The 77th U.S. Women’s Open heads to the second round Friday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, which last hosted the event in 2007.
World No. 1 Jin Young Ko is playing this week alongside Lexi Thompson, who lost last year’s event in heartbreaking fashion at The Olympic Club, and Jennifer Kupcho, who won the first major of the year at the Chevron Championship.
Annika Sorenstam won at Pine Needles in 1996 and returns to Southern Pines to compete in her first major championship in 13 years. She’s playing the first two rounds with fellow U.S. Women’s Open champ So Yeon Ryu up-and-coming Swede Ingrid Lindblad of LSU. Sorenstam opened with a 74, while Lindblad shot a 65, a record low score for an amateur at the USWO.
Last year’s champion, Yuka Saso, is playing with three-time major winner Anna Nordqvist and amateur Jensen Castle.
Other marquee groups:
Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Hannah Green
Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Minjee Lee
Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang, Attahaya Thitikul
Michelle Wie West, Brittany Lang, Sung Hyun Park
Rose Zhang, Lucy Li, Anna Davis
The U.S. Golf Association received a record 1,874 entries for this year’s event. A field of 156 golfers will compete for a $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
| Time | Golfers |
| 7:15 a.m. | Frida Kinhult |
| Saki Baba (a) | |
| Yuna Takagi | |
| 7:26 a.m. | Isi Gabsa |
| Marissa Steen | |
| Karissa Kilby (a) | |
| 7:37 a.m. | Lauren Kim (a) |
| Wenbo Liu | |
| Lydia Hall | |
| 7:48 a.m. |
Bianca Pagdanganan |
|
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc |
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| Sara Im (a) | |
| 7:59 a.m. |
Stephanie Meadow |
|
Annabell Fuller (a) |
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| Bronte Law | |
| 8:10 a.m. | Pauline Roussin |
| Paula Reto | |
|
Bailey Shoemaker (a) |
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| 8:21 a.m. |
Michelle Wie West |
| Brittany Lang | |
| Sung Hyun Park | |
| 8:32 a.m. | Hae Ran Ryu |
| Yuna Nishimura | |
| Amy Yang | |
| 8:43 a.m. | Celine Boutier |
|
Patty Tavatanakit |
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| Sei Young Kim | |
| 8:54 a.m. | Lizette Salas |
| Leona Maguire | |
| Jeongeun Lee6 | |
| 9:05 a.m. | Na Rin An |
| Ayaka Furue | |
| Charley Hull | |
| 9:16 a.m. |
Alexandra Forsterling (a) |
| Yuri Onishi | |
| Smilla Sonderby | |
| 9:27 a.m. | Ilhee Lee |
| Karen Kim | |
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Natsumi Hayakawa |
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| 12:45 p.m. |
Anna Morgan (a) |
| Gabby Lemieux | |
| Ingrid Gutierrez | |
| 12:56 p.m. | Lauren Kim |
| Mariel Galdiano | |
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Melanie Green (a) |
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| 1:07 p.m. |
Emma McMyler (a) |
| Sarah Kemp | |
| Dottie Ardina | |
| 1:18 p.m. |
Caroline Masson |
| Angela Stanford | |
| Mel Reid | |
| 1:29 p.m. | So Mi Lee |
| Pia Babnik | |
|
Louise Duncan (a) |
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| 1:40 p.m. |
Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Stacy Lewis | |
| Yealimi Noh | |
| 1:51 p.m. | Marina Alex |
| Ally Ewing | |
| Gaby Lopez | |
| 1:58 p.m. | Mirim Lee |
| Angel Yin | |
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Brittany Altomare |
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| 2:02 p.m. | A Lim Kim |
| Mao Saigo | |
|
Madelene Sagstrom |
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| 2:24 p.m. | Lexi Thompson |
| Jennifer Kupcho | |
| Jin Young Ko | |
| 2:35 p.m. |
Annika Sorenstam |
| So Yeon Ryu | |
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Ingrid Lindblad (a) |
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| 2:46 p.m. | Tiffany Chan |
|
Lauren Gomez (a) |
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Daniela Darquea |
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| 2:57 p.m. | Nika Ito (a) |
| Alyaa Abdul | |
| Kylee Choi (a) |
9th tee
| Time | Golfers |
| 7 a.m. |
Blakesly Brock (a) |
| Alexa Pano | |
| Sofia Garcia | |
| 7:11 a.m. | Gabriela Ruffels |
| Laney Frye (a) | |
|
Cheyenne Knight |
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| 7:22 a.m. | Robynn Ree |
| Muni He | |
|
Malak Bouraeda (a) |
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| 7:33 a.m. | Na Yeon Choi |
|
Pernilla Lindberg |
|
| In-Kyung Kim | |
| 7:44 a.m. | Momoko Ueda |
|
Moriya Jutanugarn |
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| Bohyun Park (a) | |
| 7:55 a.m. | Hinako Shibuno |
| Georgia Hall | |
| Sophia Popov | |
| 8:06 a.m. | In Gee Chun |
| Megan Khang | |
| Ryann O’Toole | |
| 8:17 a.m. | Mina Harigae |
| Carlota Ciganda | |
| Hyejin Choi | |
| 8:28 a.m. | Hyo Joo Kim |
|
Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
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| Xiyu Janet Lin | |
| 8:39 a.m. | Danielle Kang |
| Nelly Korda | |
| Atthaya Thitikul | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Rose Zhang (a) |
| Lucy Li | |
| Anna Davis (a) | |
| 9:01 a.m. | Lauren Hartlage |
|
Ami Gianchandani (a) |
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| Julianne Alvarez | |
| 9:12 a.m. |
Jeonghyun Lee (a) |
| Britney Yada | |
|
Yunxuan Michelle Zhang (a) |
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| 12:30 p.m. | Allison Emrey |
| Nicole Garcia | |
| Lauren Miller (a) | |
| 12:41 p.m. | Kathleen Scavo |
| Alicia Joo (a) | |
| Jillian Hollis | |
| 12:52 p.m. | Grace Kim |
| Minsol Kim (a) | |
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Catherine Park (a) |
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| 1:03 p.m. | Bailey Davis (a) |
|
Gemma Dryburgh |
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|
Amanda Doherty |
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| 1:14 p.m. | Allisen Corpuz |
| Annie Park | |
| Lilia Vu | |
| 1:25 p.m. | Eun-Hee Ji |
| Andrea Lee | |
| Ai Suzuki | |
| 1:36 p.m. | Alison Lee |
| Amy Olson | |
| Matilda Castren | |
| 1:47 p.m. | Yuka Saso |
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Jensen Castle (a) |
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| Anna Nordqvist | |
| 2:09 p.m. | Maja Stark |
|
Pajaree Anannarukarn |
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| Sakura Koiwai | |
| 2:13 p.m. | Nasa Hataoka |
| Minjee Lee | |
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Brooke Henderson |
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| 2:20 p.m. | Hannah Green |
| Jessica Korda | |
| Lydia Ko | |
| 2:31 p.m. |
Pornanong Phatlum |
|
Jaye Marie Green |
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| Mayu Ha.m.ada | |
| 2:42 p.m. | Beth Wu |
| Auston Kim | |
|
Linnea Johansson |
TV, streaming information
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