U.S. Women’s Open
June 19 – 22, 2014
Pinehurst Resort (Course #2)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 6,649
Purse: $3.25 million
with $585,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Inbee Park

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 41 of the top 50 in the latest Official Rolex World Rankings: All of the top-25 are in the field: (1) Stacy Lewis, (2) Inbee Park, (3) Lydia Ko, (4) Suzann Pettersen, (5) Karrie Webb, (6) Lexi Thompson, (7) Shanshan Feng, (8) So Yeon Ryu, (9) Anna Nordqvist, (10) Cristie Kerr, (11) Michelle Wie, (12) Lizette Salas, (13) Paula Creamer, (14) Catriona Matthew, (15) Na Yeon Choi, (16) Jessica Korda, (17) Angela Stanford, (18) Azahara Munoz, (19) Ha Na Jang, (20) Amy Yang, (21) Sun Ju Ahn, (22) Chella Choi, (23) I.K. Kim, (24) Hee Young Park, (25) Se-Ri Pak. There are 16 of the next 25 in the field; (26) Gerina Piller, (28) Caroline Hedwall, (30) Karine Icher, (31) Pornanong Phatlum, (32) Sei Young Kim, (35) Beatriz Recari, (38) Morgan Pressel, (39) Jenny Shin, (41) Mika Miyazato, (43) Teresa Lu, (44) Jennifer Johnson, (45) Sakura Yokomine, (46) Sandra Gal, (47) Yani Tseng, (48) Ai Miyazato, (49) Meena Lee
The field includes 25 players in the top 25 on this year’s LPGA Tour money list.
The field includes all the players that have won 14 events on the LPGA Tour this year: Jessica Korda (Pure Silk Bahamas & Airbus LPGA Classic), Karrie Webb (Women’s Australian Open & JTBC Founders Cup), Anna Nordqvist (Honda LPGA Thailand & Kia Classic), Paula Creamer (HSBC Women’s Championship), Lexi Thompson (Kraft Nabisco), Michelle Wie (LPGA Lotte Championship), Lydia Ko (swinging Skirts), Stacy Lewis (North Texas LPGA Shootout & ShopRite LPGA Classic), Lizette Salas (Kingsmill Championship) and Inbee Park (Manulife Financial)
The field includes ten past champions: Inbee Park (2013), Na Yeon Choi (2012), So Yeon Ryu (2011), Paula Creamer (2010), Eun-Hee Ji (2009), Inbee Park (2008), Cristie Kerr (2007), Birdie Kim (2005), Juli Inkster (2002 & ’99), Karrie Webb (2001, ’00), Se Ri Pak (1997) and Laura Davies (1987).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the U.S. Women’s Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through our sortable 8-year glance at the U.S. Women’s Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the U.S. Women’s Open
Player | Manulife Financial | ShopRite Classic | Airbus LPGA | Kingsmill Champ. | North Texas | Swinging Skirts | LPGA Lotte | Kraft Nabisco | KIA Classic | JTBC Founders |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stacy Lewis (434.67 pts) |
6 (60) |
Win (132) |
10 (26.67) |
12 (25.33) |
Win (44) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
T6 (20) |
T2 (33.33) |
Michelle Wie (326.67 pts) |
6 (60) |
23 (27) |
3 (60) |
DNP | 3 (30) |
T9 (15) |
Win (44) |
2 (66.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
Inbee Park (285.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
8 (50) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 14 (12) |
T4 (26.67) |
3 (30) |
38 (8) |
T6 (20) |
T10 (13.33) |
Anna Nordqvist (278 pts) |
10 (40) |
3 (90) |
2 (66.67) |
23 (18) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (22.67) |
Win (44) |
T68 (0) |
Cristie Kerr (254 pts) |
2 (100) |
52 (0) |
DNP | 29 (14) |
6 (20) |
T9 (15) |
T9 (15) |
T4 (53.33) |
5 (23.33) |
T10 (13.33) |
Lexi Thompson (248.33 pts) |
DNP | 66 (0) |
7 (36.67) |
2 (66.67) |
6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
3 (30) |
T29 (7) |
Shanshan Feng (235 pts) |
3 (90) |
8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T13 (12.33) |
6 (40) |
T16 (11.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
Lydia Ko (226 pts) |
4 (80) |
48 (2) |
DNP | 5 (46.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
T32 (6) |
T29 (14) |
T61 (0) |
T2 (33.33) |
Azahara Munoz (203.67 pts) |
DNP | 8 (50) |
34 (10.67) |
8 (33.33) |
34 (5.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
T7 (36.67) |
T10 (13.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
Chella Choi (201.67 pts) |
8 (50) |
19 (31) |
14 (24) |
41 (6) |
14 (12) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
T16 (22.67) |
4 (26.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
Gerina Piller (172.33 pts) |
35 (15) |
3 (90) |
DNP | 23 (18) |
45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
T11 (26) |
T10 (13.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
Jennifer Johnson (168 pts) |
24 (26) |
3 (90) |
15 (23.33) |
12 (25.33) |
12 (12.67) |
T49 (0.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
Suzann Pettersen (162.67 pts) |
8 (50) |
13 (37) |
26 (16) |
12 (25.33) |
6 (20) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
So Yeon Ryu (152.67 pts) |
10 (40) |
CUT (-10) |
10 (26.67) |
5 (46.67) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
T5 (23.33) |
T46 (2.67) |
T55 (0) |
T7 (18.33) |
Jenny Shin (152 pts) |
DNP | 33 (17) |
6 (40) |
29 (14) |
12 (12.67) |
3 (30) |
T27 (7.67) |
T39 (7.33) |
15 (11.67) |
T15 (11.67) |
Na Yeon Choi (146 pts) |
14 (36) |
13 (37) |
26 (16) |
DNP | 4 (26.67) |
T62 (0) |
T17 (11) |
T16 (22.67) |
T61 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Julieta Granada (143 pts) |
20 (30) |
7 (55) |
15 (23.33) |
DNP | 19 (10.33) |
T41 (3) |
T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T10 (13.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
Catriona Matthew (143 pts) |
15 (35) |
38 (12) |
3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T39 (3.67) |
73 (0) |
Karrie Webb (136.33 pts) |
DNP | 8 (50) |
48 (1.33) |
55 (0) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T25 (8.33) |
Win (44) |
Meena Lee (134.33 pts) |
15 (35) |
8 (50) |
39 (7.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
2 (33.33) |
T49 (0.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
T55 (0) |
T16 (11.33) |
T47 (1) |
Hee Young Park (131.67 pts) |
10 (40) |
23 (27) |
26 (16) |
29 (14) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T18 (10.67) |
T53 (0) |
T26 (16) |
T16 (11.33) |
T58 (0) |
Lizette Salas (123.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (88) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T49 (0.33) |
T22 (9.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
2 (33.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
Jessica Korda (119 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
Win (88) |
37 (8.67) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T24 (17.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
Mina Harigae (108.67 pts) |
DNP | 13 (37) |
34 (10.67) |
8 (33.33) |
25 (8.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T67 (0) |
T25 (8.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
Belen Mozo (107 pts) |
4 (80) |
52 (0) |
10 (26.67) |
75 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
T19 (10.33) |
Karine Icher (104.33 pts) |
24 (26) |
23 (27) |
26 (16) |
DNP | 25 (8.33) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
T55 (0) |
T22 (9.33) |
Pornanong Phatlum (99 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 19 (20.67) |
8 (33.33) |
19 (10.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
T42 (2.67) |
T39 (7.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T7 (18.33) |
Angela Stanford (95.67 pts) |
15 (35) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
29 (14) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
T7 (36.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Eun-Hee Ji (92.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
7 (36.67) |
45 (3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
T17 (11) |
T29 (14) |
T6 (20) |
T22 (9.33) |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff (89.67 pts) |
DNP | 19 (31) |
7 (36.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
30 (6.67) |
T41 (3) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
T22 (9.33) |
Se Ri Pak (89 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
19 (20.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
T4 (53.33) |
T6 (20) |
T58 (0) |
Haeji Kang (84 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
3 (90) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T64 (0) |
T13 (12.33) |
T67 (0) |
T51 (0) |
T25 (8.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Paula Creamer (81 pts) |
DNP | 23 (27) |
15 (23.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
T71 (0) |
T34 (10.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
T19 (10.33) |
Brittany Lang (71.67 pts) |
59 (0) |
33 (17) |
34 (10.67) |
12 (25.33) |
30 (6.67) |
T9 (15) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T55 (0) |
T29 (7) |
Amy Yang (68.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 68 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T22 (9.33) |
10 (26.67) |
T43 (2.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the U.S. Women’s Open
Player | Manulife Financial | ShopRite Classic | Airbus LPGA | Kingsmill Champ. | North Texas | Swinging Skirts | LPGA Lotte | Kraft Nabisco | KIA Classic | JTBC Founders |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rebecca Lee-Bentham (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T61 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Lisa McCloskey (-36 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
60 (0) |
50 (0.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T66 (0) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Erica Popson (-33 pts) |
76 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
Maria Hernandez (-33 pts) |
59 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Irene Coe (-31.67 pts) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T60 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jacqui Concolino (-30 pts) |
51 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
55 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Brianna Do (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kristy McPherson (-30 pts) |
55 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
68 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T66 (0) |
Moriya Jutanugarn (-26.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
71 (0) |
48 (1.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T68 (0) |
T60 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
Sandra Changkija (-23 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 66 (0) |
66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T49 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the U.S. Women’s Open
Best Bets:
Stacy Lewis
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | T46 | T34 | T14 | T48 | T3 | CUT |
hard to believe that she has only had one top-ten, way back in 2008. I think that this is the year she breaks out of her Women’s Open funk, she is too good of a player not to win.
Michelle Wie
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD | T35 | T55 | CUT | CUT | WD | T3 | T23 | T13 | T39 |
Probably the second hottest player on the LPGA Tour, she has the skills to win, just question her putter which may hamper her.
Inbee Park
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T9 | T6 | T8 | T26 | Win | T4 | CUT |
Has won this twice before and won last week in Canada. The big question will she be able to handle all of the twists and rolls that are association with Pinehurst.
Best of the rest:
So Yeon Ryu
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | T14 | Win | T25 |
Seems to do well in this championship, has played well of late finishing in the top-ten in four of her last six cuts.
Lydia Ko
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T36 | T39 |
Could she be the next Annika? Many say yes we will get a taste of her this week to see if she can improve upon her two previous poor showings in the Women’s Open.
Catriona Matthew
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | CUT | T21 | CUT | T17 | T16 | 19 | T31 | 19 | T22 | T22 |
Never count her out, only problem she really hasn’t played very well in the Women’s Open, hard to believe just two top-tens in 16 starts. So why go with her? The course, it’s like some of the places she plays in Scotland.
Suzann Pettersen
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T9 | T15 | T2 | T6 | T13 | CUT | T28 | T52 | T16 | T10 |
Don’t think she is 100% because of the injury. Still she is good and could win at Pinehurst, if healthy.
Solid contenders
Paula Creamer
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T7 | T15 | Win | T6 | T6 | T16 | T16 | T19 | T13 | CUT |
Has been searching for a game in the last month, don’t know if she can find it for this week.
Lexi Thompson
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T14 | CUT | T10 | T34 | CUT | CUT |
Played well early, her last start was 66th at Shoprite. She could sneak up and easily win this.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 |
Did finish T-4th in her Women’s Open debut last year, has had some encouraging finishes this year.
I.K. Kim
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT | T10 | 4 | T3 | T3 | T61 | CUT |
Probably the best record of any player at the Women’s Open, without a victory.
Long shots that could come through:
Karrie Webb
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T50 | T6 | T17 | T34 | T38 | CUT | T37 | T31 | T16 | CUT | CUT |
Just wonder how a two time champion would be a long shot, Karrie is in the sunset of her career and may not have the energy to play well for 72 holes.
Shanshan Feng
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T4 | T42 | CUT | T48 | CUT | CUT |
Has been playing well of late.
Gerina Piller
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T31 | T50 |
Has a background of playing well on course like Pinehurst.
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