LANCASTER, Pa. — The second major of the season is set to begin this week as the world’s best golfers descend upon Lancaster Country Club for the 79th playing of the U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally. The 156-player field is highlighted by nine of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, most notably six-time 2024 winner and world No. 1 Nelly Korda. Eight past winners will also tee it up, including defending champion Allisen Corpuz and 2015 U.S. Women’s Open winner In Gee Chun.
With a share of a $12 million purse and major championship glory on the line, it’s sure to be a fight to the end this week in the Keystone State. Take a look at who else is in the field at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open:
Past Champions (8):
Allisen Corpuz (2023), Minjee Lee (2022), Yuka Saso (2021), A Lim Kim (2020), Jeongeun Lee6 (2019), Ariya Jutanugarn (2018), Brittany Lang (2016), In Gee Chun (2015)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (6 of 6):
Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship), Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship, Mizuho Americas Open), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (8 of 26):
Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, So Mi Lee, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yuri Yoshida
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (9 of 10):
Nelly Korda (No. 1), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Ruoning Yin (No. 4), Hannah Green (No. 5), Rose Zhang (No. 6), Jin Young Ko (No. 7), Charley Hull (No. 8), Minjee Lee (No. 9), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 10)
Pennsylvania Connections (1):
Rachel Rohanna (Marianna)
U.S. Women’s Open Debuts (40):
Casandra Alexander, Celine Borge, Samantha Brown (a), Adela Cernousek (a), Lauren Coughlin, Kimberly Dinh (a), Isabella Fierro, Maisie Filler (a), Saiki Fujita, Junia Gabasa (a), Chiara Horder (a), Huai-Chien Hsu (a), Jin Hee Im, Sora Kamiya, Min Byeol Kim, Su Ji Kim, Ayako Kimura, Katie Li (a), Hsin-Yu Lu, Harriet Lynch, Keeley Marx (a), Alexa Melton, Yuka Nii, Amiyu Ozeki, Kiara Romero (a), Kokona Sakurai, Megan Schofill (a), Elina Sinz, Pimpisa Sisutham (a), Caroline Smith (a), Latanna Stone (a), Rio Takeda, Asterisk Talley (a), Alana Uriell, Savannah Vilaubi, Chanettee Wannasaen, Lottie Woad (a), Madison Young, Arpichaya Yubol, Amelie Zalsman (a)
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