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The 2024 U.S. Women's Open was the 79th U.S. Women's Open, played May 30 to June 2 at the Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [1] The purse for the tournament was a record $12 million. [2] The winner's share is now 20% for the men's and women's Open Championships, earning the Women's Open winner $2.4 million. [3]
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 .
The 2024 LPGA Tour was the 75th edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world.The season began at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, in Orlando, Florida on January 18, and ended on November 24, at the Tiburón Golf Club in the CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Florida. [1]
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]
The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. It is part of the Legends of the LPGA Tour.
Through the 2024 season, 140 golfers have won one of women's golf's LPGA majors. They are listed here in order of their first win. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the LPGA majors article .
The 2024 Legends of the LPGA is a series of professional golf tour events for women aged 45 (except for the U. S. Senior Women's Open, which has a minimum age of 50) and older sanctioned by the Legends Tour. Based in the United States, it is an offshoot of the main U.S.-based women's tour, the LPGA Tour.
2024 U.S. Open may refer to: 2024 U.S. Open (golf), a major golf tournament; 2024 US Open (tennis), a grand slam tennis tournament; 2024 U.S. Open Cup, a soccer tournament; 2024 U.S. Open (badminton), a badminton tournament