USGA Announces Groupings & Starting Times for U.S. Women's Open


The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2015 U.S. Women's Open. The championship starts Thursday, July 9, and Friday, July 10, at the 6,483-yard, par-70 Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Women's Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 156 players will play 18 holes on July 9 and 10, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on July 11 and 12. In case of a tie after 72 holes, a three-hole aggregate score playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined.

All Times EDT; (a) = amateur

Thursday (July 9), hole #1 / Friday (July 10), hole #10

6:45 a.m./12:30 p.m. - Breanna Elliott, Australia; (a) Gaby Lopez, Mexico; Jimin Kang, Scottsdale, Ariz.
6:56 a.m./12:41 p.m. - (a) Nikolette Schroeder, Avon Lake, Ohio; Ayaka Matsumori, Japan; (a) Daniela Darquea, Ecuador
7:07 a.m./12:52 p.m. - Tiffany Joh, San Diego, Calif.; Haru Nomura, Japan; Sarah-Jane Smith, Australia
7:18 a.m./1:03 p.m. - Babe Liu, Chinese Taipei; Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga.; Brooke Pancake, Chattanooga, Tenn.
7:29 a.m./1:14 p.m. - Ryann O'Toole, Orlando, Fla.; Ayako Uehara, Japan; Dewi Claire Schreefel, Netherlands
7:40 a.m./1:25 p.m. - Eun Hee Ji, Republic of Korea; Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden
7:51 a.m./1:36 p.m. - Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii; (a) Kristen Gillman, Austin, Texas; Mo Martin, Naples, Fla.
8:02 a.m./1:47 p.m. - So Yeon Ryu, Republic of Korea; Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas; Lydia Ko, New Zealand
8:13 a.m./1:58 p.m. - Gerina Piller, Roswell, N.M.; Jung Min Lee, Orlando, Fla.; Pornanong Phatlum, Thailand
8:24 a.m./2:09 p.m. - Teresa Lu, Chinese Taipei; Brittany Lang, McKinney, Texas; Jenny Shin, Republic of Korea
8:35 a.m./2:20 p.m. - Sydnee Michaels, San Diego, Calif.; Thidapa Suwannapura, Thailand; Kris Tamulis, Naples, Fla.
8:46 a.m./2:31 p.m. - Kylie Walker, Scotland; TBD; (a) Megan Khang, Rockland, Mass.
8:57 a.m./2:42 p.m. - Haruka Morita-Wanyaolu, People's Republic of China; Christina Foster, Canada; Su Oh, Australia

Thursday (July 9), hole #10 / Friday (July 10), hole #1

6:45 a.m./12:30 p.m. - Alejandra Llaneza, Mexico; (a) Lilia Khatu Vu, Fountain Valley, Calif.; (a) Lindsey Weaver, Minster, Ohio
6:56 a.m./12:41 p.m. - TBD; Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla.; Ji-Young Oh, Republic of Korea
7:07 a.m./12:52 p.m. - Xiyu Lin, People's Republic of China; Mika Miyazato, Japan; Christel Boeljon, Netherlands
7:18 a.m./1:03 p.m. - Birdie Kim, Republic of Korea; Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J.; Haeji Kang, Republic of Korea
7:29 a.m./1:14 p.m. - Sakura Yokomine, Japan; Caroline Hedwall, Sweden; Meena Lee, Republic of Korea
7:40 a.m./1:25 p.m. - Charley Hull, England; Mi Hyang Lee, Republic of Korea; Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand
7:51 a.m./1:36 p.m. - Mirim Lee, Republic of Korea; Amy Yang, Republic of Korea; Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla.
8:02 a.m./1:47 p.m. - Azahara Munoz, Spain; Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif.; In Gee Chun, Republic of Korea
8:13 a.m./1:58 p.m. - Karrie Webb, Australia; Suzann Pettersen, Norway; Shanshan Feng, People's Republic of China
8:24 a.m./2:09 p.m. - Austin Ernst, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Lee-Anne Pace, South Africa; Yoonkyung Heo, Republic of Korea
8:35 a.m./2:20 p.m. - Natalie Gulbis, Henderson, Nev.; (a) Emma Talley, Princeton, Ky.; Laura Diaz, Scotia, N.Y.
8:46 a.m./2:31 p.m. - (a) So Young Lee, Republic of Korea; Heather Macrae, Scotland; Haley Italia, Pace, Fla.
8:57 a.m./2:42 p.m. - Elizabeth Nagel, Dewitt, Mich.; (a) Angella Then, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Lala Anai, Japan

Thursday (July 9), hole #1 / Friday (July 10), hole #10

12:30 p.m./6:45 a.m. - Stephanie Connelly, Pasadena, Md.; (a) Suzuka Yamaguchi, Japan; Holly Aitchison, England
12:41 p.m./6:56 a.m. - Ai Suzuki, Japan; TBD; (a) Hannah O'Sullivan, Chandler, Ariz.
12:52 p.m./7:07 a.m. - Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.; Jennifer Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif.; Belen Mozo, Spain
1:03 p.m./7:18 a.m. - Laura Davies, Eng
land; Candie Kung, Chinese Taipei; Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich.
1:14 p.m./7:29 a.m. - Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland; Mi Jung Hur, Republic of Korea; Moriya Jutanugarn, Thailand
1:25 p.m./7:40 a.m. - Yani Tseng, Chinese Taipei; Beatriz Recari, Spain; Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif.
1:36 p.m./7:51 a.m. - Ha Na Jang, Republic of Korea; Angela Stanford, Fort Worth, Texas; Carlota Ciganda, Spain
1:47 p.m./8:02 a.m. - Sei Young Kim, Republic of Korea; Anna Nordqvist, Sweden; Minjee Lee, Australia
1:58 p.m./8:13 a.m. - Inbee Park, Republic of Korea; Brittany Lincicome, Seminole, Fla.; Hyo Joo Kim, Republic of Korea
2:09 p.m./8:24 a.m. - Sun Young Yoo, Republic of Korea; Misuzu Narita, Japan; Gwladys Nocera, France
2:20 p.m./8:35 a.m. - Line Vedel, Denmark; Georgia Hall, England; Jane Park, Woodstock, Ga.
2:31 p.m./8:46 a.m. - Rumi Yoshiba, Japan; Maria Balikeova, Russian Federation; (a) Regina Plasencia, Mexico
2:42 p.m./8:57 a.m. - (a) Lori Adams, Burlington, N.C.; Nontaya Srisawang, Thailand; (a) Min Gyeong Youn, Republic of Korea

Thursday (July 9), hole #10 / Friday (July 10), hole #1

12:30 p.m./6:45 a.m. - Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif.; Yuting Shi, People's Republic of China; (a) Jennifer Park, Carrollton, Texas
12:41 p.m./6:56 a.m. - Lauren Taylor, England; (a) Maria Fassi, Mexico; Yanhong Pan, People's Republic of China
12:52 p.m./7:07 a.m. - Katherine Kirk, Australia; Min Lee, Chinese Taipei; (a) Celine Boutier, France
1:03 p.m./7:18 a.m. - Jodi Ewart Shadoff, England; Erika Kikuchi, Japan; Kim Kaufman, Clark, S.D.
1:14 p.m./7:29 a.m. - Karine Icher, France; Christina Kim, San Jose, Calif.; Hee Young Park, Orlando, Fla.
1:25 p.m./7:40 a.m. - Ilhee Lee, Republic of Korea; Chella Choi, Republic of Korea; Brooke Henderson, Canada
1:36 p.m./7:51 a.m. - Na Yeon Choi, Republic of Korea; Cristie Kerr, Miami, Fla.; Lexi Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla.
1:47 p.m./8:02 a.m. - Julieta Granada, Paraguay; Q Baek, Republic of Korea; Sandra Gal, Germany
1:58 p.m./8:13 a.m. - Paula Creamer, Windermere, Fla.; Mariajo Uribe, Colombia; Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla.
2:09 p.m./8:24 a.m. - I.K. Kim, Republic of Korea; Catriona Matthew, Scotland; Caroline Masson, Germany
2:20 p.m./8:35 a.m. - Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, Va.; (a) Beth Lillie, Fullerton, Calif.; (a) Sarah Burnham, Maple Grove, Minn.
2:31 p.m./8:46 a.m. - (a) Mariel Galdiano, Pearl City, Hawaii; Jennifer Coleman, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.; Bertine Strauss, South Africa
2:42 p.m./8:57 a.m. - (a) Muni He, People's Republic of China; Wei Ling Hsu, Chinese Taipei; (a) Dylan Kim, Plano, Texas

The above report is courtesy of the USGA. For more information, visit www.usga.org.