Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 2–5, 2022 |
Location | Southern Pines, North Carolina 35°11′49″N79°23′31″W / 35.197°N 79.392°W |
Course(s) | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,597 yards (6,032 m) [1] – 6,644 yards (6,075 m) [1] |
Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+4) [2] |
Prize fund | $10,000,000 |
Winner's share | $1,800,000 |
Champion | |
Minjee Lee | |
271 (−13) | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in 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.
Hole [4] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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 |
Round [1] | Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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 |
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]
This list details the exemption criteria for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open and the players who qualified under them; [lower-alpha 1] any additional criteria under which players are exempt is indicated in parentheses. [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
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 [lower-alpha 2]
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
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 [lower-alpha 2]
12. The winner of the 2021 Womens Amateur Championship [lower-alpha 2]
13. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2021 [lower-alpha 2]
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
The following players gained a place in the field having finished as the leading alternates in the specified final qualifying events: [lower-alpha 1]
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Mina Harigae | 64 | −7 |
2 | Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 65 | −6 |
T3 | Minjee Lee | 67 | −4 |
Anna Nordqvist | |||
Ryann O'Toole | |||
T6 | Ally Ewing | 68 | −3 |
Lexi Thompson | |||
T8 | Matilda Castren | 69 | −2 |
Allisen Corpuz | |||
Moriya Jutanugarn | |||
Kim Sei-young | |||
Ko Jin-young | |||
Bronte Law | |||
Amy Olson | |||
Annie Park | |||
Park Sung-hyun | |||
Madelene Sagström |
Friday, June 3, 2022
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Mina Harigae | 64-69=133 | −9 |
Minjee Lee | 67-66=133 | ||
T3 | Choi Hye-jin | 71-64=135 | −7 |
Anna Nordqvist | 67-68=135 | ||
T5 | Ko Jin-young | 69-67=136 | −6 |
Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 65-71=136 | ||
T7 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69-68=137 | −5 |
Kim Sei-young | 69-67=137 | ||
T9 | Megan Khang | 71-67=138 | −4 |
Bronte Law | 69-69=138 | ||
Andrea Lee | 70-68=138 | ||
Ryann O'Toole | 67-71=138 | ||
Park Sung-hyun | 69-69=138 |
Source: [9]
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Minjee Lee | 67-66-67=200 | −13 |
2 | Mina Harigae | 64-69-70=203 | −10 |
3 | Bronte Law | 69-69-68=206 | −7 |
T4 | Choi Hye-jin | 71-64-72=207 | −6 |
Ko Jin-young | 69-67-71=207 | ||
Lydia Ko | 72-69-66=207 | ||
Lin Xiyu | 71-69-67=207 | ||
Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 65-71-71=207 | ||
Anna Nordqvist | 67-68-72=207 | ||
T10 | Ji Eun-hee | 70-69-69=208 | −7 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 69-68-71=208 | ||
Megan Khang | 71-67-70=208 | ||
Leona Maguire | 70-70-68=208 |
Source: [10]
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Minjee Lee | 67-66-67-71=271 | −13 | 1,800,000 |
2 | Mina Harigae | 64-69-70-72=275 | −9 | 1,080,000 |
3 | Choi Hye-jin | 64-69-70-72=277 | −7 | 685,043 |
4 | Ko Jin-young | 69-67-71-71=278 | −6 | 480,225 |
5 | Lydia Ko | 72-69-66-72=279 | −5 | 399,982 |
T6 | Bronte Law | 69-69-68-74=280 | −4 | 337,198 |
Anna Nordqvist | 67-68-72-73=280 | |||
T8 | Megan Khang | 71-67-70-74=282 | −2 | 261,195 |
Nelly Korda | 70-69-70-73=282 | |||
Leona Maguire | 70-70-68-74=282 |
Source: [11]
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