In preparation for the U.S. Women’s Open scheduled for May 30-June 2, we have compiled essential information about the tournament. This includes valuable details about Allisen Corpuz’s victory in the previous year and valuable insights into the course.
Location
Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pa.
Yardage
6,572; par 70
Tournament Record
271 – Minjee Lee (2022)
Purse
$11 million
Tournament Insight
The U.S. Women’s Open is run by the USGA and was established in 1946. It is the oldest of the LPGA Tour’s five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women’s PGA Championship, Women’s Open Championship, and the Amundi Evian Championship. This year Lancaster Country Club has been selected by the USGA as the host site for the 79th U.S. Women’s Open. Lancaster Country Club’s Flynn course is rated one of America’s best. The U.S. Women’s Open is open to professional women golfers and amateur women with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4. The championship is considered the ultimate test in women’s golf.
Course Insight
The original 18-hole course at LCC is a classic William Flynn design (1920), embracing the existing terrain to develop a course that holds the interest of the player from the first tee to the last green. The recently restored Flynn course, under the guidance of Ron Forse, consists of the following:
“Meadowcreek,” includes the front 9 of the Flynn course. Meadowcreek is known for its meandering routing, which, according to LCC, requires great strategy and placement from the tee to navigate each hole properly for scoring.
“Dogwood,” includes the back 9 of the Flynn course. LCC informs us “it is particularly challenging because of its length and elevation, leading to five holes of uphill second shots.”
As well as hosting the U.S. Women’s Open in 2015, the course was also a local qualifying site for the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open.
How Allisen Corpuz won in 2023
Taking place last year at Pebble Beach Golf Links, it was Allisen Corpuz who shot a three-under 69 in the final round to win by three strokes, becoming the first American to capture the U.S. Women’s Open since Brittany Lang in 2016. The 25-year-old from Hawaii began the round one stroke behind Japan’s Nasa Hataoka. The two remained close for much of the final round before Corpuz pulled away down the stretch. Corpuz birdied the first hole to tie for the lead and was still tied with Hataoka at the turn. Corpuz birdied the 10th hole to go ahead by one and made a 12-foot par putt on the 12th to lead by two as Hataoka bogeyed. Birdies on 14 and 15 practically clinched it as Hataoka struggled on the back nine to shoot a 76. Charley Hull (66) and Jiyai Shin (68) came from well back to claim a tie for second, three stokes back.
- It was the first LPGA Tour victory for Corpuz, in her second year on Tour.
- Corpuz became the second player from Hawaii to win a major championship, joining Michelle Wie West (2014 U.S. Women’s Open). In 2008, Corpuz broke Wie West’s record as the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship at age 10.
- Since the previous U.S. winner in 2016, the event had been won by three players from South Korea and one each from Thailand, Japan and Australia.
- Corpuz was the only player to break par in all four rounds. The low 18-hole score of the week was 66, by Nasa Hataoka in the third round and Charley Hull in the fourth.
- The 2025 U.S. Women’s Open is scheduled for May 29 – June 1, when the championship will return to Erin Hills, Wisconsin.
This was first published in Essential Golf – you can read the complete magazine here.