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Strong Field In New Jersey
This week, the U.S. Women’s Open Conducted by the USGA hosts one of the strongest fields of the year in New Jersey where 156 players will compete for the country’s national championship. This includes 19 of the top-20 players in the Rolex Rankings competing for the season’s third major title.
World No. 1 So Yeon Ryu headlines the field. The 2011 U.S. Women's Open champion is one of 10 former champions who are competing this week. Rolex Rankings’ No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn is also in the field as she looks to pick up her second major title after winning the Ricoh Women’s British Open last season. She’s also a former USGA champion who won the U.S. Girls’ Junior championship in 2011. No. 3 Lexi Thompson is the top-ranked American in the field looking to win her country’s national championship for the first time. She also won the U.S. Girls Junior in 2008. Former world No. 1 Lydia Ko, currently No. 4 in the standings, is searching for her first win of the 2017 season. 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun rounds out the top-5 in the field.
Defending Champ
Last season, Brittany Lang defeated Anna Nordqvist in a three-hole aggregate playoff to capture her first major title at the U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle. Lang came from two-strokes back of 54-hole leader Lydia Ko to match Nordqvist at six-under par. The pair arrived at the third playoff hole, the par five, 18th hole where both had a chance to win after both made par at the 16th and 17th holes. While standing in the 18th fairway, Nordqvist was notified of an infraction on the 17th hole where she was deemed to have grounded her club in a bunker and was assessed a two-stroke penalty.
Lang arrives in New Jersey looking to regain the form that helped her win last year’s championship. She missed the cut in her last start at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and this week is looking to crack the top-10 for the first time this season.
At The Buzzer
Katherine Kirk captured her first win on Tour since 2010 at last week’s Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic and with that victory, earned a spot in the field at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open. Kirk was one of seven players to earn their way into the field this week in addition to LPGA rookies Nelly Korda, Madelene Sagstrom and Angel Yin. Epson Tour’s Sara Banke, Alison Walshe and amateur Maddie Szeryk were alternates as well and also earned their way into the field. Those final spots were held for players who might have earned an exemption by moving into the top-50 in the Rolex Rankings.
Looking For More Hardware
Seven U.S. Women’s Amateur champions are in the field looking to add another USGA title to their resume this week in New Jersey, including KPMG Women’s PGA champion Danielle Kang, two-time major champion Lydia Ko, Jane Park, ANA Inspiration champion Morgan Pressel, Eun Jeong Seong, Jennifer Song and Mariajo Uribe.
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