Top players highlight the full field for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills
TOWN OF ERIN – The U.S. Women's Open begins Monday, May 26, with practice rounds for the 156 participants in the tournament at Erin Hills, 90 of which were fully exempt into the field and did not have to go through qualifying stages to get in.
Among those exempt were eight U.S. Women's Open champions, beginning with two-time winner and defending champion Yuka Saso (2021, 2024). Other past champions include In Gee Chun (2015), Sung Hyun Park (2017), Ariya Jutanugarn (2018), Jeongeun Lee6 (2019), A Lim Kim (2020), Minjee Lee (2022) and Allisen Corpuz (2023).
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Corpuz played in the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links at Erin Hills as a 10-year-old.
"It's awesome," she said on May 26 after her practice round. "I wish I remembered more of it from when I was younger, but I just remember how awesome this property is and how nice the practice facilities are. I mean, that was my first USGA championship, so I remember just coming on-site and just being really, really impressed, and here I am 17 years later and still really impressed by how you guys run a championship."
Allisen Corpuz plays her shot from the second tee during the third round of the 2025 Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass at Whirlwind Golf Club.
Along with being a championship that is open to any player who could qualify, it is also perhaps the most democratic of the five majors on the LPGA Tour – there has not been a repeat champion since Karrie Webb (2000-01) and there have been 21 different champions in the 23 tournaments since then.
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Only Saso and Inbee Park (2008 and 2013) have won the tournament multiple times since Webb's back-to-back.
"I could call myself a two-time major champion, and better than that, two-time U.S. Women's Open champion," Saso said after her practice round at Erin Hills on May 26. "I think it's a great tournament to have beside my name, and – I don't know, maybe because I dreamed of winning this, and winning it twice is much better."
Not only does the championship rarely produce back-to-back winners, but the defending champion is also hardly ever in contention the next year. The last time a defending champion finished in the top 10 was in 2020 when Jeongeun Lee (who goes by Jeongeun Lee6 for scoring purposes to differentiate herself from other Korean golfers with the same name) finished sixth.
Lee6 was the first defending champ to crack the top 10 since Juli Inkster followed up her 2002 title with an eighth-place finish in 2003.
The top LPGA Tour players in the world are at Erin Hills
The U.S. Women's Open is the second major championship on the LPGA Tour's schedule, and as expected the top players in the Women's World Golf Rankings are all teeing it up.
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The entire top 20 in the world rankings are in the field.
That group is headlined by world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has held that position for 52 weeks per GolfWeek. Since joining the LPGA Tour in 2017, the 26-year-old has held the No. 1 spot on five different occasions.
The rest of the top 20 include:
No. 2: Jeeno Thitikul (Thailand)No. 3: Lydia Ko (New Zealand)No. 4: Ruoning Yin (China)No. 5: Haeran Ryu (South Korea)No. 6: Lilia Vu (United States)No. 7: Hyojoo Kim (South Korea)No. 8: Hannah Green (Australia)No. 9: Jin Young Ko (South Korea)No. 10: Laurean Coughlin (United States)No. 11: Angel Yin (United States)No. 12: Celine Boutier (France)No. 13: Mao Saigo (Japan)No. 14: Ayaka Furue (Japan)No. 15: Charley Hull (England)No. 16: Miyu Yamashita (Japan)No. 17: Rio Takeda (Japan)No. 18: Yealimi Noh (United States)No. 19: Amy Yang (South Korea)No. 20: Esther Henseleit (Germany)
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Former USGA champions in the field
The USGA hosts multiple junior and amateur tournaments every year and the 2025 U.S. Women's Open field includes 19 other past national champions:
U.S. Women's Amateur championsLydia Ko (2012), Gabriela Ruffels (2019), Rose Zhang (2020), Saki Baba (2022) and Rianne Malixi (2024).
U.S. Girls' JuniorJenny Shin (2006), Lexi Thompson (2008), Ariya Jutanugarn (2011), Minjee Lee (2012), Yealimi Noh (2018), Rose Zhang (2021), Kiara Romero (2023) and Rianne Malixi (2024).
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U.S. Women's Mid-AmateurHana Ryskova (2024).
U.S. Senior Women's OpenLeta Lindley (2024).
U.S. Women's Amateur Four-BallHailee Cooper (2016), Sarah Lim (2024) and Asterisk Talley (2024)
U.S. Women's Amateur Public LinksYani Tseng (2004).
The U.S. Women's Open has a major amateur presence
Of the 156 players teeing it up in the first round of the tournament on May 29, 26 (or 16.6%) are amateurs.
And they are some of the very best in the world and potentially represent the next wave of great young players headed to the LPGA Tour.
As of May 21, 10 of the top 50 players in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking will be competing at Erin Hills:
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No. 1: Lottie Woad (2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion)No. 3: Kiara Romero (2023 U.S. Girls' Junior champion)No. 5: Rianne Malixi (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior champion)No. 10: Farah O'Keefe (2024 Big 12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year)No. 11: Maria Jose Marin (2025 NCAA Division I champion)No. 14: Paula Martin Sampedro (2024 Pac-12 Golfer of the Year)No. 16: Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champion)No. 19: Carla Bernat Escuder (2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion)No. 20: Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (2024 All-ACC)No. 22: Kary Hollenbaugh (2024 All-Big Ten first team)No. 46: Vanessa Borovilos (2024 Golf Channel Honorable Mention All-American)
U.S. Women's Open field complete
The USGA waited until the conclusion of the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba on May 25 to have its full field, as the organization held a spot open for that tournament's champion if they were not already in the fold.
Chisato Iwaim won the tournament, but she was already exempt into the U.S. Women's Open – which meant the first alternate from local qualifying got in. That player is 32-year-old Dana Fall of Mesa, Arizona. It will be her first appearance in the major championship.
Full field for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open
Here is the entire 156-person field for the U.S. Women's Open, as of May 26 (in alphabetical order):
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Hanna Alberto Narin An Pajaree AnannarukarnDottie Ardina Amari Avery Saki Baba Pia Babnik Sohyun Bae Carla Bernat Escuder Brooke Biermann Celine Borge Vanessa Borovilos Celine Boutier Ashleigh Buhai Hye-Jin Choi In Gee Chun Carlota Ciganda Hailee Cooper Allisen Corpuz Lauren Coughlin Abbey Daniel Celeste Dao Daniela Darquea Klara Davidson Spilkova Manon De Roey Amanda Doherty Gemma Dryburgh Lindy Duncan Jennifer Elliott Dana Fall Maria Fassi Rayee Feng Ayaka Furue Isi Gabsa Linn Grant Hannah Green Nataliya Guseva Nasa Hataoka Sophie Hausmann Nanoko Hayashi Brooke Henderson Esther Henseleit Kary Hollenbaugh Yusang Hou Weiling Hsu Anna Huang Charley Hull Youmin Hwang Hinata Ikeba Jinhee Im Chisato Iwai Akie Iwai Kotona Izumida Jiwon Jeon Leah John Moriya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn Gabriella Kano Nicha Kanpai Minami Katsu Gurleen Kaur Yui Kawamoto Megan Khang Sei Young Kim A Lim Kim Hyo Joo Kim Suji Kim Grace Kim Auston Kim Hazuki Kimura Jin Young Ko Lydia Ko Sakura Koiwai Katelyn Kong Nelly Korda Aline Krauter Jennifer Kupcho Shiho Kuwaki Steph Kyriacou Andrea Lee Minjee Lee Sophia Lee Jude Lee Jeongeun Lee Ilhee Lee Mi Hyang Lee Jeongeun Lee6 Napat Lertsadwattana Katie Li Sarah Lim Ingrid Lindblad Leta Lindley Gaby Lopez Julia Lopez Ramirez Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Dasom Ma Nanna Koerstz Madsen Leona Maguire Rianne Malixi Maria José Marin Paula Martin Sampedro Caley McGinty Wichanee Meechai Kim Metraux Aira Nagasawa Lauren Nguyen Yuna Nishimura Yealimi Noh Anna Nordqvist Emily Odwin Farah O'Keefe Sung Hyun Park Sophia Popov Seunghui Ro Kiara Romero Pauline Roussin Bouchard Gabriela Ruffels Hana Ryskova Haeran Ryu Madelene Sagstrom Mao Saigo Yuka Saso Sarah Schmelzel Hinako Shibuno Jenny Shin Jiyai Shin Elina Sinz Andie Smith Maja Stark Linnea StromJasmine Suwannapura Ai Suzuki Rio Takeda Asterisk Talley Chiara Tamburlini Kelly Tan Patty Tavatanakit Jeeno Thitikul Lexi Thompson Peiying Tsai Yani Tseng Albane Valenzuela Kailie Vongsaga Lilia Vu Chanettee Wannasaen Dana Williams Lottie Woad Miyu Yamashita Jing Yan Amy Yang Angel Yin Ruoning Yin Hyunjo Yoo Ina Yoon Arpichaya Yubol Rose Zhang
This story was updated to add new information.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Top players highlight field for 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills
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