# 2019 U.S. Women's Open

The 2019 U.S. Women's Open was the 74th U.S. Women's Open, played May 30 – June 2 at Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the second of the 2019 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $5.5 million. 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 24 36-hole qualifying tournaments held at sites across the United States and at international sites in China, England, Japan, and South Korea. Additional players are exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.

### 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 15 who qualified in other categories are denoted with the tour by which they qualified.
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2009–2018)
Choi Na-yeon, Chun In-gee (10,12,14,17,18), Paula Creamer, Ji Eun-hee (12,13,14,17,18), Ariya Jutanugarn (8,11,12,14,17,18), Brittany Lang, Park Sung-hyun (7,12,13,14,17,18), Inbee Park (7,8,11,12,17,18), Ryu So-yeon (9,12,14,17,18)
* Michelle Wie (11,12,17,18) will not play due to wrist injury.
2. Winners from the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Laura Davies
* Helen Alfredsson did not play.
3. Winner and runner-up from the 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur; winner of the 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (must be an amateur)
Jeon Ji-won (a), Shannon Johnson (a)
Kristen Gillman and Yealimi Noh forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
4. Winner of the 2018 British Ladies Amateur (must be an amateur)
Leonie Harm (a)
5. Winner of the 2018 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)
Jennifer Kupcho (6) forfeited her exemption by turning professional before the start of the tournament. She chose to forfeit after qualifying for the tournament via regional qualifying on April 29.
6. Winner of the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)
See above.
7. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship for the last five years (2015–2018)
Brooke Henderson (12,14,17,18), Danielle Kang (11,12,14,17,18)
8. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2014–2018)
Georgia Hall (12,14,15–LET,17,18)
* In-Kyung Kim (12,17,18) and Mo Martin (12) did not play.
9. Winners of the ANA Inspiration for the last five years (2015–2019)
Ko Jin-young (12,13,14,17,18), Lydia Ko (10,12,17,18), Pernilla Lindberg (12,17)
* Brittany Lincicome (12,17,18) did not play – deferred exemption for maternity leave.
10. Winners of the Evian Championship for the last five years (2014–2018)
Kim Hyo-joo (11,12,17,18), Anna Nordqvist (12,17,18), Angela Stanford (11,12,14,17,18)
11. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2018 U.S. Women's Open
Carlota Ciganda (12,13,17,18), Nasa Hataoka (12,13,14,17,18), Wei-Ling Hsu (12), Charley Hull (12,17,18), Megan Khang (12), Kim Ji-hyun, Nelly Korda (12,13,14,17,18), Patty Tavatanakit, Lexi Thompson (12,14,17,18)
* Sarah Jane Smith (12) did not play – deferred exemption for maternity leave.
12. Top 75 money leaders from the 2018 final official LPGA money list
Marina Alex (14,17,18), Brittany Altomare (17), Aditi Ashok, Céline Boutier (14), Ashleigh Buhai, Pei-Yun Chien, Chella Choi, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst (17,18), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (17), Shanshan Feng (17,18), Sandra Gal, Hannah Green, Jaye Marie Green, Moriya Jutanugarn (17,18), Haeji Kang, Cristie Kerr (17,18), Kim Sei-young (14,17,18), Katherine Kirk, Jessica Korda (17,18), Bronte Law (14,18), Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang (13,17,18), Mirim Lee, Minjee Lee (13,14,17,18), Yu Liu (17,18), Gaby López (14,18), Caroline Masson (17,18), Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz (13,17,18), Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson (17,18), Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park (14,18), Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Lizette Salas (17,18), Jenny Shin (17,18), Jennifer Song, Mariah Stackhouse, Thidapa Suwannapura (14), Emma Talley, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Ayako Uehara, Amy Yang (13,14,17,18), Angel Yin (17,18), Sakura Yokomine
13. Top 10 money leaders from the 2019 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on April 17
Already qualified
14. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2018 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open
Already qualified
15. Top five money leaders from the 2018 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Jenny Haglund (LET), Caroline Hedwall (LET), Mamiko Higa (JLPGA,17,18), Sarah Kemp (LET), Lee Jeong-eun (KLPGA,17,18), Misuzu Narita (JLPGA), Jiyai Shin (JLPGA,17,18), Ai Suzuki (JLPGA,17,18), Anne Van Dam (LET)
* Ahn Sun-ju (JLPGA,17,18), Bae Seon-woo (KLPGA,17,18), Choi Hye-jin (KLPGA,17,18), Lee So-young (KLPGA), and Oh Ji-hyun (KLPGA,17) did not play.
16. Top three money leaders from the 2018 China LPGA Tour
Saranporn Langkulgasettrin, Liu Yan, Supamas Sangchan
17. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of April 17
Already qualified
18. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of May 27
Minami Katsu
19. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Stacy Lewis, Gerina Piller (maternity extension), Karrie Webb

### Qualifiers

Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place April 22 to May 13 at sites in the United States, China, South Korea, England, and Japan.
Apr 22 at Ohtone Country Club, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Haruka Amamoto
    Hina Arakaki
    Eri Okayama
    Nanako Ueno (a)
    Yuri Yoshida (a)
    Hina Arakaki
Apr 23 at Forsgate Country Club (Banks Course), Monroe Township, New Jersey
    Emma Albrecht
    Megha Ganne (a)
Apr 24 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Ike Course), City of Industry, California
    Andrea Lee (a)
    Suzuka Yamaguchi
    Rose Zhang (a)
Apr 25 at Dream Park Country Club, Incheon, South Korea
    Jiyu Jung
    Dasom Ma (a)
Apr 25 at OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Oregon
    Auston Kim (a)
    Naomi Ko
Apr 29 at Contra Costa Country Club, Pleasant Hill, California
    Ty Akabane (a)
    Sabrina Iqbal (a)
    Albane Valenzuela (a)
Apr 29 at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, Rancho Santa Fe, California
    Jennifer Chang (a)
    Gabriela Ruffels (a)
Apr 29 at Country Club of Ocala, Ocala, Florida
    María Fassi
    Sierra Brooks (a)
Apr 29 at Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
    Gina Kim (a)
    Jennifer Kupcho
    Heather Bowie Young
Apr 30 at Springfield Golf & Country Club, Springfield, Virginia
    Amanda Hollandsworth
    Karoline Stormo (a)
May 2 at Canyon Creek Country Club, Richardson, Texas
    Brigitte Dunne (a)
    Kaitlyn Papp (a)
    Amy Ruengmateekhun
May 5 at Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong, China
    Babe Liu
    Prima Thammaraks
May 6 at Pinnacle Peak Country Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Kang Ji-min
    Stephanie Meadow
    Sarah Schmelzel
May 6 at Marin Country Club, Novato, California
    Nanna Koerstz Madsen
    Morgan Pressel
    Charlotte Thomas
May 6 at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colorado
    Dottie Ardina
    Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
May 6 at Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida
    Megan Osland
    Ingrid Gutierrez Nunez
May 6 at The Wanderers Club, Wellington, Florida
    Delfina Acosta
    Alexa Pano (a)
May 6 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
    Fátima Fernández Cano
    Yuka Saso (a)
    Leona Maguire
May 6 at Oahu Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
    Tiffany Chan
May 6 at Elgin Country Club, Elgin, Illinois
    Wichanee Meechai
    Megan Furtney (a)
May 6 at TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
    Celeste Dao (a)
May 6 at Chartiers Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Paris Hilinski (a)
    Rachel Rohanna
May 7 at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Buckinghamshire, England
    Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso
    Hayley Davis
    Esther Henseleit
May 7 at Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Minnesota
    Karine Icher
    Reagan Zibilski
May 13 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks, Hockley, Texas originally May 8 at The Clubs of Kingwood (Island Course), Kingwood, Texas
    Maria Torres
    Dori Carter
    Marissa Steen
    Jing Yan
(a) denotes amateur

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, May 30, 2019
Mamiko Higa, playing in her first U.S. Women's Open, shot a 6-under-par 65 to take a one stroke lead over Esther Henseleit and amateur Gina Kim. Defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn and world number 1 Ko Jin-young were seven strokes back after rounds of 72.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Mamiko Higa | 65 | −6 |
| T2 | Esther Henseleit | 66 | −5 |
| T2 | Gina Kim (a) | 66 | −5 |
| 4 | Céline Boutier | 67 | −4 |
| T5 | Kim Sei-young | 68 | −3 |
| T5 | Azahara Muñoz | 68 | −3 |
| T7 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Jessica Korda | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Nelly Korda | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Andrea Lee (a) | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Yu Liu | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Misuzu Narita | 69 | −2 |
| T7 | Jenny Shin | 69 | −2 |

### Second round

Friday, May 31, 2019 Saturday, June 1, 2019
A two-hour weather delay meant that the second round could not be completed on Friday. 45 players completed their second rounds on Saturday morning. Mamiko Higa shot an even-par 71 to maintain a one-stroke lead over Céline Boutier and Jessica Korda.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Mamiko Higa | 65-71=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Céline Boutier | 67-70=137 | −5 |
| T2 | Jessica Korda | 69-68=137 | −5 |
| 4 | Gina Kim (a) | 66-72=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Jaye Marie Green | 71-68=139 | −3 |
| T5 | Kim Sei-young | 68-71=139 | −3 |
| T5 | Lee Jeong-eun | 70-69=139 | −3 |
| T5 | Ryu So-yeon | 71-68=139 | −3 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 70-69=139 | −3 |
| T10 | Nelly Korda | 69-71=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Yu Liu | 69-71=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Minjee Lee | 71-69=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Azahara Muñoz | 68-72=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Inbee Park | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Park Sung-hyun | 71-69=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Gerina Piller | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T10 | Angel Yin | 72-68=140 | −2 |

### Third round

Saturday, June 1, 2019
Céline Boutier and Yu Liu, former teammates at Duke University, shared the lead after the third round. They were one stroke ahead of first and second round leader Mamiko Higa, Jaye Marie Green, and Lexi Thompson.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Céline Boutier | 67-70-69=206 | −7 |
| T1 | Yu Liu | 69-71-66=206 | −7 |
| T3 | Jaye Marie Green | 71-68-68=207 | −6 |
| T3 | Mamiko Higa | 65-71-71=207 | −6 |
| T3 | Lexi Thompson | 70-69-68=207 | −6 |
| 6 | Lee Jeong-eun | 70-69-69=208 | −5 |
| T7 | Jessica Korda | 69-68-72=209 | −4 |
| T7 | Gaby López | 72-70-67=209 | −4 |
| T9 | Minjee Lee | 71-69-70=210 | −3 |
| T9 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 73-71-66=210 | −3 |
| T9 | Ryu So-yeon | 71-68-71=210 | −3 |

### Final round

Sunday, June 2, 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Lee Jeong-eun | 70-69-69-70=278 | −6 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | Ryu So-yeon | 71-68-71-70=280 | −4 | 412,168 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 70-69-68-73=280 | −4 | 412,168 |
| T2 | Angel Yin | 72-68-72-68=280 | −4 | 412,168 |
| T5 | Céline Boutier | 67-70-69-75=281 | −3 | 178,633 |
| T5 | Jaye Marie Green | 71-68-68-74=281 | −3 | 178,633 |
| T5 | Mamiko Higa | 65-71-71-74=281 | −3 | 178,633 |
| T5 | Yu Liu | 69-71-66-75=281 | −3 | 178,633 |
| T5 | Gerina Piller | 70-70-73-68=281 | −3 | 178,633 |
| T10 | Jessica Korda | 69-68-72-73=282 | −2 | 125,518 |
| T10 | Ally McDonald | 72-72-67-71=282 | −2 | 125,518 |

#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Lee | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
| Ryu | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| Thompson | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Yin | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 |
| Boutier | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −3 |
| Green | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Higa | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Liu | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
| Piller | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
    Birdie Bogey Double bogey
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