US Women’s Open Preview 2024: The world’s best assemble to compete for the biggest cheque in golf

Everything you need to know about the 2024 US Women's Open from Lancaster Country Club

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Nelly Korda bids to make it two majors from two at the US Open where the world’s best go head-to-head at Lancaster Country Club for a cut of the biggest purse in women’s golf.

The history-making six-in-a-row wasn’t to be for World No.1 Nelly Korda at the Cognizant Founders Cup, although it didn’t take long before she was back in the winner’s circle, just one tournament later at the Mizuho Americas Open, holding off Hannah Green by a shot.

That doesn’t stop the dominant force in women’s golf from heading to the second major of the season as an overwhelming favorite to make it two from two in the five-major series and pick up a third major championship title in Pennsylvania. And with a record-breaking $12 million purse up for grabs thanks to a new partnership with financial services company, Ally, this 79th edition of the US Open is set to be as fiercely contested as ever.

Last time out, Allisen Corpuz of America claimed a maiden tour title (not a bad one to start with), shooting under par in each round to seal a three-shot victory over Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin.

Where is the US Women’s Open held?

The Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania will host the Women’s US Open for a second time having seen 20-year-old Chun In-gee pick up the first of her three major titles in 2015. The South Korean became the fourth player to win the Harton S. Semple Trophy at the first time of asking.

Lancaster has three distinct nine-hole courses with the Meadowcreek and Dogwood nines combining to comprise the 18-hole championship Flynn Course. The Meadowcreek front nine is known for its meandering routing, which requires great strategy and placement from the tee, whilst the Dogwood back nine provides its own unique challenge with its length and elevation leading to five holes of uphill second shots.

What format is the US Women’s Open?

Since 1947, the standard strokeplay format of 72 holes of 18 holes over four days has been in place. If players are tied after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff is used to determine the champion followed by a sudden death hole-by-hole match if required.

Who is in the field for the US Women’s Open?

Eight US Open champions and all top 25 players in the Rolex World Golf Rankings will tee it up in the 156-woman field for the 79th running of the tournament which saw its second-highest number of entries ever (1,897).

Winners of the last 10 US Opens, including the 10 lowest scores from 2023’s edition receive exemptions, as do the other Major champions between 2019-2023. The bulk of the remaining players exempt from qualifying are those in the top 75 of the world rankings, the top 30 from the 2023 LPGA Race to the CME Globe, individual LPGA co-sanctioned event winners, and various amateur winners from the last 12 months.

Qualifying events took place in the USA (23) and one each in Germany, Canada, and Japan between April 15 and May 20 to finalize the field with a further 62 players.

See the full field for the US Women’s Open and how they qualified.

Who will win the US Women’s Open?

The LPGA Tour is 12 tournaments deep in 2024, yet due to the irrepressible form of Nelly Korda, there have only been six different winners, including Hannah Green with a couple, Rose Zhang, Bailey Tardy, Patty Tavatanakit, and Lydia Ko.

Unsurprisingly, Korda will almost certainly start as the short-priced favorite with Australian Hannah Green also fancied to contend after a strong start to the season that’s seen the Australian win twice and shoot up to World No.5 in the Rolex Rankings.

Read our full preview of who will win the US Women’s Open.

Selected odds (correct 28 May, 10.00):

Nelly Korda 7/2

Rose Zhang 18/1

Atthaya Thitikul 22/1

Jin Young Ko 22/1

Hannah Green 25/1

Minjee Lee 28/1

Brooke Henderson 25/1

Charley Hull 33/1

Lydia Ko 50/1

Celine Boutier 50/1

Linn Grant 50/1

How much does the winner of the US Women’s Open receive?

The total prize fund in 2024 increases once again, up by another $1 million from 2023’s edition at Pebble Beach. The record-breaking $12 million on offer is more than double the total from just three years ago and triple that from a decade ago.

Allisen Corpuz banked $2 million for her 2023 victory – the biggest cheque in women’s tournament history and $200k more than that received by Minjee Lee the year before.

Who has won the US Women’s Open?

There have been no repeat winners of the US Open in the last 10 years. Annika Sorenstam is a three-time champion, last winning in 2006, a decade after her back-to-back triumphs in 1995 and 1996.

How to watch the US Women’s Open?

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports

All times GMT

Thursday, May 30: Sky Sports Golf, 17.00

Friday, May 31: Sky Sports Golf, 17.00

Saturday, June 01: Sky Sports Golf, 18.00

Sunday, June 02: Sky Sports Golf, 19.00

US viewers can catch all the action on Peacock, USA, and NBC

All times EDT

Thursday, May 30: Peacock, 12.00 | USA, 14.00

Friday, May 31: Peacock, 12.00 | USA, 14.00

Saturday, June 01: Peacock, 13.00 | NBC, 15.00

Sunday, June 02: Peacock, 13.00 | USA, 15.00 | NBC, 16.00

Read more details on timings, streaming schedules, and how to watch the US Women’s Open.

US Women’s Open: Tee times and groupings

• Nelly Korda begins her campaign alongside Nasa Hataoka and Megan Khan.

• Charley Hull features in a trio with Lydia Ko and Jin Young Ko.

• Rose Zhang and Minjee Lee join Lexi Thompson who announced her plans to retire from professional golf at the end of the season.

Round 1: (EDT / BST)

* indicates 10th tee start | (a) denotes amateur

06.45 / 11:45am: Rachel Rohanna, Alana Uriell, Caroline Smith (a)

06.45 / 11:45am*: Sophia Popov, Amelia Garvey, Kim Kaufman

06.56 / 11:56am: Sabrina Iqbal, Yui Kawamoto, Jiwon Jeon

06.56 / 11:56am*: Lauren Stephenson, Caroline Inglis, Pei-Ying Tsai

07.07 / 12:07pm: Isi Gabsa, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Agathe Laisne

07.07 / 12:07pm*: Elizabeth Szokol, Yuka Nii, Katie Li (a)

07.18 / 12:18pm: Caroline Masson, Huai-Chien Hsu (a), Casandra Alexander

07.18 / 12:18pm*: Sarah Kemp, Mariajo Uribe, Hinako Shibuno

07.29 / 12:29pm: Yealimi Noh, So Mi Lee, Aine Donegan (a)

07.29 / 12:29pm*: Alexandra Forsterling, Pimpisa Sisutham (a), Sora Kamiya

07.40 / 12:40pm: Bailey Tardy, Akie Iwai, Cheyenne Knight

07.40 / 12:40pm*: Min Byeol Kim, Gemma Dryburgh, Maisie Filler (a)

07.51 / 12:51pm: Anna Nordqvist, Sei Young Kim, Miyu Yamashita

07.51 / 12:51pm*: Jennifer Kupcho, Linn Grant, Lottie Woad (a)

08.02 / 1:02pm: Allisen Corpuz, Megan Schofill (a), Ruoning Yin

08.02 / 1:02pm*: Gaby Lopez, Ingrid Lindblad (a), Jiyai Shin

08.13 / 1:13pm: Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, Patty Tavatanakit

08.13 / 1:13pm*: Nelly Korda, Nasa Hataoka, Megan Khang

08.24 / 1:24pm: Ayaka Furue, Maja Stark, Hyo Joo Kim

08.24 / 1:24pm*: Lydia Ko, Charley Hull, Jin Young Ko

08.35 / 1:35pm: Gabriela Ruffels, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela

08.35 / 1:35pm*: Sakura Koiwai, Xiyu Lin, Angel Yin

08.46 / 1:46pm: Wichanne Meechai, Ruixin Liu, Saiki Fujita

08.46 / 1:46pm*: Chisato Iwai, Adela Cernousek (a), Aditi Ashok

08.57 / 1:57pm: Keeley Marx (a), Sofia Garcia, Marissa Steen

08.57 / 1:57pm*: Mariel Galdiano, Soo Bin Joo, Kaitlyn Papp Budde

12.30 / 5:30pm: Kimberley Dinh (a), Alexa Melton, Cynthia Lu

12.30 / 5:30pm*: Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown (a), Savannah Vilaubi

12.41 / 5:41pm: Kristen Gillman, Asterisk Talley (a), Isabella Fierro

12.41 / 5:41pm*: Amelie Zalsman (a), Harriet Lynch, Jean Reynolds

12.52 / 5:52pm: Narin An, Steph Kyriacou, Yuri Yoshida

12.52 / 5:52pm*: Madison Young, Ssu Chia Cheng, Junia Gabasa (a)

13.03 / 6:03pm: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Yuna Nishimura, Rio Takeda

13.03 / 6:03pm*: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Moriya Jutanugarn, Wei-Ling Hsu

13.14 / 6:14pm: Jeongeun Lee6, Brittany Lang, A Lim Kim

13.14 / 6:14pm*: Chiara Horder (a), Emily Kristine Pedersen, Kokona Sakurai

13.25 / 6:25pm: Lucy Li, Alexa Pano, Hye-Jin Choi

13.25 / 6:25pm*: Ryann O’Toole, Mone Imani, Sarah Schmelzel

13.36 / 6:36pm: In Gee Chun, Latanna Stone (a), Danielle Kang

13.36 / 6:36pm*: Ariya Jutanugarn, Kiara Romero (a), Jenny Shin

13.47 / 6:47pm: Amy Yang, Atthaya Thitikul, Celine Boutier

13.47 / 6:47pm*: Ally Ewing, Ashleigh Buhai, Megha Ganne (a)

13.58 / 6:58pm: Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang, Minjee Lee

13.58 / 6:58pm*: Catherine Park (a), Carlota Ciganda, Jinhee Im

14.09 / 7:09pm: Brooke Henderson, Yuka Saso, Hannah Green

14.09 / 7:09pm*: Georgia Hall, Mao Saigo, Su Ji Kim

14.20 / 7:20pm: Alison Lee, Hae Ran Ryu, Lauren Coughlin

14.20 / 7:20pm*: Ai Suzuki, Hyunkyung Park, Chanettee Wannasaen

14.31 / 7:31pm: Esther Henseleit, Mi Hyang Lee, Stephanie Meadow

14.31 / 7:31pm*: Arpichaya Yubol, Celine Borge, Ayako Kimura

14.42 / 7:42pm: Pia Babnik, Amelia Lewis, Elina Sinz

14.42 / 7:42pm*: Amiyu Ozeki, Yan Liu, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard

Round 2: (EDT / BST)

* indicates 10th tee start

06.45 / 11:45am: Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown, Savannah Vilaubi

06.45 / 11:45am*: Kimberly Dinh, Alexa Melton, Cynthia Lu

06.56 / 11:56am: Amelie Zalsman, Harriet Lynch, Jean Reynolds

06.56 / 11:56am*: Kristen Gillman, Asterisk Talley, Isabella Fierro

07.07 / 12:07pm: Madison Young, Ssu Chia Cheng, Junia Gabasa

07.07 / 12:07pm*: Narin An, Steph Kyriacou, Yuri Yoshida

07.18 / 12:18pm: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Moriya Jutanugarn, Wei-Ling Hsu

07.18 / 12:18pm*: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Yuna Nishimura, Rio Takeda

07.29 / 12:29pm: Chiara Horder, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Kokona Sakurai

07.29 / 12:29pm*: Jeongeun Lee, Brittany Lang, A Lim Kim

07.40 / 12:40pm: Ryann O’Toole, Mone Inami, Sarah Schmelzel

07.40 / 12:40pm*: Lucy Li, Alexa Pano, Hye-Jin Choi

07.51 / 12:51pm: Ariya Jutanugarn, Kiara Romero, Jenny Shin

07.51 / 12:51pm*: In Gee Chun, Latanna Stone, Danielle Kang

08.02 / 1:02pm: Ally Ewing, Ashleigh Buhai, Megha Ganne

08.02 / 1:02pm*: Amy Yang, Atthaya Thitikul, Celine Boutier

08.13 / 1:13pm: Catherine Park, Carlota Ciganda, Jin Hee Im

08.13 / 1:13pm*: Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang, Minjee Lee

08.24 / 1:24pm: Georgia Hall, Mao Saigo, Su Ji Kim

08.24 / 1:24pm*: Brooke Henderson, Yuka Saso, Hannah Green

08.35 / 1:35pm: Ai Suzuki, Hyunkyung Park, Chanettee Wannasaen

08.35 / 1:35pm*: Alison Lee, Hae Ran Ryu, Lauren Coughlin

08.46 / 1:46pm: Arpichaya Yubol, Celine Borge, Ayako Kimura

08.46 / 1:46pm*: Esther Henseleit, Mi Hyang Lee, Stephanie Meadow

08.57 / 1:57pm: Amiyu Ozeki, Yan Liu, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard

08.57 / 1:57pm*: Pia Babnik, Amelia Lewis, Elina Sinz

12.30 / 5:30pm: Sophia Popov, Amelia Garvey, Kim Kaufman

12.30 / 5:30pm*: Rachel Rohanna, Alana Uriell, Caroline Smith

12.41 / 5:41pm: Lauren Stephenson, Caroline Inglis, Pei-Ying Tsai

12.41 / 5:41pm*: Sabrina Iqbal, Yui Kawamoto, Jiwon Jeon

12.52 / 5:52pm: Elizabeth Szokol, Yuka Nii, Katie Li

12.52 / 5:52pm*: Isi Gabsa, Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Agathe Laisné

13.03 / 6:03pm: Sarah Kemp, Mariajo Uribe, Hinako Shibuno

13.03 / 6:03pm*: Caroline Masson, Huai-Chien Hsu, Casandra Alexander

13.14 / 6:14pm: Alexandra Forsterling, Pimpisa Sisutham, Sora Kamiya

13.14 / 6:14pm*: Yealimi Noh, So Mi Lee, Áine Donegan

13.25 / 6:25pm: Min Byeol Kim, Gemma Dryburgh, Maisie Filler

13.25 / 6:25pm*: Bailey Tardy, Akie Iwai, Cheyenne Knight

13.36 / 6:36pm: Jennifer Kupcho, Linn Grant, Lottie Woad

13.36 / 6:36pm*: Anna Nordqvist, Sei Young Kim, Miyu Yamashita

13.47 / 6:47pm: Gaby López, Ingrid Lindblad, Jiyai Shin

13.47 / 6:47pm*: Allisen Corpuz, Megan Schofill, Ruoning Yin

13.58 / 6:58pm: Nelly Korda, Nasa Hataoka, Megan Khang

13.58 / 6:58pm*: Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, Patty Tavatanakit

14.09 / 7:09pm: Lydia Ko, Charley Hull, Jin Young Ko

14.09 / 7:09pm*: Ayaka Furue, Maja Stark, Hyo Joo Kim

14.20 / 7:20pm: Sakura Koiwai, Xiyu Janet Lin, Angel Yin

14.20 / 7:20pm*: Gabriela Ruffels, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela

14.31 / 7:31pm: Chisato Iwai, Adela Cernousek, Aditi Ashok

14.31 / 7:31pm*: Wichanee Meechai, Ruixin Liu, Saiki Fujita

14.42 / 7:42pm: Mariel Galdiano, Soo Bin Alicia Joo, Kaitlyn Papp Budde

14.42 / 7:42pm*: Keeley Marx, Sofia Garcia, Marissa Steen

Tee times and groups for the weekend can be found here once available.

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