In a First Time For Women’s Golf, US Open to Script Massive History, Marking a Special Return For LPGA Legend Annika Sorenstam

Published 05/03/2023, 2:11 PM EDT

The U.S. Women’s Open One of the most prestigious golf competitions in the world. Additionally, some of the most famous American golf courses have hosted it. This year’s competition will take place at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The U.S. Women’s Open will be held there for the first time during this year’s event.

The new location has already created excitement for the competition. Furthermore, the players who would be taking part would draw more attention to it. Now that the event dates are drawing nearer, the tournament is in the news once more because it is set to create history.

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After Annika Sorenstam decided to participate in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, the competition started making headlines. The competition did not end there, though, as the 2023 Pebble Beach tournament will be the first women’s golf tournament to use the ShotLink scoring system.

The 78th U.S. Women’s Open will undoubtedly make history this summer as it features the top female competitors, a legendary golf course, and cutting-edge technology. According to Golfweek, every shot during a women’s tournament will be digitally logged and preserved thanks to the new technology. The U.S. Opens for men and women both offer the ShortLink system. But this is the first professional women’s event where ShotLink data will be accessible.

Fans will be able to follow every move thanks to 3D hole imaging, which will show shot shapes and real-time radar data. Fans will also be able to switch between viewpoints and zoom in on the player’s vision thanks to the 3D imaging. They could measure the slopes and undulations with its aid. In addition, a few details that are currently known about the men’s game, such as clubhead speed, ball speed, and smash factor, will be new to the women’s game. This technology will be available to fans on both the championship website and the application.

Although caddies on the LPGA are currently compensated to record the date, implementing such technology in the women’s section would undoubtedly be a historic step.

Who will be competing at the event?

With the event already attracting attention after the announcement, it will undoubtedly be quite big. The Pebble Beach 78th U.S. Women’s Open is scheduled to take place between May 6 and 9. It goes without saying that the tournament will include a few of the best female golfers in the world.

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High-ranking golfers from the Women’s World Golf Rankings, such as Nelly Korda, Jin Young Ko, and Inbee Park, are anticipated to compete in the event. Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson, and Sei Young Kim are a few other elite athletes that could participate in the U.S. Women’s Open. In addition to all of these rising talents, legend Annika Sorenstam will also be in attendance.

A number of amateur players will also enter the championship through different qualifying tournaments. Top collegiate golfers as well as amateur golfers from all across the world may be among these competitors. The entry deadline for the event in 2023 is today, May 3, at 5 p.m. ET.

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The U.S. Women’s Open field is always quite competitive, and the Pebble Beach event in 2023 is probably no exception. It should be an exciting event to watch as some of the best female golfers in the world compete for the championship.

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Suhaib is a new addition to the EssentiallySports team as a golf writer. His passion for golf started with his admiration for Tiger Woods, and his favorite golf book is the co-authored Unprecedented: The Masters and Me by the legend himself. Before transitioning to golf, Suhaib wrote about the NBA, where he explored the legacies of basketball legends like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

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In a First Time For Women’s Golf, US Open to Script Massive History, Marking a Special Return For LPGA Legend Annika Sorenstam

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