The 2022 U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica was the 77th U.S. Women's Open, held June 2 to June 5 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Minjee Lee won the second of her three major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Mina Harigae. Ingrid Lindblad finished leading amateur at tied 11th. She beat the amateur scoring records over 18, 36 and 54 holes and tied the 72-hole amateur record in the tournament.

Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996, 2001, and 2007, becoming the first course to host the tournament four times.

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Field The field for the U.S. Women's Open is made up of players who gain entry through qualifying events and those who are exempt from qualifying. The exemption criteria include provision for recent major champions, winners of major amateur events, and leading players in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

Exemptions This list details the exemption criteria for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players are exempt is indicated in parentheses.

1. Recent winners of the U.S. Women's Open (2012–2021)

Choi Na-yeon Chun In-gee (9,15) Ariya Jutanugarn (2,9,15) Kim A-lim (15) Brittany Lang Lee Jeong-eun (9,15) Yuka Saso (2,9,15) Park Sung-hyun (6) Michelle Wie West

Inbee Park (2,9,15) did not play.

2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open

Nasa Hataoka (9,10,15) Brooke Henderson (10,14,15) Megan Khang (15) Ko Jin-young (5,7,9,10,14,15) Lin Xiyu (14,15) Lexi Thompson (9,15) Angel Yin

Shanshan Feng (15) did not play.

3. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur

Jenson Castle (a)

4. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior and 2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, and finalist from the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur

Rose Zhang (a, 13) Blakesly Brock (a) Hou Yu-chiang

5. Recent winners of the Chevron Championship (2018–2022)

Jennifer Kupcho (9,10,14,15) Mirim Lee Pernilla Lindberg Patty Tavatanakit (9,15)

6. Recent winners of the Women's PGA Championship (2018–2021)

Hannah Green (9,15) Kim Sei-young (9,15) Nelly Korda (9,10,15,17)

7. Recent winners of Evian Championship (2017–2019, 2021)

Minjee Lee (9,10,15) Anna Nordqvist (8,9,10,15) Angela Stanford

8. Recent winners of Women’s British Open (2017–2021)

Georgia Hall (9,15) In-Kyung Kim Sophia Popov (15) Hinako Shibuno (15)

9. The leading 30 players from the 2021 LPGA Race to the CME Globe final points standings

Pajaree Anannarukarn (10,15) Céline Boutier (10,14,15) Matilda Castren (10,15) Ally Ewing (15) Moriya Jutanugarn (15) Danielle Kang (10,14,15) Kim Hyo-joo (15) Lydia Ko (10,14,15) Jessica Korda (15) Leona Maguire (10,14,15) Ryu So-yeon (15) Lizette Salas (15)

Austin Ernst (15) did not play.

10. Winners of LPGA Tour sanctioned event between 2021 U.S. Women's Open and start of 2022 championship

Marina Alex (15) Ji Eun-hee Nanna Koerstz Madsen (14,15) Ryann O'Toole (15) Atthaya Thitikul (14,15)

11. The winner of the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur

Anna Davis (a)

12. The winner of the 2021 Women's Amateur Championship

Louise Duncan (a)

13. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2021

14. The leading 10 players on the 2022 Race to CME Globe points standings as of April 6, 2022

15. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of April 6, 2022

Brittany Altomare Na Rin An Pia Babnik Choi Hye-jin Carlota Ciganda Ayaka Furue Mina Harigae Charley Hull Sakura Kowai Alison Lee Lee So-mi Stacy Lewis Gaby López Caroline Masson Yuna Nishimura Yealimi Noh Amy Olson Mel Reid Ryu Hae-ran Madelene Sagström Mao Saigo Ai Suzuki Momoko Ueda Amy Yang

Bae Seon Woo, Kitone Hori, Minami Katsu, Jang Ha-na, Mone Inami, Lee Da-yeon, Lim Hee-jeong, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Min-ji and Jiyai Shin did not play.

16. The leading 75 players on the Women's World Golf Rankings not otherwise exempt as of May 16, 2022

Maja Stark

Yoon Ina, Lee Gae-young, and Sayaka Takahashi did not play.

17. The winner of the 2020 Olympic Gold Medal

18. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open

Annika Sörenstam

19. The leading player from the China LPGA Tour order of merit not otherwise exempt as of April 6, 2022

Liu Wenbo

20. Special exemptions

Qualifying Date Location Venue Field Spots Qualifiers Apr19 Kent, Washington Meridian Valley Country Club 45 1 Kylee Choi (a) Apr22 Incheon, South Korea Dream Park Country Club (Dream Course) 71 2 Alicia Joo (a), Lee Jeonghyun (a) Apr25 Mutsuzawa, Japan Boso Country Club (East and West Courses) 156 6 Saki Baba (a), Mayu Hamada, Natsumi Hayakawa, Nika Ito (a), Yuri Onishi, Yuna Takagi Apr26 Scottsdale, Arizona Gainey Ranch Golf Club 78 3 Alexandra Forsterling (a), Bronte Law, Stephanie Meadow Apr26 Ojai, California Soule Park Golf Club 75 2 Lauren Gomez (a), Linnea Johansson Apr28 Richardson, Texas Canyon Creek Country Club 73 2 Julianne Alvarez, Zhang Yunxuan (a) May2 Gainesville, Florida Mark Bostick Golf Course 67 2 Annabell Fuller (a), Mariel Galdiano May3 Southern Pines, North Carolina Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club 73 3 Anna Morgan (a), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Bethany Wu May3 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shannopin Country Club 55 3 Laney Frye (a), Auston Kim (a), Marissa Steen May3 Hockley, Texas The Clubs at Houston Oaks 74 4 Karen Kim, Cheyenne Knight, Annie Park, Robynn Ree May4 St. Louis, Missouri Fox Run Golf Club 67 4 Amanda Doherty, Isi Gabsa, Sofia Garcia, Lauren Miller (a) May4 Fort Myers, Florida The Forest Country Club (Bear Course) 63 5 Jaye Marie Green, Melanie Green, Muni He, Bianca Pagdanganan, Paula Reto May4 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlett Course) 68 3 Daniela Darquea, Lauren Hartlage, Emma McMyler (a) May9 Stuart, Florida Willoughby Golf Club 63 2 Alexa Pano (a), Bailey Shoemaker (a) May9 Pauma Valley, California Pauma Valley Country Club 68 2 Alyaa Abdul, Catherine Park (a) May9 Honolulu, Hawaii Oahu Country Club 44 1 Tiffany Chan May9 El Macero, California El Macero Country Club 46 2 Lucy Li, Kathleen Scavo May9 Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody Country Club 78 2 Gemma Dryburgh, Sara Im (a) May9 Chaska, Minnesota Chaska Town Course 37 1 Gabby Lemieux May9 Aurora, Illinois Stonebridge Country Club 46 1 Ingrid Gutierrez May10 Westminster, Colorado Walnut Creek Golf Preserve 35 1 Malak Bouraeda (a) May10 Morristown, New Jersey Morris County Golf Club 132 4 Grace Kim, Lauren Kim, Frida Kinhult, Maude-Aimée LeBlanc May10 Madera, California Dragonfly Golf Club 45 2 Lee Il-hee, Gabriela Ruffels May11 Alexandria, Virginia Belle Haven Country Club 62 2 Bailey Davis (a), Sarah Kemp May12 Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Country Club 32 1 Ami Gianchandani (a) May16 Buckinghamshire, England Buckinghamshire Golf Club 49 3 Nicole Garcia, Lydia Hall, Smilla Sonderby

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: Dottie Ardina (Fort Myers) Allisen Corpuz (Columbus) Allison Emrey (Southern Pines) Jillian Hollis (Aurora) Karissa Kilby (a, Honolulu) Lauren Kim (a, Kent) Kim Min-sol (a, Incheon) Andrea Lee (Pauma Valley) Ingrid Lindblad (a, Hockley) Park Boh-yun (a, Richardson) Pornanong Phatlum (Morristown) Lilia Vu (St. Louis) Britney Yada (Scottsdale)

Round summaries First round Thursday, June 2, 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Mina Harigae 64 −72 Ingrid Lindblad (a) 65 −6T3 Minjee Lee 67 −4 Anna Nordqvist Ryann O'TooleT6 Ally Ewing 68 −3 Lexi Thompson T8 Matilda Castren 69 −2 Allisen Corpuz Moriya Jutanugarn Kim Sei-young Ko Jin-young Bronte Law Amy Olson Annie Park Park Sung-hyun Madelene Sagström

Second round Friday, June 3, 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Mina Harigae 64-69=133 −9 Minjee Lee 67-66=133T3 Choi Hye-jin 71-64=135 −7 Anna Nordqvist 67-68=135T5 Ko Jin-young 69-67=136 −6 Ingrid Lindblad (a) 65-71=136T7 Moriya Jutanugarn 69-68=137 −5 Kim Sei-young 69-67=137T9 Megan Khang 71-67=138 −4 Bronte Law 69-69=138 Andrea Lee 70-68=138 Ryann O'Toole 67-71=138 Park Sung-hyun 69-69=138

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Third round Saturday, June 4, 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Minjee Lee 67-66-67=200 −132 Mina Harigae 64-69-70=203 −103 Bronte Law 69-69-68=206 −7T4 Choi Hye-jin 71-64-72=207 −6 Ko Jin-young 69-67-71=207 Lydia Ko 72-69-66=207 Lin Xiyu 71-69-67=207 Ingrid Lindblad (a) 65-71-71=207 Anna Nordqvist 67-68-72=207T10 Ji Eun-hee 70-69-69=208 −5 Moriya Jutanugarn 69-68-71=208 Megan Khang 71-67-70=208 Leona Maguire 70-70-68=208

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Fourth round Sunday, June 5, 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Minjee Lee 67-66-67-71=271 −13 1,800,0002 Mina Harigae 64-69-70-72=275 −9 1,080,0003 Choi Hye-jin 64-69-70-72=277 −7 685,0434 Ko Jin-young 69-67-71-71=278 −6 480,2255 Lydia Ko 72-69-66-72=279 −5 399,982T6 Bronte Law 69-69-68-74=280 −4 337,198 Anna Nordqvist 67-68-72-73=280T8 Megan Khang 71-67-70-74=282 −2 261,195 Nelly Korda 70-69-70-73=282 Leona Maguire 70-70-68-74=282

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