2015 U.S. Women's Open

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.

2015 U.S. Women's Open

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
Chun In-gee
272 (−8)

Lancaster

Location in the United States

Lancaster

Location in 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)

• Exempt but did not enter tournament: Annika Sörenstam

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)

• The 2014 winner, Emily Kristine Pederson, was eligible but did not enter the tournament.

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

• Kim Min-sun (16) and Ko Jin-young (16) qualified but did not enter the tournament.

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

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 Balikoeva, 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 López (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

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
Chun	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−6	−6	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−9	−8
Yang	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−8	−9	−9	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−6	−5	−7	−8	−7
Lewis	−6	−6	−6	−6	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−4	−5	−5	−5
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
Source:

References

1. "U.S. Women's Open Fact Sheet". USGA. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/live-coverage-in-gee-chun-wins-us-women-s-open/article_b70f14b6-21b1-11e5-9c35-eb876a429d41.html
3. "U.S. Women's Open Attracts Record Number of Entries for 2015". USGA. May 11, 2015.
4. "USGA Entry Forms" (PDF). USGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
5. Golf Channel Hall of Famer Pak WDs from U.S. Women's Open Archived June 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine June 22, 2015.
6. Golf Channel, Oyama, Green, Wagner added to U.S. Women’s Open Archived July 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine July 6, 2015.
7. Lancaster Country Club provides tough but fair test for U.S. Women’s Open July 8, 2015.
8. "U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Sites Announced". USGA. March 5, 2015.
9. "Galdiano qualifies for U.S. Women's Open". The Maui News. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
10. "Shi wins US Women's Open China qualifier". May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
11. "2015 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifier Druid Hills". Georgia State Golf Association.
12. "Two-Time USGA Champion Song Leads Trio of Qualifiers in Virginia". USGA. May 19, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• 2015 U.S. Women's Open at LPGA official site

Preceded by 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2015 Women's British Open