2021 U.S. Women's Open
Golf tournament
Golf tournament
The 2021 U.S. Women's Open was the 76th U.S. Women's Open , played June 3–6, 2021 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco , California .[ 1] [ 2]
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and was the second of the 2021 season . It has the largest purse in women's golf at $5.5 million.[ 3]
The winner was the Philippines' Yuka Saso , who defeated Japan's Nasa Hataoka on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff after both players had tied at 280 (4 under par).[ 4] In third place was American Lexi Thompson , who had held a five stroke lead just before the midway point of the final round but dropped five strokes on the back-nine, including bogeys on each of the last two holes, to miss the playoff by one stroke.[ 5]
Venue
The 2021 U.S. Women's Open was played on The Olympic Club 's Lake course, which had previously hosted the men's U.S. Open five times.[ 1] It was the first time the tournament had been in California since 2016, when it took place at CordeValle Golf Club .[ 6]
Course layout
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Yards
528
382
209
396
432
420
263
154
380
3,193
392
411
398
171
410
137
563
485
326
3,293
6,486
Par
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
35
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
36
71
Yardage by round
Round
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
4
4
4
3
4
35
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
36
71
1st
Yards
535
381
196
395
431
388
260
148
386
3,120
393
387
372
176
398
136
557
498
325
3,242
6,362
2nd
Yards
528
389
188
403
422
379
269
162
381
3,121
394
417
384
134
406
144
565
484
334
3,262
6,383
3rd
Yards
527
386
196
388
438
385
229
156
374
3,079
400
375
402
184
415
99
566
490
328
3,259
6,338
Final
Yards
534
375
191
402
426
419
271
147
384
3,149
384
415
376
144
412
132
558
441
314
3,176
6,325
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 .[ 1] 156 players will make up the field.[ 3]
Exemptions
This list details the exemption criteria for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open and the players who qualified under them;[ a] any additional criteria under which players are exempt is indicated in parentheses.[ 7]
1. Recent winners of the U.S. Women's Open (2011–2020)
Choi Na-yeon
Chun In-gee (7,15)
Ariya Jutanugarn (2,8,10,15)
Kim A-lim (2,10,15)
Brittany Lang
Lee Jeong-eun (2,15)
Inbee Park (2,9,10,15)
Park Sung-hyun (6,15)
Ryu So-yeon (5,9,15)
Michelle Wie West
2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open
3. The winner of the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur
4. The runner-up in the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur[ b] [ c]
5. Recent winners of the ANA Inspiration (2017–2021)
6. Recent winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2017–2020)
7. Recent winners of Evian Championship (2016–2019)
8. Recent winners of Women’s British Open (2016–2020)
9. The leading 30 players from the 2020 LPGA Race to the CME Globe final points standings
Céline Boutier (15)
Ashleigh Buhai (15)
Carlota Ciganda (15)
Austin Ernst (10,14,15)
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Ally Ewing (10,15)
Nasa Hataoka (15)
Brooke Henderson (10,15)
Stacy Lewis (10,15)
Cheyenne Knight
Lydia Ko (10,14,15)
Nelly Korda (10,14,15)
Jennifer Kupcho (15)
Minjee Lee
Gaby López (15)
Yealimi Noh (15)
Park Hee-young
Mel Reid (10,15)
Madelene Sagström (15)
Jennifer Song (15)
Thidapa Suwannapura
10. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the originally scheduled date of the 2020 U.S. Women's Open to the start of the 2021 tournament
11. The winner of the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur [ c]
12. The winner of the 2020 Womens Amateur Championship [ c]
13. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2020[ c]
14. The leading 10 players on the 2021 Race to CME Globe points standings as of April 14, 2021
15. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of April 14, 2021
16. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings not otherwise exempt as of May 17, 2021
17. The leading player from the 2020 China LPGA Tour order of merit not otherwise exempt as of April 14, 2021
18. The top four finishers in the 2020 South African Women's Open
19. The leading two players from the 2020 LPGA of Korea Tour order of merit not otherwise exempt as of April 14, 2021
20. Special exemptions
Qualifying
The championship is open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA or World Handicap System index not exceeding 2.4. Players may qualify by competing in tournaments of over 36 holes held between April 21 and May 13, 2021, at 22 designated sites.[ 3] The following table details the players who qualified.[ 8]
Date
Location
Venue
Field
Spots
Qualifiers[ a]
Apr 26
Yokohama , Japan
Yokohama Country Club
107
5
Chihiro Kogure (a), Miname Katsu , Hikari Kawamitsu , Momoka Miyake , Natsumi Nakanish
Apr 26
Woodburn, Oregon
Oga Golf Course
53
2
Luna Sobrón , Monica Vaughn (a)
Apr 26
Ormond Beach, Florida
Oceanside Country Club
56
2
Kim Métraux , Megan Osland
Apr 26
Half Moon Bay, California
Half Moon Bay Golf Links
71
3
Lucy Li , Kathleen Scavo , Kelly Tan
Apr 26
Beaumont, California
Morongo Golf Resort
76
5
Pajaree Anannarukarn , Alison Lee , Wichanee Meechai , Sarah Jane Smith , Linnea Ström
Apr 27
Alexandria, Virginia
Belhaven Country Club
63
3
Sarah Kemp , Emily Mahar (a), Aneka Seumanutafa (a)
Apr 28
St. Peters, Missouri
Old Hickory Golf Club
41
2
Maja Stark (a), Emma Talley
Apr 29
Dekalb, Illinois
Kishwaukee Country Club
47
2
Abbey Daniel (a), Céline Herbin
May 3
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton Country Club
69
3
Alyssa Lamoureux (a), Elizabeth Szokol , Karoline Tuttle (a)
May 3
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Somerset Country Club
33
2
Sarah Burnham , Isabella McCauley (a)
May 3
Humble, Texas
Golf Club of Houston
70
3
Gurleen Kaur (a), Park Boh-yun (a), Tseng Tsai-Ching
May 3
Novato, California
Marin Country Club
50
2
Rachel Heck (a), Jaclyn LaHa (a)
May 3
Brentwood, California
Brentwood Country Club
77
4
Amari Avery (a), Jenny Coleman , Amelia Garvey (a), Haley Moore
May 3
Atlanta, Georgia
Druid Hills Golf Club
54
3
Hung Jo-Hua (a), Alexandra Swayne (a), Ana Peláez Triviño (a)
May 4
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shannopin Country Club
49
2
Jensen Castle (a), Allie White
May 4
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
72
3
Haylee Harford , Gina Kim (a), Lauren Stephenson
May 5
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham Country & Polo Club
38
2
Christina Kim , Noemie Paré (a)
May 10
Westminster, Colorado
The Ranch Country Club
39
2
Matilda Castren , Louise Stahle
May 10
Honolulu, Hawaii
Oahu Country Club
40
2
Tiffany Chan , Claire Choi (a)
May 10
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Spring Lake Country Club
48
2
Megha Ganne (a), Cheyenne Woods
May 10
Corinth, Texas
Oakmont Country Club
67
3
Ingrid Gutiérrez Núñez , Kim Kaufman , Rebecca Lee-Bentham
May 11
West Palm Beach, Florida
Banyan Cay Resort & Country Club
61
3
Chloe Kovelesky (a), Azahara Muñoz , María Parra
May 13
Gold Canyon, Arizona
Superstition Mountain Golf Club
63
6
Mina Harigae , Amanda Linnér (a), Stephanie Meadow , Giulia Molinaro , Pornanong Phatlum , Sarah Schmelzel
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 3, 2021
Source:[ 9]
Second round
Friday, June 4, 2021
Source:[ 10]
Third round
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Source:[ 11]
Final round
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Source:[ 12]
Scorecard
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
Saso
−6
−4
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−4
−4
Hataoka
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
E
−1
−2
−2
−2
−1
−1
−2
−3
−3
−4
−4
−4
Thompson
−8
−7
−7
−7
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−6
−6
−6
−5
−5
-5
−4
−3
Feng
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−3
−3
−4
−4
−4
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
Khang
−1
E
−1
−1
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−2
−3
−2
Yin
E
E
E
E
E
E
−2
−2
−3
−3
−3
−3
−1
−1
−1
E
E
E
Henderson
+2
+2
+2
+2
+1
+1
+1
E
+1
+1
+2
+2
+2
+2
+3
+3
+1
+1
Jutanugarn
+2
+2
+2
+2
+3
+3
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+3
+2
+1
+1
+1
Ko
+2
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+2
+2
+2
+2
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
Lin
+4
+5
+5
+6
+5
+5
+5
+5
+4
+4
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+2
+1
+1
Park
E
+1
+1
+1
+2
+3
+3
+2
+2
+3
+3
+2
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle
Birdie
Bogey
Double Bogey
Source: [ 12]
Playoff
Two-hole aggregate playoff on holes 9 and 18 before a sudden-death playoff on hole 9
Scorecard
Hole
9
18
9
Par
4
4
4
Saso
E
E
−1
Hataoka
E
E
E
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source: [ 13]
Notes
^ a b c (a) – denotes amateur
^ Normally, this category includes winners of the U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur , but neither was held in 2020.
^ a b c d Players qualifying in these categories must remain an amateur through the conclusion of the U.S. Open.
^ Ruffels forfeited her exemption by turning professional.
References
^ a b c "2021 U.S. Women's Open: Fast Facts" . United States Golf Association. May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ Sirak, Ron (May 31, 2021). "U.S. Women's Open Showcases Talent on LPGA Tour" . LPGA. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021 .
^ a b c "2021 US Women's Open field: Players, rankings" . Golf News Net . May 30, 2021. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021 .
^ "US Women's Open: Yuka Saso creates history with play-off victory" . BBC Sport . June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ Dethier, Dylan (June 6, 2021). "Lexi Thompson loses 5-shot lead in heartbreaking fashion at U.S. Women's Open" . Golf.com . Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ Kelly, Todd (May 31, 2021). "How to watch the U.S. Women's Open at Olympic Club" . Golfweek . Retrieved June 1, 2021 .
^ "Currently Exempt Players for 76th U.S. Women's Open" . USGA. May 16, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "2021 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results" . USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard – Round 1" . LPGA . June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ "U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard – Round 2" . LPGA. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ "U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard – Round 3" . LPGA. June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ a b "U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard – Final" . LPGA . June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021 .
^ "Yuka Saso wins US Womens Open on 3rd playoff Hole" . LPGA . June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
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