2023 U.S. Women's Open Explained

2023 U.S. Women's Open
Dates:	July 6–9, 2023
Location:	Pebble Beach, California, U.S.
Course:	Pebble Beach Golf Links
Org:	USGA
Tour:	LPGA Tour
Par:	72^[1]
Field:	156 players, 74 after cut
Cut:	150 (+6)
Purse:	$11,000,000
Winners Share:	$2,000,000
Champion:	Allisen Corpuz
Score:	279 (−9)
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024
Map:	USA#USA California
Map Relief:	yes
Map Label:	Pebble Beach Golf Links

The 2023 U.S. Women's Open was the 78th U.S. Women's Open, held July 6 to 9 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Allisen Corpuz won by three strokes over Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin. It was her first LPGA Tour win.^[5]

Venue

See main article: Pebble Beach Golf Links.

The course had previously hosted the U.S. Open for men six times. This was the first U.S. Women's Open held on the course.^[6]

Course layout

^[7]

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	344	509	384	308	187	496	107	395	437	3,167	429	367	173	391	542	376	374	175	515	3,342	6,509
Par	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	36	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	36	72

Field

The field for the U.S. Women's Open was made up of players who gained entry through qualifying events and those who were exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria included provision for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

The USGA accepted a record number of entries for the championship, 2,107 players.^[8]

The purse for the tournament was a record $11 million with a record winner's share of $2 million. Those who did not make the cut, received a payment of $8,000.^[9]

Exemptions

This list details the exemption criteria for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open and the players exempt. Many players were exempt in multiple categories.^[10]

1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last 10 years (2013–2022)

• Chun In-gee (7,10,17)
• Ariya Jutanugarn
• Kim A-lim
• Brittany Lang
• Lee Jeong-eun (17)
• Minjee Lee (2,8,10,17)
• Park Sung-hyun (7)
• Yuka Saso (10)
• Michelle Wie West

2. From the 2022 U.S. Women's Open, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place

• Choi Hye-jin (10,17)
• Mina Harigae (17)
• Megan Khang (10,17)
• Ko Jin-young (6,8,10,11,16,17)
• Lydia Ko (10,11,17)
• Nelly Korda (7,10,11,16,17)
• Bronte Law
• Leona Maguire (10,11,17)
• Anna Nordqvist (9,17)

3. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open

• Jill McGill

4. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur

• Saki Baba (a)

5. Winners of the 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur and the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur)

• Krissy Carman (a)
• Monet Chun (a)
• Yana Wilson (a)

6. Winners of the Chevron Championship (2019–2023)

• Jennifer Kupcho (10,11,17)
• Mirim Lee
• Patty Tavatanakit (17)
• Lilia Vu (10,11,16,17)

7. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2018–2023)

• Hannah Green (10,11,16,17)
• Kim Sei-young (17)
• Yin Ruoning (11,16,17)

8. Winners of The Evian Championship (2018–2022)

• Brooke Henderson (10,11,16,17)
• Angela Stanford

9. Winners of the Women’s British Open (2018–2022)

• Ashleigh Buhai (10,11,17)
• Georgia Hall (10,16,17)
• Hinako Shibuno (17)

10. The top 30 point leaders from the 2022 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points.

• Marina Alex (17)
• Céline Boutier (11,16,17)
• Jodi Ewart Shadoff (11,17)
• Ayaka Furue (11,16,17)
• Nasa Hataoka (17)
• Charley Hull (11,17)
• Danielle Kang (17)
• Kim Hyo-joo (17)
• Andrea Lee (11,17)
• Lin Xiyu (17)
• Gaby López (11,17)
• Nanna Koerstz Madsen (17)
• Madelene Sagström (17)
• Atthaya Thitikul (11,16,17)
• Lexi Thompson (17)

11. Winners of individual LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories were considered official, from the conclusion of the 2022 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2023 U.S. Women's Open (only events that awarded a full point allocation for the Race to the CME Globe)

• Pajaree Anannarukarn
• Gemma Dryburgh (17)
• Ally Ewing (17)
• Grace Kim
• Paula Reto (17)
• Maja Stark (17)
• Rose Zhang^[11] (19)

12. Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)

13. Winner of the 2022 Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)

• Jessica Baker (a)

14. Winner of the 2022 Mark H. McCormack Medal (No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Ranking; must be an amateur)

15. Winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I Individual Golf Championship (must be an amateur)

16. From the 2023 Race to CME Globe, the top 10 point leaders as of May 3, 2023

17. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 3, 2023

• An Na-rin
• Aditi Ashok
• Chella Choi
• Carlota Ciganda
• Allisen Corpuz
• Linn Grant
• Chisato Iwai
• Ji Eun-hee
• Minami Katsu
• Haruka Kawasaki
• Cheyenne Knight
• Alison Lee
• Lee Da-yeon
• Lee So-mi
• Yuna Nishimura
• Ryann O'Toole
• Park Min-ji
• Ryu Hae-ran
• Mao Saigo
• Lizette Salas
• Jiyai Shin
• Momoko Ueda
• Miyū Yamashita
• Amy Yang
• Angel Yin
• Yuri Yoshida

• Jessica Korda, Mone Inami, Lim Hee-jeong did not play..^[12]

18. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of July 3, 2023

• Akie Iwai
• Albane Valenzuela

19. Special exemptions

• Ryu So-yeon
• Annika Sörenstam

Qualifying

Qualifying took place May 9 to June 7, 2023, via 36-hole stroke-play qualifiers at 26 different sites, 23 of them in the United States and one each in Belgium, Canada and Japan.^{[13] [14]}

Date	Location	Venue	Field	Spots	Qualifiers	Ref
May 9			69	2
May 9			54	2	Amelia Garvey, Angela Zhang (a)
May 15			58	2		^[15]
May 15			78	2	Sarah Edwards (a), Benedetta Moresco (a)
May 15			81	4
May 17			72	4		^[16]
May 22			75	2		^[17]
May 22			74	2	Zoe Campos (a), Anna Davis (a)
May 22			71	2		^[18]
May 22			46	1
May 22			46	2
May 24			78	2	Jing Yan, Sophie Linder (a)
May 24			68	2		^[19]
May 25		Indian Creek Golf Club (Creek Course)	75	2	Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (a), Farah O'Keefe (a)
May 29			68	3
May 29		Boso Country Club (East/West Courses)	123	5
May 30			68	2	Julia Misemer (a), Grace Summerhays (a)
May 31			70	2
May 31		Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course)	77	2
Jun 1	Broomfield, Colorado	The Broadlands Golf Course	65	2	Sadie Englemann (a), Megan Propeck (a)
Jun 5			64	2	Amari Avery (a), Jeneath Wong (a)
Jun 5			72	2	Áine Donegan (a), Kelly Xu (a)
Jun 5			70	2
Jun 7		The Club at Admirals Cove (North/West Courses)	67	2
Jun 7			67	2
Jun 7			72	3

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:

• Jenny Coleman^{[12] [20]} (Atlanta)
• Moriya Jutanugarn^{[12] [20]} (Galveston)
• Allysha Mae Mateo^{[12] [20]} (a, Honolulu)
• Azahara Muñoz^{[12] [20]} (Bradenton)
• Kumkang Park^{[12] [20]} (Westfield)
• Chizuru Komiya^[20] (a, Japan)
• Joy Chou^[20] (St. Louis)
• Amanda Doherty^[20] (Alexandria)
• Kaili Xiao^[20] (a, Novato)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1		68	−4
Lin Xiyu
T3		69	−3
Áine Donegan (a)
Nasa Hataoka
Leona Maguire
Ryu Hae-ran
Bailey Tardy
T9	Amari Avery (a)	70	−2
Lee Jeong-eun
Benedetta Moresco (a)

Second round

Friday, July 7, 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		69-68=137	−7
T2		69-70=139	−5
	68-71=139
4		69-72=141	−3
T5		69-74=143	−1
	69-74=143
T7		72-72=144	E
	74-70=144
	71-73=144
	71-73=144

Third round

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		69-74-66=209	−7
2		69-70-71=210	−6
T3		68-71-73=212	−4
	69-68-75=212
T5		69-72-73=214	−2
	71-73-70=214
T7		73-72-71=216	E
	71-73-72=216
T9		74-70-73=217	+1
	72-73-72=217
	72-73-72=217
	74-71-72=217

Final round

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1		69-70-71-69=279	−9	2,000,000
T2		73-72-71-66=282	−6	969,231
		71-73-70-68=282
T4		69-74-66-76=285	−3	482,136
		69-68-75-73=285
T6		74-70-73-69=286	−2	369,403
		68-71-73-74=286
8		69-72-73-74=288	E	313,713
T9		72-73-72-72=289	+1	272,355
		74-71-72-72=289

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Women's Open Preview: History Will Not Repeat Itself At Pebble Beach . LPGA . Keith . Stewart . July 5, 2023 . July 6, 2023.
2. Web site: David . Shefter . Fast Facts for 2023 U.S. Women's Open . USGA . 8 May 2023.
3. Beth Ann . Nichols . Annika Sorenstam accepts special exemption into 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach . Golfweek . 2 May 2023 . 8 May 2023.
4. News: Suhaib Bashir . Dar . In a First Time For Women's Golf, US Open to Script Massive History, Marking a Special Return For LPGA Legend Annika Sorenstam . Essentially Sports . 3 May 2023 . 9 May 2023.
5. News: Allisen Corpuz wins U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach . ESPN . Paolo . Uggetti . July 9, 2023.
6. Web site: Pebble Beach Welcomes the 78th U.S. Women’s Open Championship . Pebble Beach Company . 9 May 2023.
7. Web site: 2023 U.S. Women's Open – Course . USGA . 7 July 2023.
8. Paisley . Kent . May 5, 2023 . Pebble Beach is hosting the U.S. Women's Open, so the USGA predictably breaks record for number of entries . Australian Golf Digest . 8 May 2023.
9. 2023 U.S. Women's Open has $11 million total purse, $2 million to winner . Todd . Kelly . Golfweek . July 5, 2023 . July 6, 2023.
10. Web site: Currently Exempt Players for 78th U.S. Women's Open . USGA . 8 February 2023 . 9 May 2023.
11. News: Mark . Schlabach . 2023-05-26 . Stanford women's golf star Zhang turns pro . ESPN . 2023-05-27.
12. Nichols . Beth Ann . Jessica Korda one of three exempt players to withdraw from 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach . Golfweek . 22 June 2023.
13. Web site: 2023 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results . USGA . 12 May 2023.
14. News: U.S. Women's Open qualifying: Who made it to Pebble Beach . Golf Channel . 8 June 2023 . 13 June 2023.
15. Beth Ann . Nichols . Gabriela Ruffels, Jenny Shin, Annie Park and two Alabama teammates among those who qualified on Monday for historic U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach . Golfweek . 16 May 2023 . 17 May 2023.
16. News: 'Yan'tastic golf earns medalist honors at the US Women's Open qualifier . Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association . 25 May 2023 . 25 May 2023.
17. Web site: Northern California, 2023 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results . Blue Golf . 24 May 2023.
18. News: Olof . Åsgård . Lindberg och Wallin klara för U.S. Women's Open . Lindberg and Wallin ready for the U.S. Women’s Open . Svensk Golf . Swedish . 23 May 2023 . 23 May 2023.
19. News: Gean . Leonard . Galveston Country Club hosts US Women's Open golf qualifier . The Daily News . 25 May 2023 . 25 May 2023.
20. Web site: Alternates Added to U.S. Women's Open Field . LPGA . Sarah . Kellam . June 28, 2023.