)
10. Winners of LPGA Tour sanctioned event between 2021 U.S. Women's Open and start of 2022 championship
11. The winner of the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur [ b]
12. The winner of the 2021 Womens Amateur Championship [ b]
13. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2021[ b]
14. The leading 10 players on the 2022 Race to CME Globe points standings as of April 6, 2022
15. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of April 6, 2022
16. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings not otherwise exempt as of May 16, 2022
17. The winner of the 2020 Olympic Gold Medal
18. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open
19. The leading player from the China LPGA Tour order of merit not otherwise exempt as of April 6, 2022
20. Special exemptions
Qualifying
Date[ 8]
Location
Venue
Field
Spots
Qualifiers[ a]
Apr 19
Kent, Washington Meridian Valley Country Club
45
1
Kylee Choi (a)
Apr 22
Incheon, South Korea Dream Park Country Club (Dream Course)
71
2
Alicia Joo (a), Lee Jeonghyun (a)
Apr 25
Mutsuzawa, Japan Boso Country Club (East and West Courses)
156
6
Saki Baba (a), Mayu Hamada , Natsumi Hayakawa , Nika Ito (a), Yuri Onishi , Yuna Takagi
Apr 26
Scottsdale, Arizona Gainey Ranch Golf Club
78
3
Alexandra Forsterling (a), Bronte Law , Stephanie Meadow
Apr 26
Ojai, California Soule Park Golf Club
75
2
Lauren Gomez (a), Linnea Johansson
Apr 28
Richardson, Texas Canyon Creek Country Club
73
2
Julianne Alvarez , Zhang Yunxuan (a)
May 2
Gainesville, Florida Mark Bostick Golf Course
67
2
Annabell Fuller (a), Mariel Galdiano
May 3
Southern Pines, North Carolina Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
73
3
Anna Morgan (a), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard , Bethany Wu
May 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shannopin Country Club
55
3
Laney Frye (a), Auston Kim (a), Marissa Steen
May 3
Hockley, Texas The Clubs at Houston Oaks
74
4
Karen Kim , Cheyenne Knight , Annie Park , Robynn Ree
May 4
St. Louis, Missouri Fox Run Golf Club
67
4
Amanda Doherty , Isi Gabsa , Sofia Garcia , Lauren Miller (a)
May 4
Fort Myers, Florida The Forest Country Club (Bear Course)
63
5
Jaye Marie Green , Melanie Green , Muni He , Bianca Pagdanganan , Paula Reto
May 4
Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlett Course)
68
3
Daniela Darquea , Lauren Hartlage , Emma McMyler (a)
May 9
Stuart, Florida Willoughby Golf Club
63
2
Alexa Pano (a), Bailey Shoemaker (a)
May 9
Pauma Valley, California Pauma Valley Country Club
68
2
Alyaa Abdul , Catherine Park (a)
May 9
Honolulu, Hawaii Oahu Country Club
44
1
Tiffany Chan
May 9
El Macero, California El Macero Country Club
46
2
Lucy Li , Kathleen Scavo
May 9
Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody Country Club
78
2
Gemma Dryburgh , Sara Im (a)
May 9
Chaska, Minnesota Chaska Town Course
37
1
Gabby Lemieux
May 9
Aurora, Illinois Stonebridge Country Club
46
1
Ingrid Gutierrez
May 10
Westminster, Colorado Walnut Creek Golf Preserve
35
1
Malak Bouraeda (a)
May 10
Morristown, New Jersey Morris County Golf Club
132
4
Grace Kim , Lauren Kim , Frida Kinhult , Maude-Aimée LeBlanc
May 10
Madera, California Dragonfly Golf Club
45
2
Lee Il-hee , Gabriela Ruffels
May 11
Alexandria, Virginia Belle Haven Country Club
62
2
Bailey Davis (a), Sarah Kemp
May 12
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Country Club
32
1
Ami Gianchandani (a)
May 16
Buckinghamshire, England Buckinghamshire Golf Club
49
3
Nicole Garcia , Lydia Hall , Smilla Sonderby
Alternates who gained entry
The following players gained a place in the field having finished as the leading alternates in the specified final qualifying events:[ a]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Second round
Friday, June 3, 2022
Source:[ 9]
Third round
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Source:[ 10]
Fourth round
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Source:[ 11]
Notes
^ a b c (a) – denotes amateur
^ a b c d Players qualifying in these categories must remain an amateur through the conclusion of the U.S. Open.
^ Hou forfeited her exemption by turning professional.
References
^ a b c "77th U.S. Women's Open Championship – Course Statistics – All Rounds" . USGA. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ a b "2022 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard" . USGA. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ "U.S. Women's Open: 10 Stats to Know: Round 4" . USGA. Retrieved June 13, 2022 .^ "2022 U.S. Women's Open presented by ProMedica Fast Facts" . USGA .^ "2022 US Women's Open field: Players, rankings" . thegolfnewsnet.com . Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ "2022 U.S. Women's Open: Players" . USGA. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ "Two-time U.S. Women's Open winner Inbee Park withdraws from Pine Needles; Andrea Lee replaces her in field" . Golfweek . May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ "2022 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results" . USGA .^ "Minjee Lee and Mina Harigae head into the weekend at U.S. Women's Open tied for the lead" . Sports Max. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ "US Women's Open: Minjee Lee moves three shots clear after third round at Pine Needles" . BBC Sports . June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ "U.S. Women's Open presented by ProMedica" . Golf Channel . June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
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