The US Women’s Open, which became the gateway to the world stage for the strongest amateur golfers, will not be held in Korea this year.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) released the preliminary schedule for the US Women’s Open on the 15th (Korean time). From May 10 to June 8, it will be held at 23 golf courses in 17 U.S. states and three overseas countries, including Canada, Japan and Belgium.
Since 2014, the USGA has held qualifiers for the US Women’s Open with 36 holes of stroke play in Korea, giving the first and second place the right to participate in the tournament. Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the preliminary rounds were not held in 2020 and 2021, but resumed last year.
Not only in Korea but also in England, this year’s US Women’s Open qualifiers are not held, but the USGA did not clarify the reason. An official from the Korea Golf Association (KGA) said, “The USGA informed us in advance that we would not hold the preliminary round in Korea, but we did not explain why. .
As the U.S. Women’s Open qualifier was not held in Korea, the opportunity for Korean amateur national players to participate in major tournaments held in the United States on their own disappeared. Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour players can get a US Open ticket through world rankings. In last year’s US Women’s Open, Park Min-ji, Anna Lin, Park Hyun-kyung, Lim Hee-jeong, Da-yeon Lee, Jang Ha-na, Lee So-mi, Yoo Hae-ran, Yoon Na-na, and Lee Ga-young received the US Women’s Open qualifier by world ranking. 토토사이트
Kim Joo-yeon was the last case to win the championship through the preliminaries in the 2005 competition.
Meanwhile, the US Women’s Open will be held at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, USA for four days from July 7th.