2021 U.S. Women's Open
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The 2021 U.S. Women's Open was the 76th U.S. Women's Open, played June 3–6, 2021 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.[1][2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 3–6, 2021 |
Location | San Francisco, California 37.7099°N 122.5000°W / 37.7099; -122.5000 |
Course(s) | The Olympic Club Lake Course |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,486 yards (5,931 m) |
Field | 156 players, 66 after cut |
Cut | 148 (+6) |
Prize fund | $5.5 million |
Winner's share | $1.0 million |
Champion | |
Yuka Saso | |
280 (−4) | |
Location map | |
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and was the second of the 2021 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $5.5 million.[3]
The winner was the Philippines' Yuka Saso, who defeated Japan's Nasa Hataoka on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff after both players had tied at 280 (4 under par).[4] In third place was American Lexi Thompson, who had held a five stroke lead just before the midway point of the final round but dropped five strokes on the back-nine, including bogeys on each of the last two holes, to miss the playoff by one stroke.[5]