The list of exempt players for the 78th U.S. Women's Open Championship, which will be conducted July 6-9 at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. BOLD denotes a first time a player is listed and (a) indicates an amateur.
S-1. Winners of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship for the last 10 years (2013-2022).
Inbee Park (2013)
Michelle Wie West (2014)
In Gee Chun (2015)
Brittany Lang (2016)
Sung Hyun Park (2017)
Ariya Jutanugarn (2018)
Jeongeun Lee6 (2019)
A Lim Kim (2020)
Yuka Saso (2021)
Minjee Lee (2022)
S-2. From the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place.
Minjee Lee
Mina Harigae
Hye-Jin Choi
Jin Young Ko
Lydia Ko
Anna Nordqvist
Bronte Law
Megan Khang
Leona Maguire
Nelly Korda
S-3. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship
Jill McGill
S-4. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
Saki Baba (a)
S-5. Winners of the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships and the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship runner-up (must be an amateur).
Yana Wilson (a): 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior
Krissy Carman (a): 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
Monet Chun (a): 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up
S-6. Winners of The Chevron Championship (2019-2023).
Jin Young Ko (2019)
Mirim Lee (2020)
Patty Tavatanakit (2021)
Jennifer Kupcho (2022)
2023 champion (April 20-23)
S-7. Winners of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (2018-2023).
Sung Hyun Park (2018)
Hannah Green (2019)
Sei Young Kim (2020)
Nelly Korda (2021)
In Gee Chun (2022)
2023 champion (June 22-25)
S-8. Winners of the Evian Championship (2018-2022).
Angela Stanford (2018)
Jin Young Ko (2019)
No Championship in 2020 due to COVID-19
Minjee Lee (2021)
Brooke Henderson (2022)
S-9. Winners of the AIG Women’s British Open Championship (2018-2022).
Georgia Hall (2018)
Hinako Shibuno (2019)
Sophia Popov (2020)
Anna Nordqvist (2021)
Ashleigh Buhai (2022)
S-10. The top 30 point leaders from the 2022 LPGA Race to the CME Globe Final Points.
Lydia Ko
Atthaya Thitikul
Brooke Henderson
Minjee Lee
Hye-Jin Choi
Jennifer Kupcho
Lexi Thompson
Xiyu Lin
In Gee Chun
Leona Maguire
Celine Boutier
Hyo Joo Kim
Nasa Hataoka
Danielle Kang
Andrea Lee
Nelly Korda
Ayaka Furue
Hannah Green
Jin Young Ko
Lilia Vu
Charley Hull
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Madelene Sagstrom
Megan Khang
Gaby Lopez
Georgia Hall
Ashleigh Buhai
Yuka Saso
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Marina Alex
S-11. Winners of individual LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open Championship to the initiation of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. Only events that award a full point allocation for the Race to the CME Globe are considered. (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for players who become exempt after the close of entries).
Brooke Henderson (ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer)
Jennifer Kupcho (Meier LPGA Classic)
In Gee Chun (KPMG Women's PGA Championship)
Brooke Henderson (Amundi Evian Championship)
Ayaka Furue (Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open)
Ashleigh Buhai (AIG Women's British Open)
Maja Stark (ISBS Handa World Invitational)
Paula Reto (CP Women's Open)
Gaby Lopez (Dana Open Presented by Marathon)
Ally Ewing (Kroger Queen City Championship Presented by P&G)
Andrea Lee (The AmazingCre Portland Classic)
Atthaya Thitikul (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G)
Charley Hull (Volunteers of America Classic)
Jodi Ewart Shadoff (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship)
Lydia Ko (BMW Ladies Championship)
Gemma Dryburgh (TOTO Japan Classic)
Nelly Korda (Pelican Women's Championship)
Lydia Ko (CME Group Tour Championship)
Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions)
Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand)
Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women's World Championship)
S-12. Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship (must be an amateur).
Champion crowned on April 2
S-13. Winner of the 2022 Women's Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A (must be an amateur).
Jessica Baker (a)
S-14. Winner of the 2022 Mark H. McCormack Medal (No. 1 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking; must be an amateur).
Rose Zhang (a)
S-15. Winner of the 2023 NCAA Women's Division I Individual Championship (must be an amateur):
Champion crowned on May 22, 2023
S-16. From the 2023 Race to CME Globe, the top 10 point leaders through the close of entries on May 3, 2023. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Must have filed an entry by May 3, 2023.)
Determined May 10, 2023
S-17. From the current Rolex Rankings, the top 75 point leaders and anyone tying for 75th place as of May 3, 2023. Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Must have filed an entry by May 3, 2023.)
Determined May 10, 2023
S-18. From the current Rolex Rankings, the top 75 point leaders and anyone tying for 75th place as of July 3, 2023 (if not previously exempt). Players must select a qualifying site at the time of entry. (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries.)
Determined July 3, 2023