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, played July 8–11 at

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. It was the second U.S. Women's Open, and 15th overall USGA championship (8 U.S. Open and 5 U.S. Amateur championships also; a 16th has since been hosted) held at Oakmont, which hosted 18 years earlier in

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won that year, in an 18-hole playoff over

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Qualifying and field

For the first time since 2001, qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open took place in a single sectional qualifying tournament stage, rather than in a two-stage process of local and sectional qualifying tournaments. Twenty separate sectional qualifying tournaments took place from May 2 through June 3 in 16 states across the United States.

Exempt from qualifying

Players in eleven categories were exempt from qualifying. Players are listed ''only once'' in the first category in which they qualify, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 10 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified. 1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2000–2009)

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(6,7),

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(3,6,7,8,9),

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Hilary Lunke Hilary Laura Lunke (née: Homeyer; born June 7, 1979) is a retired American professional golfer best known for winning the 2003 U.S. Women's Open. Homeyer was born in Edina, Minnesota. She attended Stanford University and became a member of t ...

Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 201 ...

(7,8),

Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall ...

(5,7)
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¹ and

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³) Kim and Lunke did not play. 2. Winner and runner-up from the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
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(5,7,8,9) 4. Winners of the

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for the last five years
Jeong Jang,

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(7,9,10–LET),

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(6,7,8,9),

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(Eligible but not playing:

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(6,7),

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(6,7) 6. From the 2009 U.S. Women's Open Championship, the 15 lowest scores and anyone tying for 15th place
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(7),

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(7,8),

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(7),

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(7,8,9), Hee Young Park (7),

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(9),

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(8),

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, Chie Arimura, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Yuko Mitsuka, ''Korea LPGA Tour:''

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, Bo-Mee Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee ''Ladies European Tour:''

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11. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
none offered ¹Both Sörenstam and Ochoa have announced their retirement, but are officially listed by the LPGA as "inactive".
²Bo Bae Song was not an LPGA Tour member when she won the Mizuno Classic in 2009. This means that her victory and prize money are not included in LPGA career statistics. However, since the Mizuno Classic is sanctioned by the LPGA as an official money event, Song's victory is considered "official" for purposes of U.S. Women's Open entry.
³Mallon announced her retirement from competitive golf on July 7, 2010, and withdrew from the tournament. She was replaced by alternate Nicole Vandermade.

Qualifiers

The following players qualified for the 2010 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest. May 17 at White Bear Yacht Club, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Martha Nause May 17 at Shady Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
María Hernández, Taylor Leon, Heather Young May 19 at Plantation Bay Country Club, Ormond Beach, Florida
Alexis Thompson, Yueer Feng, Jaye Marie Green, Shasta Averyhardt, Sarah Kemp, Veronica Felibert May 24 at Pinnacle Peak Country Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
Aiko Ueno,

Shi Hyun Ahn Ahn Shi-hyun, or Shi Hyun Ahn (; 15 September 1984) is a South Korean professional golfer. Pro golf career Ahn turned professional in 2002 and that year she topped the order of merit on the Apache Dream Tour (the KLPGA's developmental tour) ...

Paige Mackenzie Paige Mackenzie (born February 8, 1983) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Early years Born and raised in Yakima, Washington, Mackenzie is a 2001 graduate of Eisenhower High School, where she was selected as a first ...

, Nicole Zhang, Juliana Murcia Ortiz, Esther Choe May 24 at Corral de Tierra Country Club, Corral de Tierra, California

Mina Harigae Mina Harigae (born November 1, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Harigae won the California Women's Amateur Championship for fo ...

, Tiffany Lim, Sofie Andersson Sally Watson May 24 at Mission Viejo Country Club, Mission Viejo, California

Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh (born December 8, 1986) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Symetra Tour. Childhood Joh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to San Diego, California as a young child. Both ...

Alison Lee Alison Lee (born February 26, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and is a college student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was ranked number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks in 2 ...

, Jenny Shin, Gabriella Then May 24 at The Oaks Club, Osprey, Florida

Jessica Korda Jessica Regina Korda (, born February 27, 1993) is a Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. As an amateur, she w ...

, Samantha Richdale, Jennifer Gleason, Victoria Tanco,

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May 24 at Twin Orchard Country Club, Long Grove, Florida
Libby Smith, Nicole Jeray,

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, Ashli Bunch May 24 at Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Maryland

Chella Choi Woon-jung "Chella" Choi (born 25 August 1990) is a South Korean professional golfer. Choi played on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2008 with a best finish of T-2 at the Bright House Networks Open. She earned her 2009 LPGA Tour card at LPGA Final ...

Karine Icher Karine Icher (born 26 January 1979) is a French professional golfer who formerly played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Early years Icher was born in Châteauroux, Indre. She started playing golf at the age of 10. She r ...

Pornanong Phatlum Pornanong Phatlum (; born 4 December 1989) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Professional wins (22) Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (9) ^ ''Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.'' Ladies European Tour wins ( ...

, Hye Jung Choi,

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Alena Sharp Alena Sharp (born March 7, 1981) is a Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. A graduate of New Mexico State University, where she played on the golf team, Sharp turned professional in 2003, playing two seasons on the Fut ...

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, Jung Yeon Lee, Louise Friberg May 24 at Persimmon Woods Golf Club, St. Louis, Missouri

Kelli Shean Kelli Shean Rackley (born 10 September 1987) is a golfer from South Africa. She graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2011. She married Chandler Rackley of Little Rock, Arkansas, in June 2011. They moved back to Little Rock, where she curr ...

, Lucy Nunn May 24 at Shadow Hawk Golf Club, Richmond, Texas
Lisa McCloskey, Christi Cano,

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May 25 at Hawk Pointe Golf Club, Washington, New Jersey

Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst (born November 4, 1986) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008. In 2013, sh ...

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 ...

, Na On Min,

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May 26 at White Columns Country Club, Milton, Georgia

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, Irene Cho,

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May 26 at Tumble Creek Club, Roslyn, Washington
Christine Wong May 30 at Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Sakurako Mori May 31 at Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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, Jill McGill,

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June 1 at Industry Hills Golf Club, City of Industry, California

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, Kaitlin Drolson, Belen Mozo, Stephanie Kono, Sun Gyoung Park,

Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn (, , ; 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 Thailand to win a major championship. She became the nu ...

, Charlotte Mayorkas, Tamie Durdin,

Danielle Kang Danielle Grace Kang (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011. She won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, an LPGA ...

Lizette Salas Lizette Salas (born July 17, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Early life and education Born and raised in Azusa, California, Salas graduated from Azusa High School in 2007 and went on to play college ...

, Anna Rawson June 1 at Twin Hills Country Club, Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Brittany Altomare Brittany Altomare (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She finished runner-up in the 2017 Evian Championship, losing to Anna Nordqvist in a playoff. She had finished tied for third in ...

, Liz Janangelo June 2 at Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Janice Moodie Janice C. Moodie (born 31 May 1973) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Moodie was born in Glasgow. At age 11, she was taught to play ...

, Jennifer Kirby,

Becky Morgan Becky Morgan (born 5 September 1974) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Morgan was born in Abergavenny. She was introduced to the game of ...

June 3 at Carolina Trace (Lakes Course), Sanford, North Carolina
Hsiao-Ching Lu,

Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera (born 22 May 1975) is a French professional golfer who formerly played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA, LPGA Tour. Amateur career Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She is of Portuguese in France, Portuguese descent. S ...

, Joomi Kim Alternates # Courtney Ellenbogen – the first alternate from the Sanford, North Carolina qualifier with a score of 77-68=145 was added to the field when the last three winners on the LPGA Tour—Meaghan Francella, Ai Miyazato and Cristie Kerr—already had qualified for the tournament, opening up additional spots. # Nicole Vandermade – replaced Meg Mallon who announced her retirement from golf and withdrew from the tournament on July 7. Vandermade was the first alternate from the Richmond, Texas qualifier with a score of 74-71=145. # Sara-Maude Juneau – replaced Chie Arimura. Juneau was the first alternate from the St. Louis qualifier with a score of 75-71=146.

Course layout

Source:
Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens: *

: , par 71 ''Note: The 9th hole is par 5 for women only in USGA championships. For men's majors, it is a par 4.''

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 8, 2010''

Second round

''Friday, July 9, 2010''
''Saturday, July 10, 2010''
Weather interrupted play on Friday afternoon, and the round was concluded Saturday. * The 36-hole cut was at 152 (+10) or better; 68 of the 156 players advanced to the third and fourth rounds, including six amateurs.

Amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

s (a): ''Shean (+7), McCloskey (+8), Johnson (+9), Kang (+10), Lim (+10), Wong (+10)'', Watson (+11), Kono (+12), Changkija (+14), Gulyanamitta (+14), Salas (+14), Zhang (+14), Ellenbogen (+15), Korda (+15), Tanco (+16), Fellows (+17), Jutanugarn (+17), Kirby (+17), Park (+17), Juneau (+18), Murcia Ortiz (+18), Altomare (+19), Lee-Bentham (+20), Drolson (+22), Feng (+22), Then (+23), Lee (+24), Vandermade (+24), Green (+29).

Third round

''Saturday, July 10, 2011''

Final round

''Sunday, July 11, 2010'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
:

References

External links

USGA U.S. Women's Open official micrositeTournament recap in U.S. Women's Open 2011 media guide
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Qualifying and field

Exempt from qualifying

Qualifiers

Course layout

Round summaries

First round

Second round

Third round

Final round

Scorecard

See also

References

External links