The 77th U.S. Women’s Open tees off Thursday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where a number of big storylines will soon unfold.
World No. 1 Jin Young Ko returns to action alongside Lexi Thompson, who lost last year’s event in heartbreaking fashion at The Olympic Club. They’ll tee off with Jennifer Kupcho, who won the first major of the year, at 8:39 a.m. ET on Thursday.
Annika Sorenstam won at Pine Needles in 1996 and returns to Southern Pines to compete in her first major championship in 13 years. She’ll be paired with fellow U.S. Women’s Open champ So Yeon Ryu, who also won at The Broadmoor, and up-and-coming Swede Ingrid Lindblad of LSU. They’re off at 8:50 a.m. ET on Thursday.
Last year’s champion, Yuka Saso, will begin her title defense at 8:32 a.m. ET with Jensen Castle, the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, and Anna Nordqvist, a three-time major winner.
Other marquee groups in the morning wave include Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda and Hannah Green at 9:05 a.m. ET, and Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson and Minjee Lee at 8:28 a.m. ET.
In the afternoon, Nelly Korda returns to action after surgery for a blood clot sidelined her for several months. The world No. 2 will be off at 2:24 p.m. ET with Danielle Kang and rookie sensation Attahaya Thitikul.
Michelle Wie West, who said she plans to step away from the tour after this week, will compete for the first time since January alongside fellow U.S. Women’s Open champions Brittany Lang and Sung Hyun Park.
And finally, Rose Zhang, fresh off team and individual victories at the NCAA Championship for Stanford, tees off at 2:35 p.m. ET alongside Lucy Li and 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis.
The U.S. Golf Association received a record 1,874 entries this year. The field of 156 golfers will compete for the $1.8 million first-place prize.
The Donald Ross design first opened in 1928 and was owned by World Golf Hall of Famer Peggy Kirk Bell and her husband Bullet. The course this week measures 6,638 yards and will play as a par 71.
The U.S. Women’s Open is using split tees, the 1st and the 9th, this week.
1st tee
| 7:15 a.m. | Allison Emrey |
| Nicole Garcia | |
| Lauren Miller (a) | |
| 7:26 a.m. | Kathleen Scavo |
| Alicia Joo (a) | |
| Jillian Hollis | |
| 7:37 a.m. | Grace Kim |
| Minsol Kim (a) | |
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Catherine Park (a) |
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| 7:48 a.m. | Bailey Davis (a) |
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Gemma Dryburgh |
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Amanda Doherty |
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| 7:59 a.m. | Allisen Corpuz |
| Annie Park | |
| Lilia Vu | |
| 8:10 a.m. | Eun-Hee Ji |
| Andrea Lee | |
| Ai Suzuki | |
| 8:21 a.m. | Alison Lee |
| Amy Olson | |
| Matilda Castren | |
| 8:32 a.m. | Yuka Saso |
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Jensen Castle (a) |
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| Anna Nordqvist | |
| 8:43 a.m. | Mirim Lee |
| Angel Yin | |
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Brittany Altomare |
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| 8:54 a.m. | Maja Stark |
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Pajaree Anannarukarn |
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| Sakura Koiwai | |
| 9:05 a.m. | Hannah Green |
| Jessica Korda | |
| Lydia Ko | |
| 9:16 a.m. |
Pornanong Phatlum |
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Jaye Marie Green |
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| Mayu Hamada | |
| 9:27 a.m. | Beth Wu |
| Auston Kim | |
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Linnea Johansson |
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| 12:45 p.m. |
Blakesly Brock (a) |
| Alexa Pano | |
| Sofia Garcia | |
| 12:56 p.m. | Gabriela Ruffels |
| Laney Frye (a) | |
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Cheyenne Knight |
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| 1:07 p.m. | Robynn Ree |
| Muni He | |
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Malak Bouraeda (a) |
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| 1:18 p.m. | Na Yeon Choi |
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Pernilla Lindberg |
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| In-Kyung Kim | |
| 1:29 p.m. | Momoko Ueda |
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Moriya Jutanugarn |
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| Bohyun Park (a) | |
| 1:40 p.m. | Hinako Shibuno |
| Georgia Hall | |
| Sophia Popov | |
| 1:51 p.m. | In Gee Chun |
| Megan Khang | |
| Ryann O’Toole | |
| 2:02 p.m. | Mina Harigae |
| Carlota Ciganda | |
| Hyejin Choi | |
| 2:13 p.m. | Hyo Joo Kim |
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Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
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| Xiyu Janet Lin | |
| 2:24 p.m. | Danielle Kang |
| Nelly Korda | |
| Atthaya Thitikul | |
| 2:35 p.m. | Rose Zhang (a) |
| Lucy Li | |
| Anna Davis (a) | |
| 2:46 p.m. | Lauren Hartlage |
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Ami Gianchandani (a) |
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| Julianne Alvarez | |
| 2:57 p.m. |
Jeonghyun Lee (a) |
| Britney Yada | |
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Yunxuan Michelle Zhang (a) |
9th tee
| 7 a.m. |
Anna Morgan (a) |
| Gabby Lemieux | |
| Ingrid Gutierrez | |
| 7:11 a.m. | Lauren Kim |
| Mariel Galdiano | |
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Melanie Green (a) |
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| 7:22 a.m. |
Emma McMyler (a) |
| Sarah Kemp | |
| Dottie Ardina | |
| 7:33 a.m. |
Caroline Masson |
| Angela Stanford | |
| Mel Reid | |
| 7:44 a.m. | So Mi Lee |
| Pia Babnik | |
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Louise Duncan (a) |
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| 7:55 a.m. |
Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Stacy Lewis | |
| Yealimi Noh | |
| 8:06 a.m. | Marina Alex |
| Ally Ewing | |
| Gaby Lopez | |
| 8:17 a.m. | A Lim Kim |
| Mao Saigo | |
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Madelene Sagstrom |
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| 8:28 a.m. | Nasa Hataoka |
| Minjee Lee | |
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Brooke Henderson |
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| 8:39 a.m. | Lexi Thompson |
| Jennifer Kupcho | |
| Jin Young Ko | |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Annika Sorenstam |
| So Yeon Ryu | |
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Ingrid Lindblad (a) |
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| 9:01 a.m. | Tiffany Chan |
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Lauren Gomez (a) |
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Daniela Darquea |
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| 9:12 a.m. | Nika Ito (a) |
| Alyaa Abdul | |
| Kylee Choi (a) | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Frida Kinhult |
| Saki Baba (a) | |
| Yuna Takagi | |
| 12:41 p.m. | Isi Gabsa |
| Marissa Steen | |
| Karissa Kilby (a) | |
| 12:52 p.m. | Lauren Kim (a) |
| Wenbo Liu | |
| Lydia Hall | |
| 1:03 p.m. |
Bianca Pagdanganan |
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Maude-Aimee LeBlanc |
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| Sara Im (a) | |
| 1:14 p.m. |
Stephanie Meadow |
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Annabell Fuller (a) |
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| Bronte Law | |
| 1:25 p.m. | Pauline Roussin |
| Paula Reto | |
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Bailey Shoemaker (a) |
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| 1:36 p.m. |
Michelle Wie West |
| Brittany Lang | |
| Sung Hyun Park | |
| 1:47 p.m. | Hae Ran Ryu |
| Yuna Nishimura | |
| Amy Yang | |
| 1:58 p.m. | Celine Boutier |
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Patty Tavatanakit |
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| Sei Young Kim | |
| 2:09 p.m. | Lizette Salas |
| Leona Maguire | |
| Jeongeun Lee6 | |
| 2:20 p.m. | Na Rin An |
| Ayaka Furue | |
| Charley Hull | |
| 2:31 p.m. |
Alexandra Forsterling (a) |
| Yuri Onishi | |
| Smilla Sonderby | |
| 2:42 p.m. | Ilhee Lee |
| Karen Kim | |
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Natsumi Hayakawa |
TV, streaming information
Thursday, June 2
First round
1 to 3 p.m., Peacock
3 to 8 p.m., USA Network
Friday, June 3
Second round
1 to 3 p.m., Peacock
3 to 8 p.m., USA Network
Saturday, June 4
Third round
Noon to 1 p.m., Peacock
1 to 3 p.m., USA Network
3 to 6 p.m., NBC
Sunday, June 5
Final round
1 to 3 p.m., USA Network
3 to 7 p.m., NBC