The 2024 US Women’s Open had a rather unexpected opening round. Despite having big names on the leaderboard like Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, and Rose Zhang, it was Filipino-Japanese professional golfer Yuka Saso who will enter the second round with the lead.
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She is currently at a 2-under 68, just a stroke ahead of Andrea Lee, Wichanee Meechai, and amateur golfer Adela Cernousek, who are tied for the second position. Even the defending champion, Allisen Corpuz, dropped to a T70 on Thursday. Nonetheless, this is just the beginning, and there is enough scope to amp up the game!
Who will Nelly Korda tee off with on Friday?
The tee-off for the second round at the Lancaster Country Club is scheduled to commence at 6:45 am ET with Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown, and Savannah Vilaubi on the front nine, and Kimberly Dinh, Alexa Melton, and Cynthia Lu on the back nine. Nelly Korda, after having one of the worst rounds of her entire career, will tee off with Nasa Hataoka and Megan Khang at 1:58 p.m. ET to get back into the game.
The No. 1 player in the world shoots 80, a 15-year-old shoots 70 and a former champion leads the field. Read all about Round 1 ⬇️
Here are the final tee timings and pairings for the second round of the 2024 US Women’s Open:
| TEE | GROUP | TIME | PLAYERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 06:45 AM | Sydnee Michaels |
| 06:45 AM | Samantha Brown | ||
| 06:45 AM | Savannah Vilaubi | ||
| 10 | 2 | 06:45 AM | Kimberly Dinh |
| 06:45 AM | Alexa Melton | ||
| 06:45 AM | Cynthia Lu | ||
| 1 | 3 | 06:56 AM | Amelie Zalsman |
| 06:56 AM | Harriet Lynch | ||
| 06:56 AM | Jean Reynolds | ||
| 10 | 4 | 06:56 AM | Kristen Gillman |
| 06:56 AM | Asterisk Talley | ||
| 06:56 AM | Isabella Fierro | ||
| 1 | 5 | 07:07 AM | Madison Young |
| 07:07 AM | Ssu-Chia Cheng | ||
| 07:07 AM | Junia Gabasa | ||
| 10 | 6 | 07:07 AM | Narin An |
| 07:07 AM | Stephanie Kyriacou | ||
| 07:07 AM | Yuri Yoshida | ||
| 1 | 7 | 07:18 AM | Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
| 07:18 AM | Moriya Jutanugarn | ||
| 07:18 AM | Wei-Ling Hsu | ||
| 10 | 8 | 07:18 AM | Jodi Ewart Shadoff |
| 07:18 AM | Yuna Nishimura | ||
| 07:18 AM | Rio Takeda | ||
| 1 | 9 | 07:29 AM | Chiara Horder |
| 07:29 AM | Emily Kristine Pedersen | ||
| 07:29 AM | Kokona Sakurai | ||
| 10 | 10 | 07:29 AM | Jeongeun Lee6 |
| 07:29 AM | Brittany Lang | ||
| 07:29 AM | A Lim Kim | ||
| 1 | 11 | 07:40 AM | Ryann O’Toole |
| 07:40 AM | Mone Inami | ||
| 07:40 AM | Sarah Schmelzel | ||
| 10 | 12 | 07:40 AM | Lucy Li |
| 07:40 AM | Alexa Pano | ||
| 07:40 AM | Hye-Jin Choi | ||
| 1 | 13 | 07:51 AM | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| 07:51 AM | Kiara Romero | ||
| 07:51 AM | Jenny Shin | ||
| 10 | 14 | 07:51 AM | In Gee Chun |
| 07:51 AM | Latanna Stone | ||
| 07:51 AM | Danielle Kang | ||
| 1 | 15 | 08:02 AM | Ally Ewing |
| 08:02 AM | Ashleigh Buhai | ||
| 08:02 AM | Megha Ganne | ||
| 10 | 16 | 08:02 AM | Amy Yang |
| 08:02 AM | Atthaya Thitikul | ||
| 08:02 AM | Celine Boutier | ||
| 1 | 17 | 08:13 AM | Catherine Park |
| 08:13 AM | Carlota Ciganda | ||
| 08:13 AM | Jin Hee Im | ||
| 10 | 18 | 08:13 AM | Lexi Thompson |
| 08:13 AM | Rose Zhang | ||
| 08:13 AM | Minjee Lee | ||
| 1 | 19 | 08:24 AM | Georgia Hall |
| 08:24 AM | Mao Saigo | ||
| 08:24 AM | Su Ji Kim | ||
| 10 | 20 | 08:24 AM | Brooke M. Henderson |
| 08:24 AM | Yuka Saso | ||
| 08:24 AM | Hannah Green | ||
| 1 | 21 | 08:35 AM | Ai Suzuki |
| 08:35 AM | Hyun Kyung Park | ||
| 08:35 AM | Chanettee Wannasaen | ||
| 10 | 22 | 08:35 AM | Alison Lee |
| 08:35 AM | Haeran Ryu | ||
| 08:35 AM | Lauren Coughlin | ||
| 1 | 23 | 08:46 AM | Arpichaya Yubol |
| 08:46 AM | Celine Borge | ||
| 08:46 AM | Ayako Kimura | ||
| 10 | 24 | 08:46 AM | Esther Henseleit |
| 08:46 AM | Mi Hyang Lee | ||
| 08:46 AM | Julia Misemer | ||
| 1 | 25 | 08:57 AM | Amiyu Ozeki |
| 08:57 AM | Yan Liu | ||
| 08:57 AM | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | ||
| 10 | 26 | 08:57 AM | Pia Babnik |
| 08:57 AM | Amelia Lewis | ||
| 08:57 AM | Elina Sinz | ||
| 1 | 27 | 12:30 PM | Sophia Popov |
| 12:30 PM | Amelia Garvey | ||
| 12:30 PM | Kim Kaufman | ||
| 10 | 28 | 12:30 PM | Rachel Rohanna |
| 12:30 PM | Alana Uriell | ||
| 12:30 PM | Caroline Smith | ||
| 1 | 29 | 12:41 PM | Lauren Stephenson |
| 12:41 PM | Caroline Inglis | ||
| 12:41 PM | Pei-Ying Tsai | ||
| 10 | 30 | 12:41 PM | Sabrina Iqbal |
| 12:41 PM | Yui Kawamoto | ||
| 12:41 PM | Jiwon Jeon | ||
| 1 | 31 | 12:52 PM | Elizabeth Szokol |
| 12:52 PM | Yuka Nii | ||
| 12:52 PM | Katie Li | ||
| 10 | 32 | 12:52 PM | Isi Gabsa |
| 12:52 PM | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | ||
| 12:52 PM | Agathe Laisne | ||
| 1 | 33 | 01:03 PM | Sarah Kemp |
| 01:03 PM | Mariajo Uribe | ||
| 01:03 PM | Hinako Shibuno | ||
| 10 | 34 | 01:03 PM | Caroline Masson |
| 01:03 PM | Huai-Chien Hsu | ||
| 01:03 PM | Casandra Alexander | ||
| 1 | 35 | 01:14 PM | Alexandra Forsterling |
| 01:14 PM | Pimpisa Sisutham | ||
| 01:14 PM | Sora Kamiya | ||
| 10 | 36 | 01:14 PM | Yealimi Noh |
| 01:14 PM | So Mi Lee | ||
| 01:14 PM | Aine Donegan | ||
| 1 | 37 | 01:25 PM | Minbyeol Kim |
| 01:25 PM | Gemma Dryburgh | ||
| 01:25 PM | Maisie Filler | ||
| 10 | 38 | 01:25 PM | Bailey Tardy |
| 01:25 PM | Akie Iwai | ||
| 01:25 PM | Cheyenne Knight | ||
| 1 | 39 | 01:36 PM | Jennifer Kupcho |
| 01:36 PM | Linn Grant | ||
| 01:36 PM | Lottie Woad | ||
| 10 | 40 | 01:36 PM | Anna Nordqvist |
| 01:36 PM | Sei Young Kim | ||
| 01:36 PM | Miyu Yamashita | ||
| 1 | 41 | 01:47 PM | Gaby Lopez |
| 01:47 PM | Ingrid Lindblad | ||
| 01:47 PM | Jiyai Shin | ||
| 10 | 42 | 01:47 PM | Allisen Corpuz |
| 01:47 PM | Megan Schofill | ||
| 01:47 PM | Ruoning Yin | ||
| 1 | 43 | 01:58 PM | Nelly Korda |
| 01:58 PM | Nasa Hataoka | ||
| 01:58 PM | Megan Khang | ||
| 10 | 44 | 01:58 PM | Leona Maguire |
| 01:58 PM | Madelene Sagstrom | ||
| 01:58 PM | Patty Tavatanakit | ||
| 1 | 45 | 02:09 PM | Lydia Ko |
| 02:09 PM | Charley Hull | ||
| 02:09 PM | Jin Young Ko | ||
| 10 | 46 | 02:09 PM | Ayaka Furue |
| 02:09 PM | Maja Stark | ||
| 02:09 PM | Hyo Joo Kim | ||
| 1 | 47 | 02:20 PM | Sakura Koiwai |
| 02:20 PM | Xiyu Lin | ||
| 02:20 PM | Angel Yin | ||
| 10 | 48 | 02:20 PM | Gabriela Ruffels |
| 02:20 PM | Andrea Lee | ||
| 02:20 PM | Albane Valenzuela | ||
| 1 | 49 | 02:31 PM | Chisato Iwai |
| 02:31 PM | Adela Cernousek | ||
| 02:31 PM | Aditi Ashok | ||
| 10 | 50 | 02:31 PM | Wichanee Meechai |
| 02:31 PM | Ruixin Liu | ||
| 02:31 PM | Saiki Fujita | ||
| 1 | 51 | 02:42 PM | Mariel Galdiano |
| 02:42 PM | Soo Bin Joo | ||
| 02:42 PM | Kaitlyn Papp Budde | ||
| 10 | 52 | 02:42 PM | Keeley Marx |
| 02:42 PM | Sofia Garcia | ||
| 02:42 PM | Marissa Steen |
Notably, it was not just Nelly Korda who stumbled with her gameplay at the Lancaster Country Club on Thursday. After round 1, only four players managed to get an under-par score. But why is it so? Well, it’s all thanks to hole 12!
The twelfth hole has caused havoc at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open
From No. 1 Rolex player Nelly Korda(who carded a septuple bogey) to defending champion Allisen Corpuz (who settled for a triple bogey), even the best of the golfers found it difficult to get a shot at the twelfth hole. The blowing wind made it all the worse. The creek of water at the hole further exacerbated the golfers’ difficulties.
Corpuz and Korda struggled with their choice of irons. On the other hand, Gaby Lopez and Ingrid Lindblad got their balls stuck in the water in the hole. The likes of Lydia Ko and Charley Hull also made double bogeys, while Caroline Inglis settled for a triple bogey.
Will the second round be a better experience for the players, or was the first round just a trailer of what they are about to be a part of for the remaining three days? Stay tuned to find out!