Player Bio: Lauren Kim (a)2022 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 16
Country: Canada
Road to Pine Needles: Qualified at Kent, Wash., site on April 19

The first alternate from the Kent, Wash., qualifier will make her first U.S. Women's Open start. The Surrey, British Columbia native is a rising high school senior who has committed to attend the University of Texas in 2023. Won three American Junior Golf Association tournaments last year. She tied for fifth in the 2022 Junior Orange Bowl in Miami.

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record