The ladies go to the home of golf for the last Major of 2024. First played in 1976, when the Amateur Open was extended to include professionals. Amateurs won two of the first three events and there hasn’t been an amateur champion since. That first Champion was then amateur Jenny Smith.
It became a Major in 2001 when the Canadian Open lost its sponsor. The first ‘Major’ Champion was Se-ri Pak, and unlike some other events she actually got more money than the previous year’s regular tour event winner.
FUN FACT: Unlike its male counterpart, the Women’s Open does not just play at links venues. Last year’s event was not a links course . . . but with St Andrews this year, four of the last five have been links courses that are part of the rota for the Men’s Open Championship.
Four and an Alt
And there is a cut this week . . .
Slinger
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Alternate
TOTAL
JJ
L Ko -17
N Korda -5
Zhang 3
Furue 4
MINJEE LEE MC 9
-15
MX2
Ko L -17
Lee M MC 9
Henseleit 4
Furue 4
CORPUZ MC 9
0
Wendy
Hull 1
Grant -1
Kawsaki 6
N Korda -5
MINJEE LEE MC 9
1
Radar
Furue 4
L Ko -7
Coughlin MC 9
N Korda -5
ZHANG
1
EMC
Boutier 2
L KO (3) -7
Henseleit 4
Hull 1
Green MC 9
3
Scrums
Furue 4
JY Ko MC 9
Hull 1
L Ko -7
BOUTIER
7
Metro
L Ko -17
Minjee Lee MC 9
L Thompson 6
Ruffels MC 9
RUFFELS MC 9
7
Hedge
Zhang 3
Hull 1
N Korda -5
Minjee Lee MC 9
JY KO MC 9
8
Phil
Zhang 3
Henderson MC 9
Furue 4
KORDA (3) -5
Lee M MC
14
Taf
Yamashita MC 9
Furue 4
N KORDA (3) -5
JY Ko MC 9
Coughlin MC 9
20
Max
KORDA (3) -5
Green MC 9
Coughlin MC 9
Furue 4
Ryu H 5
20
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