2026 U.S. Women's Open
Golf tournament
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The 2026 U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally was the 81st U.S. Women's Open, held June 4–7 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.
34.05°N 118.50°W
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 4–7, 2026 |
| Location | Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. 34.05°N 118.50°W |
| Course | Riviera Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,699 yards (6,126 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $12,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $2,500,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nelly Korda | |
| 276 (−8) | |
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Nelly Korda won her fourth major title (and second consecutive), one stroke ahead of runners-up Charley Hull and Gaby López. This was Korda's first victory at the U.S. Women's Open.[1][2]
Venue
The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course as well as tennis courts, located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the Westside of Los Angeles, California.
The Riviera was designed by golf course architects George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell,[3] it has been the primary host for the Genesis Invitational (originally the Los Angeles Open), an annual event on the PGA Tour in February. The 2026 edition was the 62nd held at Riviera.
The Riviera has hosted three major championships: the U.S. Open in 1948, and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995. In addition, it was site of the U.S. Senior Open, a senior major, in 1998 and the U.S. Amateur in August 2017.[4] The club is scheduled to host the 2026 U.S. Women's Open.[5] The club is also scheduled to host golf at the Summer Olympics in 2028.[6] It was announced the club would host the 131st U.S. Open in 2031. It will be the second time the club has hosted a U.S. Open.[7]
Field
The field for this 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 1,897 entries for the championship.[8]
Exemptions
This list details the exemption criteria for the 2026 U.S. Women's Open and the players exempt. Many players were exempt in multiple categories.[9][10][a]
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last 10 years (2016–2025)
- Allisen Corpuz (17)
- Ariya Jutanugarn (2,17)
- Kim A-lim (10,17)
- Brittany Lang
- Lee Jeong-eun
- Minjee Lee (7,8,10,17)
- Park Sung-hyun
- Yuka Saso
- Maja Stark (2,17)
2. From the 2025 U.S. Women's Open, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place
- Choi Hye-jin (10,17)
- Hailee Cooper
- Linn Grant (10,11,17)
- Nelly Korda (6,7,10,11,16,17)
- Mao Saigo (6,10,17)
- Hinako Shibuno
- Rio Takeda (10,17)
- Angel Yin (10,17)
- Yin Ruoning (7,17)
3. Winner of the 2025 U.S. Senior Women's Open
4. Winner of the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur
- Megha Ganne (a)
5. Winners of the 2025 U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur and the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up (must be an amateur)
- Aphrodite Deng (a)
- Ina Kim-Schaad (a)
- Brooke Biermann (a) did not play
6. Winners of the Chevron Championship (2022–2026)
- Jennifer Kupcho (10,11,17)
- Lilia Vu (9,17)
7. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2021–2025)
- Chun In-gee
- Amy Yang (17)
8. Winners of The Evian Championship (2021–2025)
- Céline Boutier (10,11,17)
- Ayaka Furue (10,17)
- Brooke Henderson (10,11,17)
- Grace Kim (17)
9. Winners of the Women's British Open (2021–2025)
- Ashleigh Buhai
- Lydia Ko (10,16,17)
- Anna Nordqvist
- Miyū Yamashita (10,11,17)
10. The top 30 point leaders from the 2025 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points.
- Carlota Ciganda (11,17)
- Lindy Duncan (17)
- Nasa Hataoka (11,17)
- Charley Hull (11,17)
- Im Jin-hee (17)
- Akie Iwai (11,17)
- Chisato Iwai (16,17)
- Minami Katsu (17)
- Kim Hyo-joo (11,16,17)
- Kim Sei-young (11,17)
- Andrea Lee (17)
- Lee So-mi (17)
- Gaby López (17)
- Yealimi Noh (17)
- Jeeno Thitikul (11,16,17)
- Ryu Hae-ran (16,17) did not play
11. Winners of individual LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories were considered official, from the conclusion of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2026 U.S. Women's Open (only events that awarded a full point allocation for the Race to the CME Globe)
- Lauren Coughlin (17)
- Hannah Green (16,17)
- Hwang You-min (17)
- Lee Mi-hyang (16,17)
- Wang Xinying (17)
- Lottie Woad (17)
12. Winner of the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur (must be an amateur)
- María José Marín (a)
13. Winner of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)
14. Winner of the 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal (No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Ranking; must be an amateur)
- Kiara Romero (a)
15. Winner of the 2026 NCAA Division I Individual Golf Championship (must be an amateur)
- Farah O'Keefe (a)
16. From the 2026 Race to CME Globe, the top 10 point leaders as of April 1, 2026
- Auston Kim (17)
- Zhang Weiwei
17. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of March 23, 2026
- Casandra Alexander
- Pajaree Anannarukarn
- Yuna Araki
- Jenny Bae
- Esther Henseleit
- Hong Jung-min
- Sora Kamiya
- Yui Kawamoto
- Megan Khang
- Kim Min-sol
- Ko Jin-young
- Sakura Koiwai
- Stephanie Kyriacou
- Ingrid Lindblad
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Mimi Rhodes
- Madelene Sagström
- Shuri Sakuma
- Jiyai Shin
- Fuka Suga
- Ai Suzuki
- Chiara Tamburlini
- Patty Tavatanakit
- Chanettee Wannasaen
- Yoo Hyun-jo
- Ina Yoon
- Bang Shin-sil, Lee Ye-won, Ro Seung-hui, Sarah Schmelzel and Sung Yu-jin did not play
18. From the current Women's World Golf Rankings, the top 75 players and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 25, 2026 (if not previously exempt)
- Ko Ji-won
- Shiho Kuwaki
- Lee Da-yeon
- Liu Yan
- Julia López Ramirez
- Leona Maguire
- Rose Zhang
19. Deferred exemptions under USGA Championships Family Policy
20. Special exemptions
Qualifying
Qualifying took place April 26 to May 13, 2026, via 36-hole stroke-play qualifiers at 26 different sites, 23 of them in the United States and one each in England, Canada and Japan.[11]
| Date | Location | Venue | Field | Spots | Qualifiers[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20 | Mutsuzawa, Japan | Boso Country Club | 132 | 4 | Miyuu Goto, Oh Soo-min (a), Sayaka Takahashi,[b] Wu Chia Yen |
| Apr 20 | Galveston, Texas | Galveston Country Club | 78 | 2 | Brianna Do, Zhang Yue |
| Apr 27 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | Sugar Mill Country Club | 71 | 2 | Sofia Rivera (a), Siuue Wu (a) |
| Apr 27 | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Country Club | 78 | 2 | Sarah Hammett (a), Kaleiya Romero |
| Apr 27 | Corral de Tierra, California | Corral De Tierra Country Club | 22 | 2 | Muni He, Meja Örtengren (a) |
| Apr 28 | Seattle, Washington | Rainier Golf & Country Club | 52 | 2 | Lauren Kim (a), Catherine Park (a) |
| Apr 28 | Monroe, North Carolina | Rolling Hills Country Club | 68 | 2 | Gurleen Kaur, Chloe Kovelesky (a) |
| Apr 28 | St. Louis, Missouri | Meadowbrook Country Club | 78 | 2 | Zoe Cusack (a), Addie Dobson (a) |
| May 4 | New Albany, Ohio | New Albany Country Club | 78 | 2 | Veronika Kedronova (a), Nellie Ong (a) |
| May 5 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Shannopin Country Club | 38 | 1 | Melanie Green |
| May 5 | Atlanta, Georgia | Piedmont Driving Club | 75 | 2 | Johanna Sjursen (a), Thidapa Suwannapura |
| May 6 | Naples, Florida | Wilderness Country Club | 56 | 2 | Ana Belac, Paula Francisco (a) |
| May 6 | Springfield, Virginia | Springfield Golf & Country Club | 66 | 2 | Thanana Kotchasanmanee (a), Katherine Muzi |
| May 7 | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Somerset Country Club | 40 | 2 | Anna Huang,[b] Danielle Kang |
| May 8 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Honolulu Country Club | 27 | 1 | Lin Jie-En (a) |
| May 11 | Rancho Santa Fe, California | Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club | 68 | 2 | Zeng Liqi, Katelyn Kong (a) |
| May 11 | Marlborough, Massachusetts | Marlborough Country Club | 29 | 1 | Yuri Yoshida |
| May 11 | West Orange, New Jersey | Essex County Country Club | 63 | 4 | Nataliya Guseva, Minji Kang, Gina Kim, Dewi Weber |
| May 11 | Richmond, California | Richmond Country Club | 67 | 2 | Anita Lumpongpoung (a), Asterisk Talley (a) |
| May 11 | Schererville, Indiana | Briar Ridge Country Club | 53 | 2 | Paula Reto, Athena Singh (a) |
| May 11 | Fort Meade, Florida | Streamsong Resort | 47 | 2 | Pei-Yun Chien, Carla Bernat |
| May 11 | Denham, England | Buckinghamshire Golf Club | 50 | 2 | Lois Lau, Olivia Mehaffey |
| May 11 | Coquitlam, Canada | Vancouver Golf Club | 30 | 1 | Amy Seung Hyun Lee |
| May 12 | Westminster, Colorado | Walnut Creek Golf Preserve | 43 | 1 | Bianca Pagdanganan |
| May 13 | Azle, Texas | Cross Timbers Golf Course | 64 | 2 | Pauline del Rosario, Napat Lertsadwattana |
| May 13 | Bermuda Dunes, California | Bermuda Dunes Country Club | 69 | 2 | Lucy Li, Kaylyn Noh |
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:
- Jaravee Boonchant (Mendota Heights)
- Laney Frye (West Orange)
- Natsumi Hayakawa (Japan)
- Bronte Law (England)
- Amiyu Ozeki (Japan)
- Karis Davidson (Seattle)
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 4, 2026
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho | 66 | −5 |
| 2 |  Kim Sei-young | 67 | −4 |
| T3 | Minji Kang | 68 | −3 |
 Gaby López | |||
 Hinako Shibuno | |||
| Yoo Hyun-jo | |||
| Ina Yoon | |||
| T8 |  Karis Davidson | 69 | −2 |
| Nasa Hataoka | |||
| Minjee Lee | |||
| Jiyai Shin | |||
 Patty Tavatanakit | |||
 Yin Ruoning |
Second round
Friday, June 5, 2026
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Alison Lee | 70-68=138 | −4 |
| Yin Ruoning | 69-69=138 | ||
| T3 | Chun In-gee | 71-68=139 | −3 |
| Kim Sei-young | 67-72=139 | ||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 66-73=139 | ||
| Gaby López | 68-71=139 | ||
| Hinako Shibuno | 68-71=139 | ||
| Yoo Hyun-jo | 68-71=139 | ||
| T9 |  Casandra Alexander | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| Lauren Coughlin | 72-68=140 | ||
| Sora Kamiya | 72-68=140 | ||
| Nelly Korda | 73-67=140 |
Third round
Saturday, June 6, 2026
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Kim Sei-young | 67-72-68=207 | −6 |
| Nelly Korda | 73-67-67=207 | ||
| T3 | Chun In-gee | 71-68-69=208 | −5 |
| Jennifer Kupcho | 66-73-69=208 | ||
| T5 | Nasa Hataoka | 69-72-68=209 | −4 |
| Gaby López | 68-71-70=209 | ||
| Yin Ruoning | 69-69-71=209 | ||
| T8 |  Charley Hull | 73-72-65=210 | −3 |
| Alison Lee | 70-68-72=210 | ||
| Yoo Hyun-jo | 68-71-71=210 |
Final round
Sunday, June 7, 2026
| Champion |
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 73-67-67-69=276 | −8 | 2,500,000 |
| T2 | Charley Hull | 73-72-65-67=277 | −7 | 1,089,774 |
| Gaby López | 68-71-70-68=277 | |||
| 4 | Chun In-gee | 71-68-69-70=278 | −6 | 581,535 |
| 5 | Kim Sei-young | 67-72-68-72=279 | −5 | 484,535 |
| T6 | Nasa Hataoka | 69-72-68-72=281 | −3 | 429,748 |
| Kiara Romero (a) | 73-70-70-68=281 | 0 | ||
| T8 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 73-70-72-67=282 | −2 | 319,831 |
| Allisen Corpuz | 71-70-70-71=282 | |||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 66-73-69-74=282 | |||
 María José Marín (a) | 70-73-68-71=282 | 0 | ||
 Maja Stark | 71-72-68-71=282 | 319,831 | ||
| Yin Ruoning | 69-69-71-73=282 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Korda | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 |
| Hull | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 |
| López | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 |
| Chun | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
| Kim | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 |
| Hataoka | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Romero | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 |
| Kupcho | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 |
| Yin | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
- Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey - Source:[13]