2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

2015 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates July 9–12, 2015
Location Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Course(s) Lancaster Country Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,483 yards (5,928 m)[1]
Field 156 players, 63 after cut
Cut 144 (+4)
Prize fund $4.5 million
Winner's share $810,000
Champion
South Korea Chun In-gee
272 (−8)
Lancaster
Location in the United States
Lancaster
Location in Pennsylvania

The 2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 70th U.S. Women's Open, held July 9–12 at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the third of the 2015 season.

It had the largest purse in women's golf, at $4.5 million in 2015. Additionally, the tournament set an attendance record for the U.S. Women's Open at 135,000 spectators for the week.[2]

The tournament was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports.

Qualifying and field

The championship is open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4. Players qualify by competing in one of twenty 36-hole qualifying tournaments held at sites across the United States and at international sites in China, England, Japan, and South Korea. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.

The United States Golf Association received a record 1,873 entries for the championship.[3]

Exempt from qualifying

Many players are exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 13 who qualified in other categories are denoted with the tour by which they qualified.[4]

1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2005–2014)
Na Yeon Choi (10,12,15,16), Paula Creamer (10,15,16), Eun-Hee Ji (10), Cristie Kerr (10,11,12,15,16), Birdie Kim, Inbee Park (5,7,10,11,12,15,16), So Yeon Ryu (9,10,12,15,16), Michelle Wie (9,10,15,16)

2. Winner and runner-up from the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)
Kristen Gillman

  • The runner-up, Brooke Henderson, turned professional in December 2014, forfeiting this exemption. She had previously qualified in category 9.

3. Winners of the 2014 and 2015 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
Céline Boutier (2015)

  • The 2014 winner, Emily Kristine Pederson, was eligible but did not enter the tournament.

4. Winner of the 2014 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)

  • Minjee Lee turned professional in December 2014, forfeiting her exemption from qualifying. She later qualified under categories 12 and 16.

5. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship for the last five years (2011–2015)
Shanshan Feng (10,12,15,16), Yani Tseng (6,10)

6. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2010–2014)
Stacy Lewis (7,9,10,11,12,15,16), Mo Martin (10,12,15,16)

  • Jiyai Shin (13-JLPGA,15,16) qualified but did not enter the tournament

7. Winners of the ANA Inspiration for the last five years (2011–2015)
Brittany Lincicome (10,11,15,16), Lexi Thompson (9,10,15,16), Sun-Young Yoo (10)

8. Winners of the Evian Championship (2013–2014)
Kim Hyo-joo (11,12,13-KLPGA,15,16), Suzann Pettersen (10,15,16)

9. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2014 U.S. Women's Open
Brooke Henderson, Meena Lee (10), Catriona Matthew (10,15,16), Stephanie Meadow, Pornanong Phatlum (10,15,16), Jenny Shin (10,15,16), Amy Yang (10,11,12,15,16), Sakura Yokomine

10. Top 75 money leaders from the 2014 final official LPGA money list
Marina Alex, Dori Carter, Chella Choi (15,16), Carlota Ciganda (13-LET,15,16), Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Austin Ernst (12), Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Sandra Gal (15,16), Julieta Granada (15,16), Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, M. J. Hur (12), Karine Icher, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Christina Kim (12), I.K. Kim (15), Katherine Kirk, Lydia Ko (11,12,15,16), Jessica Korda (15,16), Candie Kung, Brittany Lang (16), Ilhee Lee (15,16), Mi Hyang Lee (12,15,16), Mirim Lee (11,12,15,16), Amelia Lewis, Pernilla Lindberg, Caroline Masson, Sydnee Michaels, Belen Mozo, Azahara Muñoz (15,16), Haru Nomura, Anna Nordqvist (12,15,16), Ji Young Oh, Lee-Anne Pace (12,13-LET,15), Hee Young Park (15), Gerina Piller (15,16), Morgan Pressel (11,15,16), Beatriz Recari, Lizette Salas (15,16), Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sarah Jane Smith, Angela Stanford (15,16), Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Line Vedel, Karrie Webb (15,16)

  • Se Ri Pak withdrew from the tournament on June 21 and was replaced by Georgia Hall, the first alternate from the Buckinghamshire qualifier.[5]
  • Jennifer Johnson withdrew on July 6 citing "medical reasons." She was replaced by Mallory Blackwelder, the first alternate from the Scottsdale, Arizona qualifier.[6]

11. Top 10 money leaders from the 2015 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 6
Kim Sei-young (12,15,16)

12. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2015 U.S. Women's Open
Q Baek (13-KLPGA,15,16), Minjee Lee (16)

13. Top five money leaders from the 2014 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Japan LPGA Tour: Teresa Lu (15,16), Misuzu Narita
Korea LPGA Tour: Heo Yoon-kyung (15), Lee Jung-min (15,16), Chun In-gee (15,16)
Ladies European Tour: Charley Hull (15,16), Gwladys Nocera

  • Sun-Ju Ahn (15,16) (JLPGA), Lee Bo-mee (15,16) (JLPGA) and Nikki Campbell (LET) qualified but did not enter the tournament.
  • Heo Yoon-kyung (15) qualified but withdrew from the tournament on July 8 with a knee injury. She was replaced by Ally McDonald, the first alternate from the Atlanta, Georgia qualifier.[7]

14. Top three money leaders from the 2014 China LPGA Tour.
Xi Yu Lin, Babe Liu, Yanhong Pan

15. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of May 6, 2015
Jang Ha-na (16), Ariya Jutanugarn

  • Kim Min-sun (16) and Ko Jin-young (16) qualified but did not enter the tournament.

16. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of July 5, 2015
Shiho Oyama

  • Momoko Ueda qualified but did not enter the tournament.

17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

  • None offered.

Qualifiers

Additional players qualify through sectional qualifying tournaments taking place between May 9 and June 15 at 25 sites in the United States, China, South Korea, England, and Japan.[8]

(a) denotes amateur

May 9 at Ka’anapali Golf Resort (Royal Course), Lahaina, Hawaii[9]

Mariel Galdiano (a)

May 13 at CGA Nanshan International Training Center (Garden Course), Shandong, China[10]

Yuting Shi

May 18 at Serrano Country Club, El Dorado Hills, California

Jennifer Coleman, Beth Lillie (a)

May 18 at Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida

Daniela Darquea (a), Regina Plasencia (a)

May 18 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia[11]

Brooke Pancake, Jane Park

May 18 at Westmoreland Country Club, Wilmette, Illinois

Christina Foster (a), Elizabeth Nagel

May 18 at Windsong Farm Golf Club, Independence, Minnesota

Sarah Burnham (a)

May 18 at Butler Country Club, Butler, Pennsylvania

Lori Adams (a), Nikolette Schroeder (a)

May 18 at Hermitage Country Club, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia[12]

Alejandra Llaneza, Mika Miyazato, Jennifer Song

May 18 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Chungnam, South Korea

So-Young Lee (a), Min Gyeong Youn (a)

May 19 at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club, Gold Canyon, Arizona

Jimin Kang, Lindsey Weaver (a)

May 19 at Goose Creek Golf Club, Mira Loma, California

Alison Lee, Lilia Khatu Vu (a)

May 22 at Fountains Country Club (North Course), Lake Worth, Florida

Wei-Ling Hsu, Ryann O'Toole

May 25 at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Buckinghamshire, England

Holly Aitchison, Maria Balikoeva, Heather Macrae, Lauren Taylor, Kylie Walker

May 26 at Industry Hills Golf Club, City of Industry, California

Lee Lopez, Angella Then (a)

May 27 at Riverdale Golf Course, Brighton, Colorado

Bertine Strauss (a), Maria Fassi (a)

May 27 at Governors Club, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Lauren Doughtie, Su-Hyun Oh

May 29 at Sugar Mill Country Club (White/Red Course), New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Haley Italia, Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu

June 1 at Galloway National Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey

Natalie Gulbis, Nontoya Srisawang

June 2 at Ferncroft Country Club, Middleton, Massachusetts

Stephanie Connelly, Megan Khang (a)

June 2 at St. Clair Country Club, Belleville, Illinois

Breanna Elliott, Emma Talley (a)

June 2 at OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Oregon

Muni He (a), Hannah O'Sullivan (a)

June 2 at The Woodlands Country Club (Player Course), The Woodlands, Texas

Christel Boeljon, Gaby López (a)

June 4 at Lakewood Country Club, Dallas, Texas

Dylan Kim (a), Jennifer Park (a)

June 15 at Arima Royal Golf Club, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Lala Anai, Erika Kikuchi, Ayaka Matsumori, Ai Suzuki, Suzuka Yamaguchi (a), Rumi Yoshiba

Alternates added to field

The following players were added to the field before the start of the tournament when spots reserved for exemptions in various categories were not used and to replace players who withdrew from the tournament.[6]

Mallory Blackwelder, Jaye Marie Green, Georgia Hall, Min Lee, Nikki Long (a), Ally McDonald, Samantha Wagner

Nationalities in the field

North America (63)South America (3)Europe (26)Oceania (7)Asia (55)Africa (2)
 Canada (2) Ecuador (1) England (6) Australia (6) China (6) South Africa (2)
 Mexico (4) Paraguay (1) Northern Ireland (1) New Zealand (1) Japan (12)
 United States (57) Colombia (1) Scotland (3) South Korea (26)
 Denmark (1) Taiwan (6)
 France (3) Thailand (5)
 Germany (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1)
 Russia (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (3)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Inbee Park South Korea2008, 201368707067275−5T3
So Yeon Ryu South Korea201172687067277−3T5
Michelle Wie United States201472686870278−211
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200166727369280ET14
Na Yeon Choi South Korea201267747072283+3T26
Paula Creamer United States201069737371286+6T42
Laura Davies England198770727075287+7T47

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea20097571146+6
Cristie Kerr United States20077573148+8
Birdie Kim South Korea20057480154+14

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4073743993463921724821984213,1914284161695083894143531784373,2926,483
Par444443534354435444343570

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday and Friday, July 9–10, 2015

The first round was incomplete Thursday due to weather; play was completed on Friday morning before the beginning of the second round.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Marina Alex United States66−4
Jane Park United States
Karrie Webb Australia
T4Na Yeon Choi South Korea67−3
Amy Yang South Korea
T6Chun In-gee South Korea68−2
Austin Ernst United States
Muni He (a) China
Mi Hyang Lee South Korea
Sydnee Michaels United States
Elizabeth Nagel United States
Inbee Park South Korea
Morgan Pressel United States

Second round

Friday, July 10, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Yang South Korea67-66=133−7
T2Stacy Lewis United States69-67=136−4
Shiho Oyama Japan70-66=136
4Marina Alex United States66-71=137−3
T5Chun In-gee South Korea68-70=138−2
Inbee Park South Korea68-70=138
Jane Park United States66-72=138
Morgan Pressel United States68-70=138
Karrie Webb Australia66-72=138
Rumi Yoshiba Japan70-68=138

Third round

Saturday, July 11, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Yang South Korea67-66-69=202−8
2Stacy Lewis United States69-67-69=205−5
3Chun In-gee South Korea68-70-68=206−4
4Shiho Oyama Japan70-66-71=207−3
T5Chella Choi South Korea71-73-64=208−2
Mi Hyang Lee South Korea68-72-68=208
Inbee Park South Korea68-70-70=208
Michelle Wie United States72-68-68=208
T9Min Lee Taiwan71-68-70=209−1
Jane Park United States66-72-71=209
Morgan Pressel United States68-70-71=209

Final round

Sunday, July 12, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Chun In-gee South Korea68-70-68-66=272−8810,000
2Amy Yang South Korea67-66-69-71=273−7486,000
T3Stacy Lewis United States69-67-69-70=275−5267,072
Inbee Park South Korea68-70-70-67=275
T5Brooke Henderson Canada70-73-68-66=277−3141,396
Pernilla Lindberg Sweden70-70-70-67=277
Shiho Oyama Japan70-66-71-70=277
Jane Park United States66-72-71-68=277
Morgan Pressel United States68-70-71-68=277
So Yeon Ryu South Korea72-68-70-67=277

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444443534443544434
South Korea Chun−5−5−6−6−6−6−7−6−6−5−5−6−6−6−7−8−9−8
South Korea Yang−8−8−8−8−7−8−9−9−8−8−7−7−7−6−5−7−8−7
United States Lewis−6−6−6−6−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−4−5−5−5
South Korea Park−2−3−2−2−2−3−3−2−2−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−4−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:

References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Women's Open Fact Sheet". USGA. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/live-coverage-in-gee-chun-wins-us-women-s-open/article_b70f14b6-21b1-11e5-9c35-eb876a429d41.html
  3. ↑ "U.S. Women's Open Attracts Record Number of Entries for 2015". USGA. May 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "USGA Entry Forms" (PDF). USGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Golf Channel Hall of Famer Pak WDs from U.S. Women's Open June 22, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Golf Channel, Oyama, Green, Wagner added to U.S. Women’s Open July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lancaster Country Club provides tough but fair test for U.S. Women’s Open July 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Sites Announced". USGA. March 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Galdiano qualifies for U.S. Women's Open". The Maui News. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Shi wins US Women's Open China qualifier". May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2015 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifier Druid Hills". Georgia State Golf Association.
  12. ↑ "Two-Time USGA Champion Song Leads Trio of Qualifiers in Virginia". USGA. May 19, 2015.
Preceded by
2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2015 Women's British Open

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