2014 U.S. Women's Open
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The 2014 U.S. Women's Open was the 69th U.S. Women's Open, held June 1922 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It marked the first time that the U.S. Women's Open was played on the same course in the same year as the U.S. Open. The U.S. Women's Open was played a week after the U.S. Open.
First played in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five major championships and the second of the 2014 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $4.0 million, with a winner's share of $720,000. The tournament was televised for the final time by ESPN and NBC Sports.
Qualifying and field
The championship is open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4.[1] Players qualified 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 1,702 entries for the championship, breaking the year-old record of 1,420 in 2013.[1][4] The handicap index limit in 2013 was 4.4.[5]
Exempt from qualifying
Many players were 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 12 who qualified in other categories are denoted with the tour by which they qualified.[6]
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2004–2013)
- Exempt but did not enter tournament: Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam
2. Winner and runner-up from the 2013
Emma Talley. The runner-up, Yueer Cindy Feng, turned professional in December 2013, forfeiting her exemption from qualifying. She qualified in Bradenton, Florida.
3. Winner of the 2013 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)
The winner, Lydia Ko, turned professional in October 2013, forfeiting her exemption from qualifying. She qualified for the tournament in four other categories, with the highest-ranking being category 10.
4. Winners of the
Shanshan Feng (8,9,11,13,14), Anna Nordqvist (9,10,11,13,14), Yani Tseng (5,6,9)
5. Winners of the
Stacy Lewis (6,9,10,11,13,14), Catriona Matthew (9,13,14)
Jiyai Shin was exempt in this category and in categories 9 and 13 but did not enter the tournament.
6. Winners of the
7. Winner of the 2013
Suzann Pettersen (9,11,12-LET,13,14)
8. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2013 U.S. Women's Open Championship
9. Top 70 money leaders from the 2013 final official LPGA money list
10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2014 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on April 30
Lydia Ko (11,13,14)
11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2013 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open Championship
Teresa Lu (12-JLPGA)
12. Top five money leaders from the 2013
- Japan LPGA Tour:
- Korea LPGA Tour: Choi Yoo-lim, Chun In-gee (did not enter), Jang Ha-na (13,14), Kim Hyo-joo (did not enter), Kim Sei-young
- Ladies European Tour: Gwladys Nocera, Lee-Anne Pace
13. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of April 30, 2014
All players already qualified in other categories.
14. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of June 16, 2014
All players already qualified in other categories.
15. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
None selected
Qualifiers
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments. For the first time in the history of the U.S. Women's Open, qualifying tournaments took place outside of the United States.[8]
May 5 at Honors Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas
Katie Burnett, Jaye Marie Green, María Hernández, Lisa McCloskey, Belén Mozo
May 12 at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Xyra Suyetsugu
May 12 at Butler Country Club, Butler, Pennsylvania
Jessica Porvasnik (a), Jennifer Song, Bailey Tardy (a)
May 14 at Oak Valley Golf Course, Beaumont, California
Marissa Chow (a), Tzu-Chi Lin
May 14 at The Heritage at Westmoor, Westminster, Colorado
Céline Boutier (a), Janie Jackson (a)
May 19 at Higashi Nagoya Country Club, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Lala Anai, Chisato Hashimoto (a), Eri Joma, Misuzu Narita, Ayaka Watanabe
May 19 at Buckinghamshire Golf Course, Buckinghamshire, England
Amy Boulden, Nikki Campbell, Holly Clyburn, Nicole Garcia, Rebecca Hudson, Kelsey Macdonald, Stephanie Na, Lucy Williams
May 19 at Half Moon Bay G.L., Half Moon Bay, California
Paige Lee (a), Lucy Li (a), Kathleen Scavo (a)
May 19 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club,
Narangyi Bae (a), So-young Lee (a) (withdrew)[7]
May 19 at Dunwoody Country Club, Dunwoody, Georgia
May 19 at Indian Hill Club, Winnetka, Illinois
Hannah Pietila (a), Elizabeth Tong (a)
May 19 at North Oaks Golf Course, North Oaks, Minnesota
Minjee Lee (a)
May 19 at CGA Nanshan International Training Center, Shandong, China
So-Young Jang, Yuting Shi (a)
May 19 at Hermitage Country Club,
Dori Carter, Brooke Henderson (a), Sue Kim, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Kristy McPherson, Kris Tamulis
May 20 at Lake Forest Golf and Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Jasi Acharya, Samantha Gotcher (a)
May 20 at The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas
Ashley Knoll, Marissa Steen
May 20 at Rainier Golf & Country Club, Seattle, Washington
Jordan Ferreira (a), Carleigh Silvers
May 21 at Rumson Country Club, Rumson, New Jersey
Laura Davies, Catherine O'Donnell
May 27 at Industry Hills Golf Club,
Brianna Do, Andrea Lee (a)
May 27 at Thorny Lea Gof Club, Brockton, Massachusetts
Megan Khang (a), Caroline Powers
May 28 at Country Club at DC Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona
Madison Kerley (a), Sadena Parks, Cheyenne Woods
May 28 at The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club, Bradenton, Florida
Sandra Changkija, Yueer Cindy Feng, Paula Hurtado
May 29 at Carolina Trace Country Club, Sanford, North Carolina
May 30 at Quail Valley Golf Club, Vero Beach, Florida
Karlin Beck, Mathilda Cappeliez (a), Emily Penttila (a)
(a) indicates amateur
Alternates added to field
The following players were added to the field on June 4 when spots reserved for exemptions in various categories were not used:[7]
- Stephanie Meadow, the first alternate from the Beaumont, California qualifier
- Ashleigh Simon, the first alternate from the Carrollton, Texas qualifier
- Sarah Jane Smith, the first alternate from the Manakin-Sabot, Virginia qualifier
- Kelly Tan, the first alternate from the Dunwoody, Georgia qualifier
Hee Kyung Bae, the first alternate from the Korea qualifier, was added to the field when So-young Lee, who had advanced through the Korea qualifier, withdrew.[7]
Course layout
Course No. 2
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 366 | 432 | 330 | 451 | 503 | 175 | 389 | 429 | 155 | 3,230 | 571 | 447 | 417 | 348 | 419 | 156 | 458 | 184 | 419 | 3,419 | 6,649 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
- Based on the course setup for the championship, the USGA course rating was 78.1 and the slope rating was 145.[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Play was suspended Thursday at 7:12 pm EDT due to inclement weather and thirty players completed the first round on Friday morning.
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stacy Lewis | 67 | −3 |
2 | Michelle Wie |
68 | −2 |
T3 | Katherine Kirk | 69 | −1 |
Minjee Lee (a) | |||
So Yeon Ryu
| |||
T6 | Paula Creamer | 70 | E |
Karrie Webb | |||
T8 | Rebecca Artis | 71 | +1 |
Christel Boeljon | |||
Na Yeon Choi
| |||
Mina Harigae | |||
Brooke Henderson (a) | |||
Juli Inkster | |||
Eun-Hee Ji
| |||
I. K. Kim
| |||
Sue Kim | |||
Candie Kung | |||
Stephanie Meadow | |||
Pornanong Phatlum | |||
Angela Stanford | |||
Lexi Thompson | |||
Amy Yang |
Second round
Friday, June 20, 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michelle Wie |
68-68=136 | −4 |
2 | Lexi Thompson | 71-68=139 | −1 |
T3 | Minjee Lee (a) | 69-71=140 | E |
Stacy Lewis | 67-73=140 | ||
Amy Yang | 71-69=140 | ||
6 | Na Yeon Choi |
71-70=141 | +1 |
T7 | Paula Creamer | 70-72=142 | +2 |
Mariajo Uribe | 72-70=142 | ||
Sakura Yokomine | 74-68=142 | ||
T10 | Stephanie Meadow | 71-72=143 | +3 |
So Yeon Ryu |
69-74=143 | ||
Angela Stanford | 71-72=143 | ||
Karrie Webb | 70-73=143 |
Third round
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Michelle Wie |
68-68-72=208 | −2 |
Amy Yang | 71-69-68=208 | ||
T3 | Na Yeon Choi |
71-70-71=212 | +2 |
Juli Inkster | 71-75-66=212 | ||
Minjee Lee (a) | 69-71-72=212 | ||
Stephanie Meadow | 71-72-69=212 | ||
T7 | Pornanong Phatlum | 71-73-69=213 | +3 |
So Yeon Ryu |
69-74-70=213 | ||
Lexi Thompson | 71-68-74=213 | ||
Karrie Webb | 70-73-70=213 | ||
Sakura Yokomine | 74-68-71=213 |
Final round
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michelle Wie |
68-68-72-70=278 | −2 | 720,000 |
2 | Stacy Lewis | 67-73-74-66=280 | E | 432,000 |
3 | Stephanie Meadow | 71-72-69-69=281 | +1 | 271,373 |
4 | Amy Yang | 71-69-68-74=282 | +2 | 191,536 |
T5 | Meena Lee | 72-73-70-68=283 | +3 | 149,942 |
So Yeon Ryu |
69-74-70-70=283 | |||
T7 | Pornanong Phatlum | 71-73-69-71=284 | +4 | 113,582 |
Lexi Thompson | 71-68-74-71=284 | |||
Sakura Yokomine | 74-68-71-71=284 | |||
T10 | Brooke Henderson (a) | 71-73-72-69=285 | +5 | 90,861 |
Catriona Matthew | 75-69-75-66=285 | |||
Jenny Shin | 74-70-73-68=283 |
Source:[19]
Scorecard
Final round
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