2011 U.S. Women's Open

September 2018 September 2026 2011 U.S. Women's Open USWomensOpen2011Logo.svg July 7–11, 2011 Colorado Springs, Colorado The Broadmoor, East Course USGA LPGA Tour 71 USGA http://www.usga.org/ChampEventContent.aspx?id=2147494907 2011 Women's Open Fact Sheet March 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110410192751/http://www.usga.org/ChampEventContent.aspx?id=2147494907 April 10, 2011 live 7047 yd 156 players, 72 after cut 149 (+7) $3.25 million $585,000 KOR So Yeon Ryu 281 (−3), playoff 2010 2012 USA 1 The Broadmoor 38.788 -104.851 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Colorado 1 The Broadmoor 38.788 -104.851 Location in Colorado 5 240 The 2011 U.S. Women's Open was the 66th U.S. Women's Open, played July 7–11 at The Broadmoor East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).2011 U.S. Women's Open – USGA http://www.2011uswomensopen.com/usga.php March 30, 2011 The course is at an elevation of over 6200 ft 0 above sea level and previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1995, the first major championship won by Annika Sörenstam. Broadmoor East was the first course in the history of the tournament to play longer than 7000 yd m -1http://www.golfchannel.com/news/associated-press/teenagers-and-veterans-teeing-it-up-at-us-womens-open/ Generational clash at U.S. Women's Open Associated Press Golf Channel July 6, 2011 July 6, 2011 Because of repeated weather delays during each of the tournament days, each round spanned multiple days and play was concluded on Monday, July 11.http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/press_room/media_guide/U.S.%20Womens%20Open(1).pdf USGA 2012 U.S. Women's Open: media guide 2012 July 6, 2012 5–9 https://web.archive.org/web/20130522204532/http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/press_room/media_guide/U.S.%20Womens%20Open(1).pdf May 22, 2013 dead The champion was So Yeon Ryu of South Korea, who defeated compatriot Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole aggregate playoff. Both players finished the regulation 72 holes at 281 (−3), two strokes ahead of Cristie Kerr. Seo completed her final round on Sunday and Ryu on Monday morning. Ryu won the playoff by three strokes, with birdies on the last two holes. This was the first U.S. Women's Open to use the three-hole aggregate playoff. The playoff was formerly 18 holes, last played in 2006; the format was changed for 2007. The tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports. 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 took place between May 16 and June 5 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.USGA U.S. Women's Open Championship 2011 Media GuideUSGA https://champs.usga.org/EntryForms/womensopen_2011.pdf 2011 U.S. Women's Open Informational May 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728151053/https://champs.usga.org/EntryForms/womensopen_2011.pdf July 28, 2011 dead 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 10 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified.USGA http://www.usga.org/news/2011/May/Near-Record-Entries-For-Women-s-Open/ USGA Accepts 1,295 Entries For 2011 U.S. Women's Open May 5, 2011 May 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110509145307/http://www.usga.org/news/2011/May/Near-Record-Entries-For-Women-s-Open/ May 9, 2011 live 1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2001–2010) Juli Inkster (7), Paula Creamer (6,7,9) Eun-Hee Ji (7), Cristie Kerr (3,7,9), Birdie Kim, Inbee Park (6,7,10-JLPGA), Karrie Webb (5,7,8,9) Exempt but did not enter tournament: Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam 2. Winner and runner-up from the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur) Danielle Kang (The runner-up, Jessica Korda, turned professional in December 2010Golf Channel http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/song-medalist-korda-17-earns-lpga-card-40749/ Song medalist; Korda, 17, earns LPGA card December 10, 2010 May 7, 2011 and lost her exemption in this category. She qualified at May 16 sectional qualifying in Osprey, Florida.) 3. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years (2007–2011) Anna Nordqvist (7), Suzann Pettersen (6,7,9), Yani Tseng (4,5,6,7,8,9) 4. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2006–2010) Catriona Matthew (7), Jiyai Shin (6,7,8,9), Sherri Steinhauer (7) Exempt but did not enter tournament: Lorena Ochoa (7) 5. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship for the last five years (2007–2011) Stacy Lewis (7,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (7,9), Morgan Pressel (7,8) 6. 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2010 U.S. Women's Open Championship Na Yeon Choi (7,8,9) I.K. Kim (7,8,9,10–LET), Brittany Lang (7), Amy Yang (7), Christina Kim (7), Lexi Thompson, Sakura Yokomine (10-JLPGA) 7. Top 70 money leaders from the 2010 final official LPGA money list Shi Hyun Ahn, Kyeong Bae, Amanda Blumenherst, Laura Diaz, Shanshan Feng, Meaghan Francella, Katie Futcher, Sandra Gal (8,9), Natalie Gulbis, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Maria Hjorth (8,9), Katherine Hull (9), Amy Hung, M.J. Hur, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Haeji Kang, Jeong Jang, Jimin Kang (9), Song-Hee Kim, Candie Kung, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Teresa Lu, Kristy McPherson, Na On Min, Azahara Muñoz, Ai Miyazato (9), Mika Miyazato, Gwladys Nocera, Se Ri Pak, Hee Young Park, Stacy Prammanasudh, Beatriz Recari (9), Michele Redman, Alena Sharp, Sarah Jane Smith, Angela Stanford, Karen Stupples, Momoko Ueda, Mariajo Uribe, Wendy Ward, Michelle Wie (8,9), Lindsey Wright, Sun Young Yoo, Heather Bowie Young Exempt but did not enter tournament: Karine Icher 8. Top 10 money leaders from the 2011 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 4 (must have filed an entry by May 4) All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category 9. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open Championship All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category 10. Top five money leaders from the 2010 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour Japan LPGA Tour: Sun-Ju Ahn, Jeon Mi-jeong, Yukari BabaKorea LPGA Tour: Bo Mee Lee, Soo Jin Yang, Shin Ae Ahn, So Yeon Ryu, Hye Youn KimLadies European Tour: Lee-Anne Pace, Laura Davies, Melissa Reid Exempt but did not enter tournament: Iben Tinning (LET) 11. Special exemptions selected by the USGA none Qualifiers The following players qualified for the 2011 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.USGA http://www.usga.org/news/qualifying/2011/U-S--Women-s-Open-Sectional-Qualifying-Results/ U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying Results – 2011 May 16 at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, California Ariya Jutanugarn, Gabriella Then, Moriya Jutanugarn May 16 at The Oaks Club, Osprey, Florida Jessica Korda, Victoria Tanco, Doris Chen, Jane Park May 16 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia Reilley Rankin, Whitney Wade, Mariah Stackhouse May 16 at Paradise Pointe Club (The Outlaw and The Posse Courses), Kansas City, Missouri Yoo Kyeong Kim May 17 at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake Course), Sanford, North Carolina) Jean Chua, Lauren Doughtie May 17 at Indiana Country Club, Indiana, Pennsylvania Whitney Neuhauser, Jennifer Johnson May 22 at Poipu Bay Golf Club, Koloa, Hawaii Mariel Galdiano May 23 at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California Ryann O'Toole, Mina Harigae, Sofie Andersson, Shinobu Moromizato May 23 at Deerwood Country Club, Jacksonwille, Florida Mi Hyun Kim, Aree Song, Silvia Cavalleri, Lindy Duncan, Christine Wolf, Nicole Hage, Paola Morena May 23 at Westmoreland Country Club, Wilmette, Illinois Junthima Gulyanamitta, Brittany Johnson, Ashley Prange, Karin Sjödin May 23 at Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Maryland Leta Lindley, Julieta Granada, Cindy Lacrosse, Young-A Yang, Chella Choi, Saehee Son, Danah Bordner, Joanna Coe May 23 at Medina Golf and Country Club, Medina, Minnesota Amy Anderson, Kelly Shon May 23 at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster, New Jersey Hee Kyung Seo, Belén Mozo, Jin Young Pak May 23 at Royal Oakes Country Club, Vancouver, Washington Jessi Gebhardt, Christina Proteau, Sue Kim May 25 at Crestview Country Club, Agawam, Massachusetts Alison Walshe, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Anna Grzebien, Jennifer Kirby, Harukyo Nomura, Brittany Marchand, Jaclyn Sweeney May 31 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course), City of Industry, California Jennifer Rosales, Stephanie Kono, Erynne Lee, Lizette Salas May 31 at Pine Forest Country Club, Houston, Texas Katy Harris, Lisa McCloskey, Becky Morgan May 31 at Prestonwood Country Club (Hills Course), Plano, Texas Sarah Kemp, Emily Collins, Chelsea Mocio June 2 at Alta Mesa Golf Club, Mesa, Arizona Kyung Kim, Betsy King, Margarita Ramos June 5 at Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colorado Anya Alvarez, Garrett Phillips, Mallory Blackwelder Alternates Rachel Rohanna, Xi Yu Lin, and Jennifer Song – the first alternates from the Colorado Springs, Beaumont, CA, and the New Jersey qualifiers, respectively, were added to the field because all the winners of regular LPGA events from the close of entries on May 4 through the start of the U.S. Women's Open (Suzann Pettersen at the Sybase Match Play Championship, Brittany Lincicome at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, and Yani Tseng at the LPGA State Farm Classic), had already qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open.Observer-Reporter http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localsports/06-07-2011-rohanna-makes-us-open Rohanna to play in U.S. Open June 7, 2011 June 14, 2011 Emma Talley, the first alternate from the Wilmette, Illinois qualifier was added to the field on June 27 because the winner of the LPGA Championship, Yani Tseng, had already qualified for the Championship.http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/local/Emma-Talley-headed-to-next-weeks-US-Open-124647034.html Talley headed to next week's US Open June 28, 2011 June 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004215823/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/local/Emma-Talley-headed-to-next-weeks-US-Open-124647034.html October 4, 2011 dead Course layout Broadmoor Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYardage4203395601424264024261665353,4164604402234504134321806004433,6317,047Par445344435364434443543571 Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Women's Opens: 1995: 6398 yd, par 70 Round summaries Weather delays interrupted play throughout the championship and each of the four rounds concluded the following day. First round Thursday, July 7, 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011First Round Leaderboard http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=1 lpgascoring.com LPGA July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122939/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=1 July 11, 2011 dead PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Stacy Lewis68 −3T2 USA Amy Anderson (a) 69 −2 USA Lizette Salas69 USA Ryann O'Toole69T5 USA Lindy Duncan (a) 70 −1 SWE Maria Hjorth70 KOR In-Kyung Kim70 JPN Mika Miyazato70 JPN Ai Miyazato70 AUS Karrie Webb70 Second round Friday, July 8, 2011 Saturday, July 9, 2011Second Round Leaderboard http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=2 lpgascoring.com LPGA July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712074426/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=2 July 12, 2011 dead PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 JPN Mika Miyazato70-67=137 −52 JPN Ai Miyazato70-68=138 −43 KOR In-Kyung Kim70-69=139 −3T4 USA Stacy Lewis68-73=141 −1 USA Ryann O'Toole69-72=141T6 USA Paula Creamer72-70=142 E KOR Eun-Hee Ji73-69=142 USA Lizette Salas69-73=142 USA Angela Stanford72-70=142 USA Wendy Ward73-69=142 Amateurs (a): M. Jutanugarn (+3), Anderson (+4), Tanco (+5), Duncan (+6), Kang (+7), Proteau (+8), Shon (+8), Kono (+10), Talley (+10), Lin (+11), Rohanna (+11), A. Jutanugarn (+12), Kirby (+12), Lee (+12), Kim (+13), Collins (+14), McCloskey (+14), Marchand (+14), Mocio (+17), Chen (+18), Wolf (+19), Stackhouse (+21), Ramos (+22), Then (+23), Galdano (+28). 72 players made the 36-hole cut at 149 (+7) or better (67 professionals, 5 amateurs). Third round Saturday, July 9, 2011 Sunday, July 10, 2011Third Round Leaderboard http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=3 lpgascoring.com LPGA July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110801215250/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=3 August 1, 2011 dead PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Cristie Kerr71-72-69=212 −1 KOR So Yeon Ryu74-69-69=212 USA Angela Stanford72-70-70=212T4 JPN Mika Miyazato70-67-76=213 E KOR Hee Kyung Seo72-73-68=213T6 JPN Ai Miyazato70-68-76=214 +1 KOR Inbee Park71-73-70=214T8 USA Paula Creamer72-70-73=215 +2 KOR In-Kyung Kim70-69-76=215 USA Lizette Salas69-73-73=215 AUS Karrie Webb70-73-72=215 Final round Sunday, July 10, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 66th U.S. Women's Open Championship Round 4 Full Leaderboard http://www.uswomensopen.com/scoring2011/dyn/alllb.html uswomensopen.com Official website July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708005933/http://www.uswomensopen.com/scoring2011/dyn/alllb.html July 8, 2011 liveFinal Leaderboard http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=4 lpgascoring.com LPGA July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110801215304/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27834&RoundID=4 August 1, 2011 dead PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 KOR So Yeon Ryu74-69-69-69=281 −3Playoff KOR Hee Kyung Seo72-73-68-68=2813 USA Cristie Kerr71-72-69-71=283 −1 215,4934 USA Angela Stanford72-70-70-72=284 E 150,1665 JPN Mika Miyazato70-67-76-72=285 +1 121,591T6 JPN Ai Miyazato70-68-76-72=286 +2 98,128 AUS Karrie Webb70-73-72-71=286 KOR Inbee Park71-73-70-72=2869 USA Ryann O'Toole69-72-75-71=287 +3 81,915T10 KOR In-Kyung Kim70-69-76-73=288 +4 70,996 KOR Jiyai Shin73-72-73-70=288 KOR Amy Yang75-69-73-71=288 Amateurs: Jutanugarn (+10), Duncan (+16), Tanco (+16), Anderson (+17), Kang (+19) Source:http://www.uswomensopen.com/scoring2011/dyn/alllb.html USGA 66th U.S. Women's Open Championship ® - Round 4 Full Leaderboard July 11, 2011 June 29, 2013 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par445344435 443444354KOR Ryu −1−2−3−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−2−3KOR Seo E−1−1−1−1−2−3−4−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−3−3USA Kerr −1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1USA Stanford −1−1−2−2−3−3−3−2−3−4−2−2−1EE−1−1EJPN M. Miyazato EEEEE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+1JPN A. Miyazato EEEE+1+2+2+1EE+1+2+3+2+3+2+2+2AUS Webb +2+1EEEE+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+1+2+2+2+2KOR Park +1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+1+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: Playoff PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 KOR So Yeon Ryu3-4-3=10 −2 585,0002 KOR Hee Kyung Seo3-6-4=13 +1 350,000 The 3-hole aggregate playoff was contested on holes 16, 17 and 18 (par 3-5-4=12).http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=29151&mid=1 LPGA 2011 U.S. Women's Open - wrap-up & interviews July 11, 201166th U.S. Women's Open Championship Playoff http://www.uswomensopen.com/scoring2011/nml/playoff.html uswomensopen.com Official website July 11, 2011 References External links USGA U.S. Women's Open official microsite U.S. Women's Open 2011 media guide Tournament recap in U.S. Women's Open 2012 media guide 2011 38.788 -104.851 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Colorado Category:Women's sports in Colorado Category:Sports competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open Category:2010s in Colorado Springs, Colorado