The U.S. Women's Open, conducted by the United States Golf Association, has been held every year since 1946. The first tournament was played at match play, but in every other year the format has been stroke play.
Pak's victory in the 1998 U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler inspired South Korean women golfers and in the 14 years since their fine play has transformed the LPGA.
Tournament INFO:
Tournament : 2012 U.S. Women's Open
Tour: LPGA
When: July 5-8
Where: Blackwolf Run, Championship Course
Kohler, WI
Purse: $3,250,000
Par: 72
Format: 72 holes
Yardage: 6,984
Most Prestigious Golfer of U.S. Women's Open
1) Na Yeon Choi
2) Paula Creamer
3) Cristie Kerr
4) Stacy Lewis
5) Ai Miyazato
6) Azahara Munoz
7) Suzann Pettersen
8) Alexis Thompson
9) Yani Tseng
History: The U.S. Women's Open is Not LPGA TOUR co-sponsored. This event began in 1946 and is the longest-running event currently on the LPGA Tour. It is one of the LPGA's four major championships.
In 2011, So Yeon Ryu defeated fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole playoff to capture the 2011 U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.
Tournament : 2012 U.S. Women's Open
Tour: LPGA
When: July 5-8
Where: Blackwolf Run, Championship Course
Kohler, WI
Purse: $3,250,000
Par: 72
Format: 72 holes
Yardage: 6,984
Most Prestigious Golfer of U.S. Women's Open
1) Na Yeon Choi
2) Paula Creamer
3) Cristie Kerr
4) Stacy Lewis
5) Ai Miyazato
6) Azahara Munoz
7) Suzann Pettersen
8) Alexis Thompson
9) Yani Tseng
History: The U.S. Women's Open is Not LPGA TOUR co-sponsored. This event began in 1946 and is the longest-running event currently on the LPGA Tour. It is one of the LPGA's four major championships.
In 2011, So Yeon Ryu defeated fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole playoff to capture the 2011 U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.
U.S. Women's Open Preview
So Yeon Ryu of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning in a playoff against Hee Kyung Seo of South Korea during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at the Broadmoor.
So Yeon Ryu birdied the final hole of regulation, then defeated Hee Kyung Seo in a 3-hole, aggregate-score playoff to win the 2011 US Women's Open. Seo bogied the second playoff hole while Ryu birdie it, essentially sealing the outcome. Ryu, 21 years old, entered the tournament ranked No. 40 in the world. The win was her first outside of Korea.
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