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2016 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 7–10, 2016
LocationSan Martin, California
Course(s)CordeValle Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,784 yards (6,203 m)[1]
Field156 players, 72 after cut
Cut148 ( 4)
Prize fund$4.5 million
Winner's share$810,000
Champion
United States Brittany Lang
282 (−6), playoff
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The 2016 U.S. Women's Open was the 71st U.S. Women's Open, held July 7–10 at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California, southeast of San Jose.

The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the third of the 2016 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $4.5 million, and was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports.

Brittany Lang won her first major title in a playoff over Anna Nordqvist.[2]

Qualifying and field

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The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4. Players qualified 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. The USGA received a record 1,855 entries for the championship.[3]

Exempt from qualifying

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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 13 who qualified in other categories are denoted with the tour by which they qualified.[4]

1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2006–2015)

Choi Na-yeon (10,15,16), Chun In-gee (9,11,13-KLPGA,15,16), Paula Creamer (10,15), Ji Eun-hee (10,15,16), Cristie Kerr (10,12,15,16), Ryu So-yeon (9,10,15,16), Michelle Wie (10)

2. Winner and runner-up from the 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)

Hannah O'Sullivan (a), Sierra Brooks (a)

3. Winner of the 2016 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship (must be an amateur)

Julia Engström (a)

4. Winner of the 2015 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)

Leona Maguire (a)

5. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship for the last five years (2012–2016)

Shanshan Feng (13-LET,14,15,16), Brooke Henderson (9,11,12,15,16)

6. Winners of the Women's British Open for the last five years (2011–2015)

Stacy Lewis (9,10,15,16), Mo Martin (16), Yani Tseng

  • Jiyai Shin (13-JLPGA,15,16) did not enter the tournament
7. Winners of the ANA Inspiration for the last five years (2012–2016)

Lydia Ko (8,10,11,12,15,16), Brittany Lincicome (15,16), Lexi Thompson (11,12,15,16), Yoo Sun-young (10)

8. Winners of the Evian Championship (2013–2015)

Kim Hyo-joo (12, 13-KLPGA,15,16), Suzann Pettersen (10,15,16)

9. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2015 U.S. Women's Open

Pernilla Lindberg (10), Shiho Oyama (15,16), Jane Park (10), Morgan Pressel (10,15,16) Amy Yang (10,15,16)

10. Top 75 money leaders from the 2015 final official LPGA money list

Marina Alex, Baek Kyu-jung, Chella Choi (12,15,16), Carlota Ciganda (15,16), Austin Ernst, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Wei Ling Hsu, Charley Hull (15,16), M. J. Hur, Karine Icher, Jang Ha-na (11,12,15,16), Ariya Jutanugarn (12,15,16), Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim, Kim Sei-young (11,15,16), Jessica Korda (12,15,16), Candie Kung (15,16), Brittany Lang (15,16), Alison Lee (15,16), Ilhee Lee (15), Lee Mi-hyang (15), Min Lee, Minjee Lee (11,12,15,16), Mirim Lee (15,16), Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Maria McBride, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato (15,16), Azahara Muñoz (15,16), Haru Nomura (11,12,15,16), Anna Nordqvist (15,16), Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace (15,16), Park Hee-young (16), Pornanong Phatlum (15,16), Gerina Piller (11,15,16), Beatriz Recari, Lizette Salas (15), Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin (11,12,15,16), Kelly Shon, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Kris Tamulis (12), Mariajo Uribe, Karrie Webb (15), Sakura Yokomine

11. Top 10 money leaders from the 2016 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 4
12. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2015 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2016 U.S. Women's Open
13. Top five money leaders from the 2015 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
14. Top three money leaders from the 2015 China LPGA Tour

Ssu-Chia Cheng, Xi Yu Lin

15. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of May 4
16. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of July 3

Su-Hyun Oh, Ayaka Watanabe

17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Se Ri Pak[6]

Qualifiers

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Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments taking place in May and June at sites in the United States, China, South Korea, England, and Japan.[7]

May 9 at The Home Course, DuPont, Washington

Naomi Eun Young Ko (a)

May 16 at Cheonan, South Korea

Ryu Hae-ran (a)
Choi Hye-jin (a)

May 16 at Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida

Nelly Korda
Jodi Ewart Shadoff

May 16 at Butler Country Club, Butler, Pennsylvania

Bailey Tardy (a)
Nannette Hill

May 16 at Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker, Minnesota

Jing Yan

May 16 at Shady Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Su-Hyun Oh (later qualified in category 16)
Hannah Wood (a)

May 16 at Terravita Golf & Country Club, Scottsdale, Arizona

Marissa Chow (a)
Spencer Heller

May 16 at The Heritage Golf Course at Westmoor, Westminster, Colorado

Jennifer Kupcho (a)
Yu Sang Hou (a)

May 16 at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Allisen Corpuz (a)

May 17 at TPC at The Woodlands (Player Course), The Woodlands, Texas

Gaby López
Liv Cheng

May 23 at Quail Ridge Country Club (South Course), Boynton Beach, Florida

Sandra Angulo Minarro
Mika Liu (a)

May 23 at Dunwoody Country Club, Dunwoody, Georgia

Madelene Sagström
Jackie Stoelting

May 23 at Hermitage Country Club, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia

Maude-Aimee Leblanc
Lee Lopez
Christine Song

May 23 at Oak Park Country Club, River Grove, Illinois

Erica Shepherd (a)
Ashleigh Simon

May 24 at Westwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

Kasey Petty
Anna Hack (a)

May 24 at Canoe Brook Country Club (North Course), Summit, New Jersey

Pei-Yun Chien
Sophia Popov

May 25 at Buckinghamshire, England

Jade Schaeffer
Olivia Cowan
Valentine Derrey
Camilla Lennarth
Pamela Pretswell

May 25 at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake Course), Sanford, North Carolina

Paula Hurtado
Lauren Stephenson (a)

May 26 at Shanghai, China

Yan Liu (a)

May 30 at Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Erina Hara
Emi Sato
Ayaka Matsumori
Chika Sawada (a)

May 31 at Twin Hills Country Club, Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Megan Khang
Sue Kim
Miriam Nagl
Kelly Tan
Albane Valenzuela (a)

May 31 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course), City Of Industry, California

Alexandra Kaui (a)
Angel Yin

May 31 at Green Valley Country Club, Fairfield, California

Taylor Kim
Julie Yang

June 2 at Goose Creek Golf Club, Mira Loma, California

Robynn Ree (a)
Karah Sanford (a)

June 3 at Sugar Mill Country Club, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Rinko Mitsunaga (a)
Sandra Changkija

Alternates added to field

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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.

Course layout

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Main article: CordeValle Golf Club
Round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 36 72
1 Yards 396 426 523 210 352 371 410 183 561 3,432 407 360 191 382 429 471 166 418 528 3,352 6,784
2 Yards 402 423 525 179 347 374 401 155 553 3,359 408 349 183 375 435 471 168 409 537 3,355 6,694
3 Yards 381 428 518 160 349 372 405 164 549 3,326 407 363 202 389 438 483 177 413 517 3,389 6,715
4 Yards 400 421 494 214 360 381 416 147 572 3,405 399 358 183 384 435 485 120 426 523 3,313 6,718
  • Scoring average: 74.49
    • by round: 74.37, 75.22, 72.69, 73.93
  • Most difficult holes in relation to par: 14, 2, 9, 1, 8

Source:[1]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Mirim Lee 64 −8
T2 United States Cristie Kerr 67 −5
Australia Minjee Lee
South Korea Amy Yang
T5 United States Brittany Lang 68 −4
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
Malaysia Kelly Tan
T8 South Korea Ji Eun-hee 69 −3
Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn
United States Sydnee Michaels

Second round

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Park Sung-hyun 70-66=136 −8
T2 South Korea Mirim Lee 64-74=138 −6
South Korea Amy Yang 67-71=138
T4 New Zealand Lydia Ko 73-66=139 −5
Japan Haru Nomura 70-69=139
T6 South Korea Ji Eun-hee 69-71=140 −4
United States Danielle Kang 71-69=140
United States Jessica Korda 70-70=140
Malaysia Kelly Tan 68-72=140
10 Canada Maude-Aimee Leblanc 72-69=141 −3
United States Mo Martin 71-70=141
United States Sydnee Michaels 69-72=141
England Jodi Ewart Shadoff 70-71=141
United States Angela Stanford 71-70=141

Third round

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Place Player Score To par
1 New Zealand Lydia Ko 73-66-70=209 −7
T2 South Korea Ji Eun-hee 69-71-70=210 −6
South Korea Park Sung-hyun 70-66-74=210
T4 United States Brittany Lang 68-75-68=211 −5
South Korea Amy Yang 67-71-73=211
6 United States Angela Stanford 71-70-71=212 −4
7 United States Danielle Kang 71-69-73=213 −3
T8 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 70-75-69=214 −2
United States Cristie Kerr 67-75-72=214
South Korea Mirim Lee 64-74-76=214
United States Stacy Lewis 71-74-69=214
Mexico Gaby López 71-72-71=214
Japan Haru Nomura 70-69-75=214
United States Kris Tamulis 71-72-71=214

Final round

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Brittany Lang 68-75-68-71=282 −6 Playoff
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 68-74-73-67=282
T3 South Korea Ji Eun-hee 69-71-70-74=284 −4 213,638
New Zealand Lydia Ko 73-66-70-75=284
South Korea Park Sung-hyun 70-66-74-74=284
South Korea Amy Yang 67-71-73-73=284
7 United States Stacy Lewis 71-74-69-71=285 −3 140,590
T8 United States Cristie Kerr 67-75-72-72=286 −2 115,705
United States Gerina Piller 70-72-74-70=286
England Jodi Ewart Shadoff 70-71-75-70=286

Source:[8]

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5
United States Lang −6 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6
Sweden Nordqvist −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −6 −6 −6 −6
South Korea Ji −6 −5 −5 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4
New Zealand Ko −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −7 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4
South Korea S. Park −6 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −4 −5 −5 −5 −4
South Korea Yang −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −4
United States Lewis −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3
United States Kerr −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 E −1 −1 −1 −2
United States Piller E −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2
England Shadoff E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2
South Korea M. Lee −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1
United States Stanford −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1
Thailand Jutanugarn −2 −2 E E E E E −1 1 1 1 1 1 1 E E E E
United States Kang −1 E E E E E E E 1 1 1 1 1 1 E 1 1 E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[8]

Playoff

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The three-hole aggregate playoff was held on the final three holes, and any additional play in sudden-death was to occur on the final hole. Both players made pars on the first two holes, but it was soon determined that Nordqvist had slightly moved sand prior to her approach shot from the fairway bunker on 17, a two-stroke penalty (rule 13-4b). The players were told of the penalty by a rules official midway through the par-5 final hole, after Nordqvist's third shot but before Lang's.[2]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Brittany Lang 3-4-5=12 E 810,000
2 Sweden Anna Nordqvist 3-6-6=15 3 486,000
  • Playoff held on holes 16, 17, and 18.

Scorecard

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Hole  16   17   18 
Par 3 4 5
United States Lang E E E
Sweden Nordqvist E 2 3

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. Women's Open: Course Statistics". USGA. 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Fields, Bill (July 10, 2016). "Brittany Lang prevails as penalty again plays role in U.S. Open". ESPNW. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "USGA Accepts 1,855 Entries for 2016 U.S. Women's Open". USGA. May 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "USGA Entry Forms" (PDF). USGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Inbee Park Withdraws From US Women's Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Se Ri Pak receives special exemption for U.S. Women's Open". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results". USGA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "U.S. Women's Open: Scoring". USGA. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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