2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

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2015 U.S. Women's Open
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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 is located in USA
Lancaster
Lancaster
Location in the United States
Lancaster is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster
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)

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

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

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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 Balikeova, 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 Lopez (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 Korea 2008, 2013 68 70 70 67 275 −5 T3
So Yeon Ryu  South Korea 2011 72 68 70 67 277 −3 T5
Michelle Wie  United States 2014 72 68 68 70 278 −2 11
Karrie Webb  Australia 2000, 2001 66 72 73 69 280 E T14
Na Yeon Choi  South Korea 2012 67 74 70 72 283 +3 T26
Paula Creamer  United States 2010 69 73 73 71 286 +6 T42
Laura Davies  England 1987 70 72 70 75 287 +7 T47

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Eun-Hee Ji  South Korea 2009 75 71 146 +6
Cristie Kerr  United States 2007 75 73 148 +8
Birdie Kim  South Korea 2005 74 80 154 +14

Course layout

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Main article: Lancaster Country Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 407 374 399 346 392 172 482 198 421 3,191 428 416 169 508 389 414 353 178 437 3,292 6,483
Par 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 35 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 35 70

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.

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Marina Alex  United States 66 −4
Jane Park  United States
Karrie Webb  Australia
T4 Na Yeon Choi  South Korea 67 −3
Amy Yang  South Korea
T6 Chun In-gee  South Korea 68 −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

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Amy Yang  South Korea 67-66=133 −7
T2 Stacy Lewis  United States 69-67=136 −4
Shiho Oyama  Japan 70-66=136
4 Marina Alex  United States 66-71=137 −3
T5 Chun In-gee  South Korea 68-70=138 −2
Inbee Park  South Korea 68-70=138
Jane Park  United States 66-72=138
Morgan Pressel  United States 68-70=138
Karrie Webb  Australia 66-72=138
Rumi Yoshiba  Japan 70-68=138

Third round

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Amy Yang  South Korea 67-66-69=202 −8
2 Stacy Lewis  United States 69-67-69=205 −5
3 Chun In-gee  South Korea 68-70-68=206 −4
4 Shiho Oyama  Japan 70-66-71=207 −3
T5 Chella Choi  South Korea 71-73-64=208 −2
Mi Hyang Lee  South Korea 68-72-68=208
Inbee Park  South Korea 68-70-70=208
Michelle Wie  United States 72-68-68=208
T9 Min Lee  Taiwan 71-68-70=209 −1
Jane Park  United States 66-72-71=209
Morgan Pressel  United States 68-70-71=209

Final round

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Chun In-gee  South Korea 68-70-68-66=272 −8 810,000
2 Amy Yang  South Korea 67-66-69-71=273 −7 486,000
T3 Stacy Lewis  United States 69-67-69-70=275 −5 267,072
Inbee Park  South Korea 68-70-70-67=275
T5 Brooke Henderson  Canada 70-73-68-66=277 −3 141,396
Pernilla Lindberg  Sweden 70-70-70-67=277
Shiho Oyama  Japan 70-66-71-70=277
Jane Park  United States 66-72-71-68=277
Morgan Pressel  United States 68-70-71-68=277
So Yeon Ryu  South Korea 72-68-70-67=277

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4
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
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References

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  2. ↑ http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/live-coverage-in-gee-chun-wins-us-women-s-open/article_b70f14b6-21b1-11e5-9c35-eb876a429d41.html
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  5. ↑ Golf Channel Hall of Famer Pak WDs from U.S. Women's Open June 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
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External links

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