It’s time for the ladies to take the limelight as they get set to contest the 80th US Women’s Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Minjee Lee (who won in 2022) will lead the charge, along with Hannah Green, the winner of the 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Golf Australia filed this release to let us know what’s up for grabs, what Aussies are in the field and how to watch them chase the Harton S. Semple Trophy this weekend.
- US Women’s Open Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin
- Past champion: Yuka Saso
- Past Aussie winners: Jan Stephenson (1983), Karrie Webb (2000, 2001), Minjee Lee (2022)
- Prize money: $US12m
All four rounds of the US Women’s Open will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo with eight hours of coverage starting at 2am on both Friday and Saturday followed by five-hour coverage on both Sunday and Monday.
An unfamiliar name will join Australia’s current crop of superstars who will tee off in the 80th staging of the US Women’s Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
Along with 2022 champion Minjee Lee, 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green and LPGA Tour regulars Grace Kim, Stephanie Kyriacou and Gabi Ruffels, recent college graduate and newlywed Jennifer Elliott will play her first LPGA Tour event.
Formerly Jennifer Herbst before tying the knot in April, Elliott played out of Lake Karrinyup Golf Club in Perth before joining Sam Houston State University in Texas where she spent four years.
Named conference Newcomer of the Year in her first season at Sam Houston in 2020-2021, Elliott was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year the following year and last year was second in the individual standings as her Sam Houston team claimed the Conference USA Championship.
She has one start on the secondary Epson Tour to her name and secured a major championship start by earning medalist honours at local qualifying in Texas.
This year marks 25 years since the first of Karrie Webb’s consecutive US Women’s Open wins, the seven-time major winner finishing five strokes clear at the Merit Club near Chicago.
Article by GA's Tony Webeck