2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open

The 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open took place August 25–28 at NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio, and was the fourth U.S. Senior Women's Open. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the United States Golf Association, open to women over 50 years of age.[1]

2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesAugust 25–28, 2022
LocationDayton, Ohio, U.S.
39.680°N 84.196°W / 39.680; -84.196
Course(s)NCR Country Club,
South Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)Legends Tour
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par73
Length6,231 yards (5,698 m)
Field120 players, 52 after cut
Cut164 (+18) (50 top players and ties after 36 holes)
Prize fund$1,000,000
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
United States Jill McGill
289 (−3)
Location Map
NCR CC is located in the United States
NCR CC
NCR CC
Location in the United States
NCR CC is located in Ohio
NCR CC
NCR CC
Location in Ohio

Jill McGill won by one stoke over Leta Lindley.[2]

Venue

The hosting club had previously hosted the 2005 U.S. Senior Open, the 1986 U.S. Women's Open and the 1969 PGA Championship on its South Course, where the championship took place.

The club's two courses, the South Course and the North Course, located in Kettering, 7 kilometres south of the city center of Dayton, Ohio, were designed by Dick Wilson and opened in 1954.[3]

Course layout

The course layout differed between each round. Approximate length is shown.

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
14435105115
21313113524
33794123504
43624131253
55045143574
64805151803
73554164485
81583173334
93764183874
Out3,18837In3,04336
Total6,23173

Format

The walking-only tournament was played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut. In the event of a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff would take place.

Field

Qualifying for the championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was 50 years of age or over on the start of the tournament on 25 August 2022, however restricted by a certain handicap level. 48 players entered the competition through some of several exemption categories, including winners of the U.S. Women's Open, winners of other LPGA majors and winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur. 72 players qualified through sectional qualifying at 16 sites nationwide.

When entries closed on July 6, 377 entries were accepted. The final field of 120 players, 37 amateurs and 83 professionals, included 2021 champion Annika Sörenstam.[4][5][6]

Eleven countries were represented in the field – Australia (2), Canada (6), England (4), France (1), India (1), Italy (1), Japan (7), Peru (1), Scotland (2), Sweden (5) and United States (90).

Exempt players

Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt.[7]

Players eligible in categories with an upper age limit of 52, 54 or 59, were eligible regardless of age provided they were 50 or older.

Each exemption category required players to have reached their 50th birthday on or before August 25, 2022.

1. Former winners of the U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, ages 50–65:

2. From the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place:

3. From the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship, the amateur(s) returning the lowest 72-hole score:

4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship (10-year exemption):

5. From the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Women's Open Championship, any age eligible player returning a 72-hole score

6. Any professional or applicant for reinstatement who has won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (three-year exemption):

7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur; five-year exemption):

8. Winners of the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, and the 2021 runner-up (must be an amateur):

  • Lara Tennant (a) (2019 and 2021 champion)

9. Winners of the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)

10. Playing members of the two most recent United States and Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Teams, and the two most current United States Women's World Amateur Teams (must be an amateur)

11. Winners of the 2017–2019, and 2021 Senior LPGA Championship, and the 2019 and 2021 runners-up (must be age-eligible; the Senior LPGA Championship age minimum is 45)

12. From the 2021 Senior LPGA Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place:

13. From the final 2021 official Legends Tour Performance Points list, the top 30 point leaders and ties (note the Legends Tour age minimum is 45):

14. Winners of Legends Tour events, of a minimum of 36 holes, excluding team events, in 2019, 2021 and 2022

15. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Championship Division) from 2016–21, and the five lowest scores and ties from the most recent Championship (2021)

16. From the 2021 LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Championship (Senior Division), the three lowest scores and ties:

  • Tonya Gill Danckaert

17. Winners of the 2021 R&A Women's Senior Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championships (must be an amateur):

  • Shelly Stouffer (a) (Canadian Women's Senior Amateur)

18. Winners of the following events when deemed a major by the LPGA Tour, Chevron Championship (1983–present); Evian Championship (2013–present); Women's British Open (2001–present); du Maurier Classic (1979–2000); Women's PGA Championship (1955–present); Titleholders Championship (1946–1966, 1972) or Women's Western Open (1930–1967) (10-year exemption):

19. From the final 2021 LPGA Tour all-time money list, the top 10 age-eligible players not otherwise exempt as of February 16, 2022:

20. Winners of LPGA Tour events 2016–2022

21. Playing members of the five most recent United States and European Solheim Cup Teams

22. From the 2021 final official Ladies European Tour and Japan LPGA Tour career money lists, the top five money leaders

24. Special exemptions as selected by the USGA

Qualifiers

Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments, which took place July 11 – August 8, 2022, at 16 different sites across the United States.[8]

DateLocationVenueQualifiers[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Jul 11Brandenton, FloridaBrandenton Country ClubSue Ertl, Mary Jane Hiestand (a), Pat Shriver, Barb Bunkowsky, Laura Carson (a), Laurel Kean, Susie Keane (a)
Jul 12White Bear Lake, MinnesotaWhite Bear Yacht ClubKelley Brooke, Kristal Parker
Jul 13Salisbury, North CarolinaCountry Club of SalisburyBrenda Kuehn (a) (did not play), Denise Killeen, Joy Bonhurst, Pam Prescott, Laura Shanahan Rowe, Jayne Pardus, Anne Marie Palli
Jul 13Northbrook, IllinoisHeritage Oaks Golf ClubTracy Hanson, Audra Burks, Elaine Crosby, Jamie Fischer, Eriko Gejo, Kaori Shimura, Maggie Leef (a)
Jul 18Mansfield, TexasWalnut Creek Country ClubKay Daniel (a), Martha Linscott (a), Michaelyn Farmer (a), Julie Oxendine (a)
Jul 18Roseville, CaliforniaSierra View Country ClubTeresa Ishiguro, Karen Garcia (a), Lynne Cowan (a), Sally Voss Krueger (a), Tina Barker (a), Itsuko Moridaira (a)
Jul 20Goodyear, ArizonaPebble Creek Golf Resort (Eagle's Nest Course)Sue Wooster (a), Kristi Albers, Tina Tombs, Dina Ammaccapane
Jul 21Marietta, GeorgiaAtlanta Country ClubPatricia Ehrhart (a), Suzanne Strudwick, Theresa Mahlik (a), Laura Coble (a)
Jul 21Blacklick, OhioJefferson Country ClubAdele Snyder, Christine Lindsey, Judith Kyrinis (a), Marion Reid (a), Karen Bennett, Cheryl Fox, Gigi Higgins (a)
Jul 25Niwot, ColoradoLake Valley Golf ClubSherry Andonian-Smith, Yukako Matsumoto, Janet Moore (a)
Jul 25Newton, MassachusettsCharles River Country ClubLisa McGill (a), Anna Morales (a), Helene Chartrand (a), Catherine Panton-Lewis
Jul 26Rye, New YorkRye Golf ClubWendy Modic, Michelle Dobek, CJ Reeves
Jul 26Allentown, PennsylvaniaLehigh Country ClubSmriti Mehra, Yuko Ogura, Suzi Spotleson (a), Stephenie Harris (a), Noreen Mohler (a)
Jul 27Springfield, VirginiaSpringfield Golf & Country ClubCatrin Nilsmark, Stefania Croce
Aug 8DuPont, WashingtonThe Home CourseKim Shek (a), Dana Bates
Aug 8Calabasas, CaliforniaCalabasas Country ClubAngela Buzminski, Yuka Shiroto, Kathy Kurata (a), Leslie Spalding, Sherry Wright (a), Avis Brown-Riley

Results

52 players, 46 professionals and six amateurs, made the 36-hole cut.[9]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, August 28, 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Jill McGill74-71-71-73=289−3180,000
2United States Leta Lindley69-75-72-74=290−2108,000
T3Sweden Helen Alfredsson70-70-75-76=291−158,960
Scotland Catriona Matthew72-76-70-73=291
T5England Laura Davies71-76-68-78=293+136,010
United States Juli Inkster70-70-74-72=293
Sweden Annika Sörenstam73-70-73-77=293
8Sweden Catrin Nilsmark69-76-76-73=294+228,890
T9Sweden Liselotte Neumann76-73-71-75=295+325,024
United States Michelle Redman75-74-71-75=295

Sources:[9][10]

Notes

  1. (a) – denotes amateur
  2. Players who do not play in the championship, despite being qualified, written in italics.

References

  1. "2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open Fast Facts". USGA. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. "Even-par 73 gives Jill McGill U.S. Senior Women's Open crown, her third U.S. Golf Association title". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2022.
  3. "Golf, Course Descriptions, Championship History, 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open". NCR Country Club. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. "Sörenstam tvåa i seniormajorn" [Sörenstam second in the Senior major]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. "2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open Fast Facts". USGA. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. "U.S. Senior Women's Open". USGA. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. "Currently Exempt Players for 4th U.S. Senior Women's Open". USGA. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. "2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open Qualifying Results". USGA. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  9. "U.S. Senior Women's, Results". USGA. August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  10. "2022 US Senior Women's Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won". Golf News Net. August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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