Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club will be set up at 6,638 yards and will play to a par of 35-36–71 for the 77th U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica.
The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
PINE NEEDLES HOLE BY HOLE
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Par 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 35
Yards 502 419 131 393 188 404 417 351 375 3,180
Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 36
Yards 513 368 399 204 440 524 171 426 413 3,458
ABOUT PINE NEEDLES LODGE & GOLF CLUB
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club has earned its place among the country’s best golf resorts. In 1954, women’s golf legend and World Golf Hall of Famer Peggy Kirk Bell and her husband, Warren “Bullet” Bell, bought and restored Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. Today, Pine Needles ownership remains in the Bell family and honors Mrs. Bell’s generous spirit and passion for the game.
Designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1928, Pine Needles was renovated in 2004 by John Fought, who oversaw the restoration of greens and bunkers to their original forms with the aid of vintage aerial photos. In 2017, Kyle Franz was involved with a green rebuilding and bunker restoration project that aimed to maximize hole locations.
Pine Needles will become the first course to host four U.S. Women’s Open Championships. Its first U.S. Women’s Open was held in 1996, when Annika Sorenstam took home the trophy. Karrie Webb won the 2001 championship at Pine Needles, and Cristie Kerr claimed the 2007 title.
PINE NEEDLES NOTES
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club is hosting its record fourth U.S. Women’s Open Championship
The course has hosted six previous USGA championships, the second-highest total in North Carolina
Pine Needles was the host site of the 2nd U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship in 2019, won by Helen Alfredsson
ENTRIES
The championship is open to any female professional, and any female amateur golfer with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4, who filed an entry by 5 p.m. EDT on April 6, 2022. A record total of 1,874 entries were accepted by the USGA for the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
The previous record was established in 2015 when 1,873 filed entries for the championship at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club. More than 1,500 U.S. Women’s Open entries were accepted for the eighth consecutive time. The USGA accepted entries for the 2022 championship from golfers in 46 U.S. states and 57 foreign countries.
QUALIFYING
Played over 36 holes, qualifying was held across 26 U.S. and international sites in April and May. International sites included the Republic of Korea, Japan and England. Click here for a full list of qualifying results.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
The starting field of 156 golfers will be cut after 36 holes to the low 60 scorers (and ties).
Click here for a current list of the 2022 field.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Practice rounds will be played Monday, May 30, through Wednesday, June 1. Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled each day from June 2 (Thursday) through June 5 (Sunday). In the event of a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place following the completion of the fourth round. If the playoff results in a tie, play will immediately continue hole by hole until a champion is determined.
TELEVISION COVERAGE
A full programming schedule for the 77th U.S. Women’s Open can be found here.
Date/Day Time (EDT) Channel Coverage
June 2/Thursday 1-3 p.m. Peacock First Round
June 2/Thursday 3-8 p.m. USA First Round
June 3/Friday 1-3 p.m. Peacock Second Round
June 3/Friday 3-8 p.m. USA Second Round
June 4/Saturday 12-1 p.m. Peacock Third Round
June 4/Saturday 1-3 p.m. USA Third Round
June 4/Saturday 3-6 p.m. NBC Third Round
June 5/Sunday 1-3 p.m. USA Final Round
June 5/Sunday 3-7 p.m. NBC Final Round
Golf Channel will air “Live from the U.S. Women’s Open” Wednesday, June 1 through Sunday, June 5.
2021 CHAMPION
Yuka Saso, of the Philippines, converted a 12-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Nasa Hataoka, of Japan, and win the 76th U.S. Women’s Open on The Olympic Club’s Lake Course, in San Francisco, Calif. Saso joined two-time champion Inbee Park as the youngest winner (age 19 years, 11 months, 17 days) in the event’s history and became the first Filipino to capture the Harton S. Semple Trophy. It took three extra holes to decide the outcome after Saso and Hataoka each made back-to-back pars in the two-hole aggregate playoff. Lexi Thompson, the 54-hole leader, was five strokes ahead of the field with 10 holes remaining in regulation but played that stretch in 5 over par. Her final-round 75 was one stroke shy of Saso and Hataoka, who completed 72 holes at 4-under 280. Saso posted consecutive birdies on 16 and 17 to move into a tie for the lead.
TITLE DEFENSE
Since 1991, two players have successfully defended their championship (Annika Sorenstam, 1995 and 1996; Karrie Webb, 2000 and 2001), both at Pine Needles. Only four other players have finished in the top 10 in the championship following their victory (2019 winner Jeongeun Lee6, sixth in 2020; 2002 winner Juli Inkster, eighth in 2003; 1992 winner Patty Sheehan, sixth in 1993; 1991 winner Meg Mallon, fourth in 1992).
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES
The champion will receive the Mickey Wright Medal, custody of the Harton S. Semple Trophy for the ensuing year and an exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women’s Open Championships. They will also receive a replica Harton S. Semple Trophy and an exemption from qualifying for the next five Chevron Championships (formerly ANA Inspiration), AIG Women's Opens, KPMG Women's PGA Championships and Amundi Evian Championships.
PURSE
The 2022 purse is $10 million, the highest purse in women’s golf and among the leaders in all of women’s sports. In January 2022, the USGA and ProMedica announced the elevated purse through their long-term partnership that includes presenting partner rights for the U.S. Women’s Open. The USGA has committed to raise the purse to $11 million and then $12 million by 2026.
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
This is the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The first U.S. Women’s Open, played at Spokane (Wash.) Country Club in 1946, was the only one conducted at match play. The Women’s Professional Golfers Association (WPGA) conducted the inaugural championship, won by Patty Berg. The WPGA conducted the Women’s Open until 1949, when the newly formed Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) took over operation of the championship. The LPGA ran the Women’s Open for four years but in 1953 asked the United States Golf Association to conduct the championship, which it has done ever since.
The youngest winners of the U.S. Women’s Open are Inbee Park (2008) and Yuka Saso (2021). Each player captured the championship at the age of 19 years, 11 months, 17 days. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, who won the 1954 Women’s Open at age 43 years, 6 months, is the oldest winner.
In 1967, Catherine Lacoste, daughter of French tennis player Rene Lacoste and 1927 British Ladies Amateur champion Simone Thion de la Chaume, became the only amateur to win the U.S. Women’s Open. Seven other amateurs – most recently Hye-Jin Choi in 2017 – have finished as runner(s)-up.
In 2020, the championship was moved from its original June dates to mid-December due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in U.S. Women’s Open history, the championship was played on two courses (Cypress Creek Course and Jackrabbit Course at Champions Golf Club) to account for reduced daylight in December. The previous latest championship dates occurred when Babe Didrikson Zaharias was crowned the 1950 champion on Sept. 30.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINE NEEDLES LODGE & G.C.
1989 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Brandie Burton def. Camie Hoshino, 1 up
1991 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Phyllis Preuss by one stroke over Belle Robertson, Anne Sander, 221–222
1996 U.S. Women’s Open: Annika Sorenstam by six strokes over Kris Tschetter, 272-278
2001 U.S. Women’s Open: Karrie Webb by eight strokes over Se Ri Pak, 273-281
2007 U.S. Women’s Open: Cristie Kerr by two strokes over Lorena Ochoa, Angela Park, 279-281
2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open: Helen Alfredsson by two strokes over Juli Inkster and Trish Johnson, 285-287
1996 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
Annika Sorenstam won her second consecutive U.S. Women’s Open and established the championship scoring record with a four-round total of 8-under-par 272. She shattered the previous 72-hole mark by five strokes and posted a second-round 67, the lone sub-par round of the day. Following a 69 in third round, Sorenstam held a three-stroke advantage over Brandie Burton and Jane Geddes. On the last day, Sorenstam eagled the par-5 10th with a 20-foot putt for a seven-shot lead. Her birdie on No. 17 gave her a closing 66 as she became the sixth player to win back-to-back U.S. Women’s Opens, including the legendary Mickey Wright, who was the first to accomplish the feat in 1958 and 1959. Kris Tschetter’s final round of 66 vaulted her into second place six strokes behind.
2001 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
Karrie Webb successfully defended her U.S. Women’s Open title with the largest margin of victory in more than two decades. Webb’s 7-under total of 273 was eight strokes ahead of Se Ri Pak, who finished in second place at 1-over 281. Dottie Pepper was third with a 72-hole score of 282. Webb pulled ahead with the championship’s best effort on Friday, a 5-under 65 in the rain-affected second round, and steadily increased her advantage. Webb entered the final round with a five-shot lead over Pak and was never really challenged. In 2000 at the Merit Club, in Gurnee, Ill., the Australian saw a four-stroke lead evaporate after nine holes before she regrouped and won by five.
2007 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
Cristie Kerr shot a final-round, 1-under-par 70 to stave off world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa, of Mexico, and 18-year-old Angela Park, of Brazil, by two strokes and capture her first major championship. Kerr, who played 6-under-par golf over the final 36 holes, finished at 279 (5 under). Ochoa, who had won three times on the LPGA Tour in 2007, shot an even-par 70 to share second place at 281. Park, who had the 18- and 36-hole leads, carded a 70 for her third sub-par round of the championship. Early Sunday, Kerr put the final touches on a weather-delayed, third-round 66. She would battle with Ochoa over the final 18 holes until the par-4 14th, where she sank a 24-foot birdie putt to pull in front.
OTHER EVENTS AT PINE NEEDLES LODGE & G.C.
1962 Carolinas Senior
1992 Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball
1994 North Carolina Mid-Amateur
1995 Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches
2005 Mid-Atlantic Challenge
2007-10 Tar Heel Cup
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA
This will be the 35th USGA championship and sixth U.S. Women’s Open contested in North Carolina. Later this summer, the Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open will be held at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club’s No. 6. The championship will also be held there in 2023. In 2024, the U.S. Open will be played at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club on Course No. 2.
Recent USGA Championships in North Carolina
2021 U.S. Junior Amateur: The Country Club of North Carolina, Village of Pinehurst (Nicholas Dunlap)
2019 U.S. Senior Amateur: Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham (Bob Royak)
2019 U.S. Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Courses No. 2 & No. 4), Village of Pinehurst (Andy Ogletree)
2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines (Helen Alfredsson)
2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur: Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte (Kevin O’Connell)
2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst (Frankie Capan & Shuai Ming (Ben) Wong)
2014 U.S. Women’s Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst (Michelle Wie West)
2014 U.S. Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst (Martin Kaymer)
PAST U.S. WOMEN’S OPENS IN NORTH CAROLINA
1947: Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro (Betty Jameson)
1996: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines (Annika Sorenstam)
2001: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines (Karrie Webb)
2007: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines (Cristie Kerr)
2014: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst (Michelle Wie West)
MOST USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY VENUES IN NORTH CAROLINA
(Includes 2022 championships)
11 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst
7 – Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines
4 – Charlotte Country Club
3 – The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst
2 – Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED
Last international winner: Yuka Saso, 2021
Last to defend title: Karrie Webb, 2001
Last to win Women’s Open on first attempt: A Lim Kim, 2020
Last to win Women’s Open on second attempt: Sung Hyun Park, 2017
Last amateur to win Women’s Open: Catherine Lacoste, 1967
Last start-to-finish winner: Annika Sorenstam, 2006
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole: A Lim Kim, 2020
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force playoff: So Yeon Ryu, 2011
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke: A Lim Kim, 2020
Last to win with four sub-par rounds: Jeongeun Lee6, 2019
Last to win without a round in the 60s: Eun-Hee Ji, 2009
Last to win with a round of 74: A Lim Kim, second round, 2020
Last to win with a round of 75: Brittany Lang, second round, 2016
Last to win with a round in the 80s: Mickey Wright, 80, second round, 1961
Last player to win after being in final qualifying: Birdie Kim, 2005
Last winner younger than 20: Yuka Saso, 19, 2021
Last winner between ages 20-29: A Lim Kim, 25, 2020
Last winner between ages 30-39: Brittany Lang, 30, 2016
Last winner over age 40: Meg Mallon, 41, 2004
Last defending champion to miss the cut: A Lim Kim, 2021
FUTURE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN SITES THIS DECADE
July 6-9, 2023, Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
May 30-June 2, 2024: Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club
May 29-June 1, 2025: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
TBD, 2026: The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
TBD, 2027: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
TBD, 2028: Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club
TBD, 2029: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
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