2013 U.S. Women's Open
The 2013 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 68th U.S. Women's Open, held June 27–30 at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, New York. It was first time the championship was played on Long Island and marked a return to the greater New York City area, which last hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1987. Inbee Park won her second U.S. Women's Open title, four strokes ahead of runner-up I.K. Kim. It was Park's fourth major title and third consecutive in 2013. She is the first to win the opening three majors of a season since Babe Zaharias in 1950. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and was the third of the 2013 season. Along with The Evian Championship, it had the largest purse in women's golf in 2013, at $3.25 million. It is one of 16 individual or team championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.
Qualifying and field
The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4. Players qualified by competing in one of twenty 36-hole qualifying tournaments that were held between May 7 and May 30 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.A record 1,420 entries were received for the championship, surpassing the previous record of 1,364 in 2012.
Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 12 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified.1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years
Birdie Kim, Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park, Eun-Hee Ji, Paula Creamer, So Yeon Ryu, Na Yeon Choi
- Exempt but did not enter tournament: Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam
Lydia Ko . The runner-up, Jaye Marie Green, turned professional in August 2012 and was no longer exempt from qualifying. She attempted, and failed, to qualify at the Heathrow, Florida qualifying tournament on May 28.
3. Winner of the 2013 British Ladies Amateur
Georgia Hall
4. Winner of the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Medal
The winner, Lydia Ko, is already qualified in Category 2.
5. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years
Anna Nordqvist, Yani Tseng, Shanshan Feng
6. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years
Jiyai Shin, Catriona Matthew
7. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship for the last five years
Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Lewis, Sun Young Yoo
8. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2012 U.S. Women's Open Championship
Amy Yang, Sandra Gal, Ilhee Lee, Giulia Sergas, Mika Miyazato, Se Ri Pak, Suzann Pettersen, Nicole Castrale
9. Top 70 money leaders from the 2012 final official LPGA money list
Ai Miyazato, Azahara Muñoz, Karrie Webb, Angela Stanford, Chella Choi, Lexi Thompson, Hee Kyung Seo, Brittany Lang, I.K. Kim, Karine Icher, Candie Kung, Haeji Kang, Jenny Shin, Julieta Granada, Beatriz Recari, Hee Young Park, Vicky Hurst, Katherine Hull-Kirk, Meena Lee, Jessica Korda, Natalie Gulbis, Karin Sjödin, Mina Harigae, Morgan Pressel, Hee-Won Han, Katie Futcher, Gerina Piller, Lindsey Wright, Jennifer Johnson, Lizette Salas, Danielle Kang, Cindy LaCrosse, Pornanong Phatlum, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Caroline Hedwall, Momoko Ueda, Mi Jung Hur, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Sydnee Michaels, Mo Martin, Michelle Wie, Sophie Gustafson, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sarah Jane Smith, Belén Mozo, Jimin Kang, Pernilla Lindberg
10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2013 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 1.
All players already qualified in other categories.
11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2013 U.S. Women's Open Championship
All players already qualified in other categories.
12. Top five money leaders from the 2012 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
- Japan LPGA Tour: Mi-Jeong Jeon , Bo-Mee Lee, Chie Arimura, Sun-Ju Ahn , Miki Saiki
- Korea LPGA Tour: Heo Yoon-kyung, Kim Ha-Neul, Char Young Kim, Yang Je-yoon, Yang Soo-jin
- Ladies European Tour: Carlota Ciganda, Caroline Masson, Carly Booth
Ariya Jutanugarn
14. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of June 24, 2013
All players already qualified in other categories.
15. Special exemptions selected by the USGA'''
Juli Inkster
Qualifiers
Additional players qualified for the 2013 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest.May 7 at The Eldridge Club, Baltimore, Maryland
Christina Kim, Irene Cho, Thidapa Suwannapura, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Taylore Karle, Nicole Jeray, Felicity Johnson, Paz Echeverria, Tiffany Joh, Janice Moodie, Stephanie Sherlock
May 13 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
Jane Park, Macarena Silva, Laura Diaz, Austin Ernst, Amelia Lewis, Kristy McPherson, Jennifer Rosales, Kris Tamulis
May 13 at Mount Pleasant Country Club, Boylston, Massachusetts
Becky Morgan
May 13 at Butler Country Club, Butler, Pennsylvania
Erica Herr, Rachel Rohanna
May 14 at Cantigny Golf, Wheaton, Illinois
Caroline Powers, Chelsea Harris
May 15 at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, California
Tiffany Lua, Gabriella Then, Stacey Keating
May 20 at Arrowhead Country Club, Glendale, Arizona
Alexandra Kaui, Elena Robles
May 20 at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California
Casie Cathrea, Emily Childs, Elizabeth Schultz
May 20 at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mariel Galdiano
May 20 at Waverley Country Club, Portland, Oregon
Karinn Dickinson, Kelli Bowers
May 21 at The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas
Katy Harris, Jessica Shepley, Christi Cano
May 28 at Industry Hills Golf Club, City of Industry, California
Mariah Stackhouse, Alice Kim, Aimee Cho
May 28 at Heathrow Country Club, Heathrow, Florida
Lorie Kane, Yueer Feng, Caroline Westrup, Doris Chen
May 28 at Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Ayako Uehara, Kirby Dreher
May 29 at Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nicole Zhang, Sally Watson
May 29 at Bear Lakes Country Club, West Palm Beach, Florida
Nelly Korda, Shannon Aubert, Emily Tubert, Jackie Barenborg Stoelting
May 30 at Algonquin Golf Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Izzy Beisiegel, Megan Grehan
May 30 at Carolina Trace Country Club, Sanford, North Carolina
Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Tiffany Tavee, Christine Song
May 30 at Edgewood Country Club, River Vale, New Jersey
Brooke Henderson, Annie Park, Kendra Little
May 30 at Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas, Texas
Jamie Hullett, Catherine Matranga, Kyung Kim
Alternates added to field
The following players were added to the field on June 10 when spots reserved for players qualifying in various categories, including 5, 10, 12, and 13, were not used.- Moira Dunn, the first alternate from the Heathrow, Florida qualifier
- Ji Young Oh, the first alternate from the Baltimore qualifier
- Brooke Pancake, the first alternate from the Atlanta qualifier
- Karen Stupples, the second alternate from the Atlanta qualifier
Ryann O'Toole, the first alternate from the Boylston, Massachusetts qualifier, was added to the field on June 24 when Karin Sjödin who qualified in category 9, withdrew from the tournament citing a shoulder injury.
Christel Boeljon, the first alternate from the River Vale, New Jersey qualifier, was added to the field on June 24 when the space reserved for the winner of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship was not used because the winner, Inbee Park, had already qualified in multiple categories.
Amy Meier, the first alternate from the St. Louis qualifier, Lindy Duncan, the first alternate from the West Palm Beach, Florida qualifier, and Mikayla Harmon, an amateur and the first alternate from the Glendale Arizona qualifier, were added to the field when Mi-Jeong Jang, Bo-Mee Lee, and Sun-Ju Ahn, who all qualified in category 12, declined to participate in the tournament.
Hannah Suh, an amateur and the first alternate from the Daly City, California qualifier, was added to the field on June 25 when Ariya Jutanugarn, who qualified in category 13, withdrew with a shoulder injury.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Missed the cut
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 396 | 421 | 205 | 341 | 381 | 423 | 167 | 500 | 334 | 3,168 | 380 | 434 | 161 | 549 | 428 | 574 | 403 | 176 | 548 | 3,653 | 6,821 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
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The front nine was slightly altered for the championship, starting at the members' second hole and concluding at the first. The back nine was unchanged.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 27, 2013Kim Ha-Neul shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 to lead by one stroke over Inbee Park. Park won the first two majors of the 2013 season, only Babe Zaharias in 1950 has won the first three majors in a season. Defending champion Na Yeon Choi shot 71 to tie for 17th.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Kim Ha-Neul | 66 | −6 | |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 67 | −5 | |
| T3 | Caroline Hedwall | 68 | −4 | |
| T3 | I.K. Kim | 68 | −4 | |
| T3 | Anna Nordqvist | 68 | −4 | |
| T3 | Lizette Salas | 68 | −4 | |
| T7 | Paz Echeverria | 69 | −3 | |
| T7 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 69 | −3 | |
| T9 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Natalie Gulbis | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Karine Icher | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Jessica Korda | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Catriona Matthew | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Jennifer Rosales | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Mariajo Uribe | 70 | −2 | |
| T9 | Yang Je-yoon | 70 | −2 |
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Second round
Friday, June 28, 2013Saturday, June 29, 2013
The second round was interrupted by fog on Friday afternoon with only 114 players completing their second rounds. Inbee Park, in the last group to finish Friday, was the clubhouse leader at 9-under-par.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67-68=135 | −9 | |
| 2 | I.K. Kim | 68-69=137 | −7 | |
| 3 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-69=139 | −5 | |
| 4 | Lizette Salas | 68-72=140 | −4 | |
| T5 | Jessica Korda | 70-71=141 | −3 | |
| T5 | Angela Stanford | 73-68=141 | −3 | |
| T7 | Karine Icher | 70-72=142 | −2 | |
| T7 | Anna Nordqvist | 68-74=142 | −2 | |
| T7 | So Yeon Ryu | 73-69=142 | −2 | |
| T10 | Caroline Hedwall | 68-75=143 | −1 | |
| T10 | Kim Ha-Neul | 66-77=143 | −1 |
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Third round
Saturday, June 29, 2013| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67-68-71=206 | −10 | |
| 2 | I.K. Kim | 68-69-73=210 | −6 | |
| 3 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-69-74=213 | −3 | |
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 73-69-73=215 | −1 | |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 73-68-74=215 | −1 | |
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 72-73-72=217 | +1 | |
| T6 | Jessica Korda | 70-71-76=217 | +1 | |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 72-72-74=218 | +2 | |
| T8 | Brittany Lang | 76-69-73=218 | +2 | |
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-74=218 | +2 | |
| T8 | Ai Miyazato | 76-70-72=218 | +2 |
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Final round
Sunday, June 30, 2013| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67-68-71-74=280 | −8 | 585,000 | |
| 2 | I.K. Kim | 68-69-73-74=284 | −4 | 350,000 | |
| 3 | So Yeon Ryu | 73-69-73-72=287 | −1 | 217,958 | |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 72-73-72-72=289 | +1 | 127,972 | |
| T4 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-69-74-76=289 | +1 | 127,972 | |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 73-68-74-74=289 | +1 | 127,972 | |
| T7 | Jessica Korda | 70-71-76-73=290 | +2 | 94,357 | |
| T7 | Brittany Lang | 76-69-73-72=290 | +2 | 94,357 | |
| T9 | Shanshan Feng | 71-75-75-70=291 | +3 | 79,711 | |
| T9 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-74-73=291 | +3 | 79,711 |
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Scorecard
Final round| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
 Park | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Kim | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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