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The 2010 U.S. Women's Open was the 65th U.S. Women's Open, played July 8–11 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. [2] Paula Creamer, in her fourth tournament after surgery to her left thumb, won her first major championship, four shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen.
The championship returned to Oakmont in 2010, won by Paula Creamer. This was the first U.S. Women's Open for Annika Sörenstam, then a 21-year-old amateur; she made the cut on the number at 151 (+9) and finished with 308 (+24), tied for 64th. [5] This championship coincided with the opening weekend of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
The U.S. Women's Open is the second major of the LPGA season and has the highest purse in women's golf. The most recent increase, announced in January 2022, saw the purse nearly double from its previous $ 5.5 million ( 2019 – 2021 ) [ 2 ] to $10 million starting in 2022 .
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Tee times for the 2022 US Women's Open were announced Tuesday by the USGA as play is set to begin in Southern Pines on Thursday and conclude Sunday.
Oakmont has hosted the U.S. Open nine times, more than any other course, most recently in 2016, and is scheduled for its tenth in 2025. [15] It has also hosted three PGA Championships, six U.S. Amateurs, three NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, and two U.S. Women's Opens.
Defending US Women's Open champion Yuka Saso among notable players who missed the 3-over-par cut.
The U.S. Women's Open has always been played in stroke play, with the exception of the first competition in 1946, [4] and is currently the third women's major of the year. [3] The first trophy presented to U.S. Women's Open champions was donated by the Spokane Athletic Round Table, a fraternal order, and used until 1953. [2]