The 2023 U.S. Women's Open was the 78th

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, held July 6 to 9 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Allisen Corpuz won by three strokes over

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and

Jiyai Shin Jiyai Shin (Korean: 신지애 ''Shin Ji-ae'', ; born 28 April 1988) is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2020 golf season. She previously played primarily on the ...

. It was her first LPGA Tour win.

Venue

The course had previously hosted the U.S. Open for men six times. This was the first U.S. Women's Open held on the course.

Course layout

Field

The field for the U.S. Women's Open was made up of players who gained entry through qualifying events and those who were exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria included provision for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The USGA accepted a record number of entries for the championship, 2,107 players. The purse for the tournament was a record $11 million with a record winner's share of $2 million. Those who did not make the cut, received a payment of $8,000.

Exemptions

This list details the exemption criteria for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open and the players exempt. Many players were exempt in multiple categories. 1. Winners of the

for the last 10 years (2013–2022) *

Chun In-gee Chun In-gee ( ko, 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the ...

(7,10,17) *

Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Tha ...

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* Lee Jeong-eun (17) * Minjee Lee (2,8,10,17) * Park Sung-hyun (7) * Yuka Saso (10) * Michelle Wie West 2. From the

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, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place * Choi Hye-jin (10,17) *

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(17) *

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(10,17) *

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(6,8,10,11,16,17) *

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(10,11,17) *

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(7,10,11,16,17) *

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* Leona Maguire (10,11,17) * Anna Nordqvist (9,17) 3. Winner of the

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4. Winner of the 2022

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(a) 5. Winners of the 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior and

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and the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur) * Krissy Carman (a) *

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(a) * Yana Wilson (a) 6. Winners of the

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(2019–2023) * Jennifer Kupcho (10,11,17) * Mirim Lee * Patty Tavatanakit (17) *

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(10,11,16,17) 7. Winners of the

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(2018–2023) * Hannah Green (10,11,16,17) * Kim Sei-young (17) *

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(11,16,17) 8. Winners of

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(2018–2022) *

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(10,11,16,17) * Angela Stanford 9. Winners of the

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(2018–2022) *

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(10,11,17) *

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(10,16,17) *

Hinako Shibuno is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019 Women's British Open. Early years Shibuno was born in Okayama, Japan on 15 November 1998. Her father was a discus thrower and her mother was a javelin thrower. She is the middle child of the ...

(17) 10. The top 30 point leaders from the 2022 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points. *

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(17) *

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(11,16,17) *

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(11,17) * Ayaka Furue (11,16,17) *

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(17) *

(11,17) *

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(17) *

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(17) * Andrea Lee (11,17) *

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(17) *

Gaby López Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer. Amateur career López played college golf at the University of Arkansas where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Champi ...

(11,17) *

Nanna Koerstz Madsen Nanna Koerstz Madsen (born 23 October 1994) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the American LPGA Tour and maintains membership of the Ladies European Tour (LET). She won the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand and made history becoming the first ...

(17) *

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(17) *

Atthaya Thitikul Atthaya Thitikul ( th, อาฒยา ฐิติกุล, , ; born 20 February 2003) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She is the youngest golfer ever to win a professional gol ...

(11,16,17) *

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(17) 11. Winners of individual

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co-sponsored events, whose victories were considered official, from the conclusion of the 2022 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2023 U.S. Women's Open (only events that awarded a full point allocation for the Race to the CME Globe) * Pajaree Anannarukarn *

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(17) *

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(17) * Grace Kim * Paula Reto (17) * Maja Stark (17) * Rose Zhang (19) 12. Winner of the 2023

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(must be an amateur) 13. Winner of the 2022

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(No. 1 in

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, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 3, 2023 * An Na-rin *

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* Allisen Corpuz * Linn Grant *

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* Haruka Kawasaki *

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* Lee So-mi * Yuna Nishimura * Ryann O'Toole * Park Min-ji *

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* Yuri Yoshida *'' Jessica Korda,

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19. Special exemptions *

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Qualifying

Qualifying took place May 9 to June 7, 2023, via 36-hole stroke-play qualifiers at 26 different sites, 23 of them in the United States and one each in

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and

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Alternates who gained entry

The following players gained a place in the field having finished as the leading alternates in the specified final qualifying events: * Jenny Coleman (Atlanta) * Moriya Jutanugarn (Galveston) * Allysha Mae Mateo (a, Honolulu) *

Azahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro (born 19 November 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Muñoz was born in Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain and had a successful amateur career in ...

(Bradenton) * Kumkang Park (Westfield) * Chizuru Komiya (a, Japan) * Joy Chou (St. Louis) * Amanda Doherty (Alexandria) * Kaili Xiao (a, Novato)

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 6, 2023''

Second round

''Friday, July 7, 2023''

Third round

''Saturday, July 8, 2023''

Final round

''Sunday, July 9, 2023''

Notes

References

External links

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