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The 2017 U.S. Women's Open was the 72nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 13–16 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, west of New York City.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–16, 2017 |
| Location | Bedminster, New Jersey |
| Course(s) | Trump National Golf Club, Old Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,732 yards (6,156 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 62 made cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $5.0 million |
| Winner's share | $900,000 |
| Champion | |
 Park Sung-hyun | |
| 277 (−11) | |
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and was the third of the 2017 season. With the largest purse in women's golf, increased to $5 million in 2017, it was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports.
Park Sung-hyun won her first major title, two strokes ahead of amateur Choi Hye-jin. It was her first win on the LPGA Tour, after ten victories on the LPGA of Korea Tour.[2] Seven strokes back at 143 (−1) after 36 holes, Park carded 134 (−10) on the weekend with consecutive rounds of 67.
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.[3]
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 14 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 (2007–2016)
Choi Na-yeon, Chun In-gee (8,12,13,14-KLPGA,16,17), Paula Creamer, Ji Eun-hee (10,16), Cristie Kerr (10,12,13,16,17), Brittany Lang (10,16,17), Inbee Park (5,6,7,9,12,13,16,17), Ryu So-yeon (7,12,13,16,17), Michelle Wie (17)
2. Winner and runner-up from the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)
Virginia Elena Carta (a), Seong Eun-jeong (a)
3. Winner of the 2017 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
Leona Maguire (a,4)
4. Winner of the 2016 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)
5. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship for the last five years (2013–2017)
Brooke Henderson (13,16,17), Danielle Kang (11,17)
6. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2012–2016)
Ariya Jutanugarn (12,13,16,17), Stacy Lewis (10,16,17), Mo Martin (16,17), Jiyai Shin (14-JLPGA,16,17)
7. Winners of the ANA Inspiration for the last five years (2013–2017)
Lydia Ko (8,10,13,16,17), Brittany Lincicome (13,16,17), Lexi Thompson (12,13,16,17)
8. Winners of the Evian Championship for the last four years (2013–2016)
Kim Hyo-joo (16,17), Suzann Pettersen (16,17)
9. Winner of the 2016 Olympic Gold Medal
10. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2016 U.S. Women's Open
Jodi Ewart Shadoff (16,17), Anna Nordqvist (13,16,17), Park Sung-hyun (14-KLPGA,16,17), Gerina Piller (16,17), Amy Yang (12,13,16,17)
11. Top 75 money leaders from the 2016 final official LPGA money list
Marina Alex, Katie Burnett, Chella Choi (17), Carlota Ciganda (13,16,17), Jacqui Concolino, Austin Ernst (16,17), Shanshan Feng (13,16,17), Sandra Gal, Charley Hull (13,16,17), M. J. Hur (16,17), Karine Icher (16,17), Moriya Jutanugarn (17), Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim (13,16,17), Kim Sei-young (12,13,16,17), Jessica Korda (16,17), Candie Kung, Alison Lee (16), Lee Mi-hyang (17), Minjee Lee (13,16,17), Mirim Lee (12,13,16,17), Lin Xiyu, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Caroline Masson (13), Catriona Matthew, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Azahara Muñoz, Haru Nomura (16,17), Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Park Hee-young, Pornanong Phatlum (16), Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin (16,17), Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Kris Tamulis, Mariajo Uribe, Karrie Webb, Jing Yan, Sakura Yokomine
12. Top 10 money leaders from the 2017 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 17
13. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2016 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2017 U.S. Women's Open
14. Top five money leaders from the 2016 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Beth Allen, Aditi Ashok, Bae Seon-woo (16), Isabelle Boineau, Georgia Hall, Jang Su-yeon, Kim Ha-neul (16,17), Ko Jin-young (16,17), Lee Seung-hyun, Florentyna Parker, Ai Suzuki (16,17)
15. Top three money leaders from the 2016 China LPGA Tour.
Supamas Sangchan, Zhang Weiwei
16. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of May 17
Kim Min-sun (17), Lee Min-young (17), Lee Jeong-eun
17. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of July 9
18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments in May and June at sites in the United States, China, South Korea, England, and Japan.[3]
May 22 at The Country Club at DC Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona
May 22 at Hino Golf Club, Hino, Shiga, Japan
May 22 at Butler Country Club, Butler, Pennsylvania
May 24 at Riverdale Dunes Golf Club, Brighton, Colorado
May 28 at Poipu Bay Golf Club, Koloa, Hawaii
May 30 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower course), City of Industry, California
May 30 at Diamond Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
May 31 at Legends Golf Club, Prior Lake, Minnesota
Jun 2 at BallenIsles Country Club (East course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Jun 5 at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, California
Jun 5 at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California
Jun 5 at Lan Hai International Golf Club, Shanghai, China
Jun 5 at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Buckinghamshire, England
Jun 5 at The Legends at Chateau Elan, Braselton, Georgia
Jun 5 at Hidden Creek Golf Club, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Jun 6/7 at South Shore Country Club, Hingham, Massachusetts
Jun 7 at Bogey Hills Country Club, St Louis, Missouri
Jun 7 at The Woodlands Country Club (Gary Player course), Spring, Texas
Jun 9 at Sugar Mill Country Club, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Jun 12 at Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida
Jun 12 at Prestwick Country Club, Frankfort, Illinois
Jun 12 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Cheonan, South Korea
Jun 12 at Muskegon Country Club, Muskegon, Michigan
Jun 12 at Governors Course, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jun 12 at OGA Golf Club, Woodburn, Oregon
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.
Sara Banke, Valdis Thora Jonsdottir, Nelly Korda, Bronte Law, Madelene Sagström, Maddie Szeryk, Alison Walshe, Ayaka Watanabe, Angel Yin
Trump National Golf Club, Old Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 543 | 384 | 406 | 192 | 381 | 407 | 158 | 535 | 419 | 3,425 | 411 | 373 | 347 | 402 | 179 | 518 | 162 | 394 | 521 | 3,307 | 6,732 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[1]
Thursday and Friday, July 13–14, 2017
Following over two hours of weather delays, play was suspended due to darkness on Thursday at approximately 8:33 pm EDT; 39 players were on the course and completed their rounds on Friday morning.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shanshan Feng | 66 | −6 |
| 2 | Amy Yang | 67 | −5 |
| T3 |  Lydia Ko | 68 | −4 |
| Ryu So-yeon | |||
 Rumi Yoshiba | |||
| T6 | Choi Hye-jin (a) | 69 | −3 |
 Carlota Ciganda | |||
 Cristie Kerr | |||
| Megan Khang | |||
| Kim Sei-young | |||
| Lee Jeong-eun | |||
 Minjee Lee |
Source:[5]
Friday, July 14, 2017
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanshan Feng | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Choi Hye-jin (a) | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| Lee Jeong-eun | 69-69=138 | ||
| Amy Yang | 67-71=138 | ||
| 5 | Bae Seon-woo | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| Chun In-gee | 70-70=140 | ||
| Haru Nomura | 71-69=140 | ||
| Ryu So-yeon | 68-72=140 | ||
| T10 | Marina Alex | 71-70=141 | −3 |
 Brooke Henderson | 70-71=141 | ||
| Lydia Ko | 71-70=141 | ||
| Minjee Lee | 68-73=141 |
Source:[5]
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanshan Feng | 66-70-71=207 | −9 |
| T2 | Choi Hye-jin (a) | 69-69-70=208 | −8 |
| Amy Yang | 67-71-70=208 | ||
| 4 | Park Sung-hyun | 73-70-67=210 | −6 |
| T5 | Lee Jeong-eun | 69-69-73=211 | −5 |
| Mirim Lee | 70-74-67=211 | ||
| Ryu So-yeon | 68-72-71=211 | ||
| T8 | Carlota Ciganda | 69-71-72=212 | −4 |
| Cristie Kerr | 69-73-70=212 | ||
| T10 | Bae Seon-woo | 70-69-74=213 | −3 |
| M. J. Hur | 71-72-70=213 | ||
| Ji Eun-hee | 73-71-69=213 | ||
| Haru Nomura | 71-69-73=213 |
Source:[5]
Sunday, July 16, 2017
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Sung-hyun | 73-70-67-67=277 | −11 | 900,000 |
| 2 | Choi Hye-jin (a) | 69-69-70-71=279 | −9 | 0 |
| T3 | M. J. Hur | 71-72-70-68=281 | −7 | 442,479 |
| Ryu So-yeon | 68-72-71-70=281 | |||
| T5 | Carlota Ciganda | 69-71-72-70=282 | −6 | 207,269 |
| Shanshan Feng | 66-70-71-75=282 | |||
| Lee Jeong-eun | 69-69-73-71=282 | |||
| T8 | Kim Sei-young | 69-73-72-69=283 | −5 | 145,234 |
| Mirim Lee | 70-74-67-72=283 | |||
| Amy Yang | 67-71-70-75=283 |
Source:[5]
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Park | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 |
| Choi | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −8 | −8 | −9 |
| Feng | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −6 |
| Yang | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[5]
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