December 10-13
Cypress Creek & Jackrabbit courses
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
$5,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
It was a straight-A day for @AmyOlsonGolf and a sparkling ☀️ first day of #USWomensOpen golf at Champions Golf Club.
— U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) December 11, 2020
Amy Olson did not get the best start with a bogey on her second hole at the 11th (Cypress Creek) but got back under par with a hole-in-one on the 16th hole, from 139 yards with an 8-iron, and made three birdies to close her round with a 4-under 67 taking a one-shot lead in the U.S. Women's Open.
Olson, yet to win in seven years on the LPGA Tour, was one of eleven players who broke 70 on Thursday. This was her second ace in competition and her fifth overall.
"The pin was tucked. It was just more on the right side of the green with the wind kind of coming from the right. I hit a fade to try to hold the wind, and it landed two paces short of the flag, had some good spin on it and just trickled in. We saw the whole thing, which was fun.”
A delightful ace on 16 put an exclamation point on the lowest round in @AmyOlsonGolf's #USWomensOpen career.
— U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) December 11, 2020
Her 4-under 67 is the @Lexus Top Performance of the Day. pic.twitter.com/ohk1T5NuoB
Moriya Jutanugarn, playing on the Jackrabbit course, went bogey-free for a 68 to tie for second alongside former Women's British Open champion Hinako Shibuno (Cypress Creek) and A Lim Kim (Jackrabbit).
Sophia Popov, who has had a surprising year, contracting Covid-19 then earning a spot at and winning the Women's British Open at Royal Troon, is among a group of seven players tied in fifth place at two under.
KLPGA Tour player Yu Jin Sung aced the fourth hole, from 169 yards with a 5-iron but also made five bogeys and a double bogey to close with a 76 and tie for 108th.
This is the first time since 2016 at CordeValle that the U.S. Women's Open has seen at least two aces in a single year.
The first #USWomensOpen ever played on two courses is off to a great start!
— U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) December 11, 2020
Here are Thursday's golden-hour highlights presented by @Lexus. pic.twitter.com/QQbUQlVgof
Tee times for Friday's second round will be moved to 8 a.m. CST from their original starting time of 9:20 a.m. due to anticipated inclement weather. Play in the second round will still begin on the first and 10th tees at the Cypress Creek Course and the Jackrabbit Course.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Amy Olson | -4 |
67 |
T2 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -3 |
68 |
T2 |
A Lim Kim | -3 |
68 |
T2 |
Hinako Shibuno | -3 |
68 |
T5 |
Linn Grant (a) | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Charley Hull | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Gerina Piller | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Sophia Popov | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Yuka Saso (a) | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Linnea Strom | -2 |
69 |
T5 |
Patty Tavatanakit | -2 |
69 |
T12 |
Hye Jin Choi (a) | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Amelia Garvey (a) | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Mina Harigae | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Megan Khang | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Brittany Lincicome | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Sung Hyun Park | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a) | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Maja Stark (a) | -1 |
70 |
T12 |
Lindsey Weaver | -1 |
70 |
T24 |
Brittany Altomare | E |
71 |
T24 |
Ashleigh Buhai | E |
71 |
T24 |
Carlota Ciganda | E |
71 |
T24 |
Nasa Hataoka | E |
71 |
T24 |
Nuria Iturrioz | E |
71 |
T24 |
Cristie Kerr | E |
71 |
T24 |
Lydia Ko | E |
71 |
T24 |
Caroline Masson | E |
71 |
T24 |
Azahara Munoz | E |
71 |
T24 |
Kaitlyn Papp (a) | E |
71 |
T24 |
Inbee Park | E |
71 |
T24 |
Gabriela Ruffels (a) | E |
71 |
T24 |
Sarah Schmelzel | E |
71 |
T37 |
Perrine Delacour | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Hannah Green | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Brooke M. Henderson | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Mi Jeong Jeon | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Danielle Kang | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Sei Young Kim | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Jessica Korda | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Stacy Lewis | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Yealimi Noh | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Bianca Pagdanganan | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Hae Ran Ryu | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Na Rin An | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
So Yeon Ryu | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Lizette Salas | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Jenny Shin | 1 |
72 |
T37 |
Lauren Stephenson | 1 |
72 |
T55 |
Celine Boutier | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Chella Choi | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Ally Ewing | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Mamiko Higa | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Mone Inami | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Yui Kawamoto | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Ina Kim-Schaad | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Jin Young Ko | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Nelly Korda | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Brittany Lang | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Bronte Law | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Teresa Lu | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Yuna Nishimura (a) | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Anna Nordqvist | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Ryann O'Toole | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Morgan Pressel | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Sayaka Takahashi | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Rose Zhang (a) | 2 |
73 |
T55 |
Anne van Dam | 2 |
73 |
Projected Cut: ( +2 ) |
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T75 |
Cydney Clanton | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Janie Jackson | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Eun-Hee Ji | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Minami Katsu | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Minyoung2 Lee | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Minjee Lee | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Mirim Lee | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Gaby Lopez | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Emilia Migliaccio (a) | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Madelene Sagstrom | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Lexi Thompson | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Momoko Ueda | 3 |
74 |
T75 |
Jing Yan | 3 |
74 |
T89 |
Austin Ernst | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Auston Kim (a) | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Katherine Kirk | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Cheyenne Knight | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Lucie Malchirand | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Lily May Humphreys (a) | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Kana Mikashima | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Su Oh | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Emily Kristine Pedersen | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Mel Reid | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Alena Sharp | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Emma Spitz (a) | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Kelly Tan | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Maria Torres | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Beatrice Wallin (a) | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Seon Woo Bae | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Ji Yeong2 Kim | 4 |
75 |
T89 |
Angel Yin | 4 |
75 |
T108 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Saki Asai | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Ana Belac | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
In Gee Chun | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Ayaka Furue | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Caroline Hedwall | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Esther Henseleit | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Yu Jin Sung | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Xiyu Lin | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Yu Liu | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Eri Okayama | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Annie Park | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Marianne Skarpnord | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Sarah Jane Smith | 5 |
76 |
T108 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 5 |
76 |
T124 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Caterina Don (a) | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Sakura Koiwai | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Agathe Laisne (a) | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Heejeong Lim | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Meghan Maclaren | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Olivia Mehaffey (a) | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Hee Young Park | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Jennifer Song | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Ayaka Watanabe | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Christine Wolf | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Amy Yang | 6 |
77 |
T124 |
Lei Ye (a) | 6 |
77 |
T137 |
Ho-Yu An | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Lala Anai | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Allisen Corpuz (a) | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Jaye Marie Green | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Mi Jung Hur | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Kim Kaufman | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Frida Kinhult | 7 |
78 |
T137 |
Seung Yeon Lee | 7 |
78 |
T145 |
Jeong Eun Lee | 8 |
79 |
T145 |
Fatima Fernandez Cano | 8 |
79 |
T145 |
Kristen Gillman | 8 |
79 |
T145 |
Asuka Kashiwabara (a) | 8 |
79 |
T149 |
Benedetta Moresco | 9 |
80 |
T149 |
Angela Stanford | 9 |
80 |
T151 |
Georgia Hall | 10 |
81 |
T151 |
Christina Kim | 10 |
81 |
T151 |
Alessia Nobilio (a) | 10 |
81 |
T154 |
Maria Fassi | 12 |
83 |
T154 |
Erika Hara | 12 |
83 |
156 |
Emily Toy | 17 |
88 |