US Women’s Open R1

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

June 02-05
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina
$10,000,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4

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Mina Harigae tops the leaderboard at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica. The 13-year LPGA Tour veteran, who has yet to win in over 250 career starts, carded s 7-under 64 on Thursday,the lowest round of her major career on Thursday.

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

The American hit all 14 fairways and needed just 24 putts, the fewest of the field.

“I was putting really well out there today. I haven’t had any tournaments or rounds so far this year where I was putting confidently, so today was the first day. Right off the get-go, No. 1 and 2, I made gettable putts. You know, 7 to 10 feet. That really got my confidence going.”

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

Harigae won the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links just one week before she played the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. She doesn’t remember much of that week in Southern Pines, where she ultimately finished T66, last among those who made the cut.

“Just being appreciative of where I am, really taking in the moment, but at the same time, not trying to put so much precedent on how big the moment is,” said Harigae “It’s another day on the golf course, another hole. You just have to execute the shots and putts out there.”

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

Swedish amateur Ingrid Lindblad shot a 6-under 65 to take second place, setting a championship scoring record for the low 18 holes by an amateur.

“I hit a few shots close to the pin, and then my putting was great today,” said Lindblad, a rising senior at Louisiana State University. “Made a few par saves and made a few putts for birdies. It just worked from fairway to green.”

American Ryann O’Toole opened with a 4-under 67, the lowest round of her ten U.S. Women’s Open starts and her best in the event since she tied for second after the opening round in 2011. She is tied for third alongside major champions Minjee Lee of Australia and Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist.

“I definitely feel like my putting was on today,” said O’Toole. “I made some really good putts, some saves, some long ones, so that was nice to have for a change. I feel like I can always count on my iron game, so it was nice to see that the putter really showed up. I think going into tomorrow, just take it as it comes.”

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko is one of ten players tied for eighth at 2-under, a group that includes 2017 U.S. Women’s Open champion Sung Hyun Park and American Amy Olson, who joined Ko as U.S. Women’s Open co-runners-up in 2020.

Rolex Rankings No. 2 Nelly Korda, playing in her first event since undergoing surgery for a blood clot in early March, rejoined the LPGA Tour with a 1-under 70 and is tied for 18th after the first round.

Three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Annika Sorenstam including in 1996 at Pine Needles, playing in her first major since 2008, carded a 3-over 74 and is tied for 86th. She earned a spot in the field after winning the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

“What a nice warming welcome here at Pinehurst, Pine Needles. It was nice to see Donna (Andrews). I played against Donna, so it was great to have her as the announcer, the starter,” said Sorenstam. “I was teeing off first, and she said, one more minute. It was probably one of the longest minutes ever. I was like, I’m ready now.”

2014 U.S. Women’s Open winner Michelle Wie West, who announced earlier this week that she is stepping away from full-time competition, shot a 2-over 73 and is tied for 67th. Defending champion Yuka Saso opened with a 6-over 77 and is tied for 133rd.

US Women’s Open 2022 R1

Pos.	Player	To Par	R1
1	Mina Harigae	-7	64
2	Ingrid Lindblad (a)	-6	65
T3	Ryann O’Toole	-4	67
T3	Anna Nordqvist	-4	67
T3	Minjee Lee	-4	67
T6	Lexi Thompson	-3	68
T6	Ally Ewing	-3	68
T8	Sei Young Kim	-2	69
T8	Sung Hyun Park	-2	69
T8	Moriya Jutanugarn	-2	69
T8	Bronte Law	-2	69
T8	Jin Young Ko	-2	69
T8	Matilda Castren	-2	69
T8	Amy Olson	-2	69
T8	Madelene Sagstrom	-2	69
T8	Allisen Corpuz	-2	69
T8	Annie Park	-2	69
T18	Nelly Korda	-1	70
T18	Leona Maguire	-1	70
T18	Hannah Green	-1	70
T18	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-1	70
T18	Sakura Koiwai	-1	70
T18	Mao Saigo	-1	70
T18	Eun-Hee Ji	-1	70
T18	Andrea Lee	-1	70
T18	Amanda Doherty	-1	70
T18	Lauren Kim	-1	70
T28	Ami Gianchandani (a)	Par	71
T28	Lauren Hartlage	Par	71
T28	Ilhee Lee	Par	71
T28	Danielle Kang	Par	71
T28	Atthaya Thitikul	Par	71
T28	Xiyu Lin	Par	71
T28	Lizette Salas	Par	71
T28	Hye-Jin Choi	Par	71
T28	Celine Boutier	Par	71
T28	Patty Tavatanakit	Par	71
T28	Megan Khang	Par	71
T28	Sophia Popov	Par	71
T28	In Kyung Kim	Par	71
T28	Linnea Johansson	Par	71
T28	Beth Wu	Par	71
T28	Angel Yin	Par	71
T28	Nasa Hataoka	Par	71
T28	Lilia Vu	Par	71
T28	Allison Emrey	Par	71
T47	Rose Zhang (a)	+1	72
T47	Na Rin An	+1	72
T47	Hyo Joo Kim	+1	72
T47	In Gee Chun	+1	72
T47	Georgia Hall	+1	72
T47	Bailey Shoemaker (a)	+1	72
T47	Stephanie Meadow	+1	72
T47	Maude-Aimee Leblanc	+1	72
T47	Sofia Garcia	+1	72
T47	Marissa Steen	+1	72
T47	Lydia Ko	+1	72
T47	Jessica Korda	+1	72
T47	Tiffany Chan	+1	72
T47	Jennifer Kupcho	+1	72
T47	Brooke M. Henderson	+1	72
T47	Alison Lee	+1	72
T47	Gaby Lopez	+1	72
T47	Yealimi Noh	+1	72
T47	Pia Babnik	+1	72
T47	Caroline Masson	+1	72
T67	Jeongeun Lee6	+2	73
T67	Yuna Nishimura	+2	73
T67	Michelle Wie West	+2	73
T67	Bohyun Park (a)	+2	73
T67	Muni He	+2	73
T67	Robynn Ree	+2	73
T67	Lydia Hall	+2	73
T67	Saki Baba (a)	+2	73
T67	Frida Kinhult	+2	73
T67	Brittany Altomare	+2	73
T67	Marina Alex	+2	73
T67	Ariya Jutanugarn	+2	73
T67	Gemma Dryburgh	+2	73
T67	Somi Lee	+2	73
T67	Grace Kim	+2	73
T67	Alicia Joo	+2	73
T67	Kathleen Scavo	+2	73
T67	Nicole Garcia	+2	73
T67	Ingrid Gutierrez Nunez	+2	73
T86	Britney Yada	+3	74
T86	Julianne Alvarez	+3	74
T86	Lucy Li	+3	74
T86	Ayaka Furue	+3	74
T86	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	+3	74
T86	Carlota Ciganda	+3	74
T86	Hae Ran Ryu	+3	74
T86	Paula Reto	+3	74
T86	Sara Im (a)	+3	74
T86	Cheyenne Knight	+3	74
T86	Gabriela Ruffels	+3	74
T86	Isi Gabsa	+3	74
T86	Yuna Takagi	+3	74
T86	Mayu Hamada	+3	74
T86	Daniela Darquea	+3	74
T86	Lauren Gomez (a)	+3	74
T86	Maja Stark	+3	74
T86	So Yeon Ryu	+3	74
T86	Annika Sorenstam	+3	74
T86	Jensen Castle (a)	+3	74
T86	A Lim Kim	+3	74
T86	Stacy Lewis	+3	74
T86	Catherine Park (a)	+3	74
T86	Jillian Hollis	+3	74
T86	Emma McMyler (a)	+3	74
T111	Yuri Onishi	+4	75
T111	Smila Soenderby	+4	75
T111	Charley Hull	+4	75
T111	Na Yeon Choi	+4	75
T111	Pernilla Lindberg	+4	75
T111	Bianca Pagdanganan	+4	75
T111	Lauren Kim (a)	+4	75
T111	Jaye Marie Green	+4	75
T111	Kylee Choi (a)	+4	75
T111	Mirim Lee	+4	75
T111	Louise Duncan (a)	+4	75
T111	Mel Reid	+4	75
T111	Angela Stanford	+4	75
T111	Mariel Galdiano	+4	75
T125	Hinako Shibuno	+5	76
T125	Brittany Lang	+5	76
T125	Laney Frye (a)	+5	76
T125	Alexa Pano	+5	76
T125	Minsol Kim (a)	+5	76
T125	Sarah Kemp	+5	76
T125	Melanie Green (a)	+5	76
T125	Anna Morgan (a)	+5	76
T133	Yunxuan Zhang (a)	+6	77
T133	Karen Kim	+6	77
T133	Wenbo Liu	+6	77
T133	Karissa Kilby (a)	+6	77
T133	Pornanong Phatlum	+6	77
T133	Yuka Saso	+6	77
T139	Jeonghyun Lee (a)	+7	78
T139	Momoko Ueda	+7	78
T139	Auston Kim	+7	78
T139	Ai Suzuki	+7	78
T139	Dottie Ardina	+7	78
T144	Amy Yang	+8	79
T144	Annabell Fuller (a)	+8	79
T144	Malak Bouraeda (a)	+8	79
T147	Alexandra Forsterling (a)	+9	80
T147	Blakesly Brock (a)	+9	80
T147	Nika Ito (a)	+9	80
T147	Lauren Miller (a)	+9	80
T151	Natsumi Hayakawa	+10	81
T151	Anna Davis (a)	+10	81
T151	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	+10	81
T151	Alyaa Abdulghany	+10	81
155	Gabby Lemieux	+11	82
156	Bailey Davis (a)	+16	87