With a rainy Sunday forcing the first Monday finish in the US Women’s Open since 2011, fans will have to wait a day more to find out who will hoist the Harton S. Semple trophy at Champions Golf Club in Houston.
73 inches of rain had deluged the Cypress Creek Course in 24 hours, necessitating the decision to suspend play for the day. Play will resume at 8am (10pm Malaysian time) on Monday, December 13.
Japan’s Hinako Shibuno leads American Amy Olson by one shot after 54 holes of the 75th edition of the oldest Major in women’s golf, with the duo being among 18 players who did not get to start their final rounds.
Nine players are within four shots of the lead … here’s what each of them will achieve with a win:
Hinako Shibuno
• First player from Japan to win US Women’s Open
• First woman or man from Japan to win multiple major professional majors
• Second player from Japan to win a USGA championship (Michiko Hattori, 1985 US Women’s Amateur)
• Sixth player to win US Women’s Open and Women’s British Open as Majors
• Second player to win US Women’s Open and Women’s British in consecutive years after Karrie Webb
• Only past Major champion to win a Major in 2020 (three preceding winners this year were first-timers)
Amy Olson
• First American to earn first win as LPGA Tour player in US Women’s Open since 2003 (Hilary Lunke)
• Only second time first-round leader/co-leader won US Women’s Open in last 15 years (2018, Jutanugarn)
• Fifth winner in last six years to come from behind in final round
• Third American winner in last 10 years at this championship
• 68th in Rolex Rankings; lowest-ranked winner since rankings began in 2006
• First American Major winner in women’s professional golf since 2018 Evian Championship (Angela Stanford)
Moriya Jutanugarn
• 1st time two sisters have each won the US Women’s Open (Ariya in 2018)
• 1st time two sisters have each won a Major in LPGA history
• 2nd Thai player (woman or man) to win Major, joining her sister
• 3rd time sisters have each won a USGA championship (Margaret and Harriot Curtis; Hollis Stacy and Martha Leach)
• 48th in Rolex Rankings; lowest-ranked winner since rankings began in 2006
Ji Yeong Kim2
• Largest 36-hole deficit overcome by winner in US Women’s Open history (10 shots)
• 3rd time in last 4 years player earned first win in a recognized LPGA event at US Women’s Open
• 81st in Rolex Rankings; lowest-ranked winner since rankings began in 2006
• Wins US Women’s Open after making the cut on the number
• Ninth Korean victory at US Women’s Open in the last 13 years
Ariya Jutanugarn
• 16th player to win U.S. Women’s Open multiple times (won in 2018)
• First to win US Women’s Open twice in three-year span since Karrie Webb won back-to-back in 2000 and 2001
• First past champion to win US Women’s Open since Inbee Park in 2013
• First official LPGA victory in 869 days (2018 Women’s Scottish Open was last win)
Lydia Ko
• Eighth player to win US Women’s Open and US Women’s Amateur in career
• First past US Women’s Amateur champion to win US Women’s Open since 2002 (Juli Inkster)
• 28th woman to win three or more professional Major championships
• 22nd woman to win three different professional Major championships
• First woman to reach three career Majors since Inbee Park in 2013
Yealimi Noh
• Youngest champion in US Women’s Open history (19 years, 4 months, 18 days). Current record is held by Inbee Park in 2008 (19 years, 11 months, 17 days)
• First professional Major champion (woman or man) born in the 2000s
• 7th player in history to win both the US Women’s Open and US Girls’ Junior
• Second US Women’s Open champion since 2000 to come from four or more shots back entering final round
• First American to earn first win as an LPGA Tour player in US Women’s Open since 2003 (Hilary Lunke)
Kaitlyn Papp (a)
• Second amateur to win US Women’s Open, joining Catherine Lacoste (1967)
• First player to be named First Team All-American (WGCA) and win Major in same year
• First American to earn her first win at US Women’s Open since 2003 (Hilary Lunke)
• First amateur to win any event recognized by LPGA Tour since Lydia Ko in 2013
• Sixth different amateur to win a tournament in LPGA Tour history (second in last 50 years)
Megan Khang
• Fifth player in last 10 years to earn first victory as an LPGA Tour player at US Women’s Open
• First American to earn first win as LPGA Tour player in US Women’s Open since 2003 (Hilary Lunke)
• 60th in Rolex Rankings; lowest-ranked winner since rankings began in 2006
