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U.S.
Women's Open Entries Close; 60 Golfers Currently Exempt
Far Hills,
N.J. - The United States Golf Association has accepted 971 entries
for the 2002 U.S. Women’s Open to be played July 4-7 at Prairie
Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. The number of entries
is just nine fewer than the record of 980 received for the 2001
Women’s Open.
Jill Hardy
of Canada was the first to submit an entry, which she did online
on March 8. Carin Hayn of Overland Park, Kan., was the first
to submit an entry via mail, on March 13. Kimberly Hsu of Northbrook,
Ill., was the last to submit an entry online, one of 26 golfers
to do so on the deadline of May 1.
Eighteen
players submitted their entry via mail on May 1. The youngest
golfer to enter is Carmen Bandea of Atlanta, Ga., who is 11.
Jeri Reid of Midland, Mich., at age 55, is the oldest to submit
an entry.
Sixty golfers,
including 10 past champions, are currently fully exempt from
having to qualify for the upcoming Championship. That number
could increase should anyone not already fully exempt win one
of the LPGA official events before the Women’s Open begins.
The United States Curtis Cup team members will also be exempt
when the team is announced in early June.
Past champions
who are fully exempt are Laura Davies (1987); Liselotte Neumann
(1988); Betsy King (1989, 1990); Meg Mallon (1991); Patty Sheehan
(1992, 1994); Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996); Allison Nicholas
(1997); Se Ri Pak (1998); Juli Inkster (1999); and Karrie Webb
(2000, 2001).
Local qualifying
at 16 sites begins May 13. Sectional qualifying, to be held
at seven sites, will be held June 3-10. The Women’s Open is
one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA.
Other championships include the U.S. Open, the U.S. Senior Open,
and 10 amateur competitions.
A list of
the 60 golfers who are fully exempt into the U.S. Women’s Open
follows.
Players
Fully Exempt (60) For The 2002 Women's Open
(As
of May 7, 2002)
Exemption
Key List Is Below
| Player |
Exemption Key Number |
| Kristi
Albers |
8 |
| Donna
Andrews |
6 |
| Marisa
Baena |
6, 8 |
| Heather
Bowie |
7 |
| Brandie
Burton |
6 |
| Raquel
Carriedo |
11 |
| Jane
Crafter |
7 |
| Heather
Daly-Donofrio |
7, 9 |
| Beth
Daniel |
6, 7 |
| Laura
Davies |
6, 7, 9 |
| Dorothy
Delasin |
6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Laura
Diaz |
6, 7, 9 |
| Wendy
Doolan |
6, 7, 8 |
| Meredith
Duncan* |
2 |
| Moira
Dunn |
6 |
| A.J.
Eathorne |
8 |
| Tina
Fischer |
9 |
| A.J.
Fudoh |
8, 12 |
| Jackie
Gallagher-Smith |
7 |
| Vicki
Goetze-Ackerman |
6, 7 |
| Kate
Golden |
9 |
| Sophie
Gustafson |
4, 6, 7, 8 |
| Hee-Won
Han |
7 |
| Maria
Hjorth |
6, 7, 8 |
| Pat
Hurst |
5, 6 |
| Karine
Icher |
11 |
| Juli
Inkster |
1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Jeong
Jang |
7 |
| Rosie
Jones |
6, 7, 9 |
| Lorie
Kane |
6, 7, 8 |
| Cristie
Kerr |
6,
7, 8 |
| Mi
Hyun Kim |
6, 7 |
| Betsy
King |
6, 9 |
| Emilee
Klein |
6, 8, 9 |
| Carin
Koch |
6, 7 |
| Kelli
Kuehne |
6, 7, 8 |
| Leta
Lindley |
7 |
| Nancy
Lopez |
13 |
| Meg
Mallon |
6 |
| Catriona
Matthew |
6,
7, 8 |
| Jill
McGill |
6,
7, 8 |
| Mhairi
McKay |
6, 7 |
| Janice
Moodie |
6 |
| Alison
Nicholas |
1 |
| Liselotte
Neumann |
7 |
| Se
Ri Pak |
1,
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Gloria
Park |
6,
7, 9 |
| Grace
Park |
6, 7 |
| Dottie
Pepper |
5, 6, 8 |
| Michele
Redman |
6,
7, 8 |
| Kelly
Robbins |
6, 7, 8 |
| Nancy
Scranton |
6 |
| Patty
Sheehan |
1 |
| Annika
Sorenstam |
1,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Sherri
Steinhauer |
4 |
| Rachel
Teske |
6,
7, 9 |
| Kris
Tschetter |
6, 7 |
| Sherri
Turner |
8 |
| Wendy
Ward |
6,
8, 9 |
| Karrie
Webb |
1,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
*denotes
amateur
Key to
Player Exemptions
1) Winners
of the U.S. Women’s Open for the last 10 years
2) Winners
of the U.S. Women’s Amateur for the last two years
3) Winners
of the LPGA Championship for the last five years
4) Winners
of the Women’s British Open Championship for the last five years
5) Winners
of the Kraft Nabisco Championship the last five years
6) From
the 2001 final official LPGA money list, the top 40 money leaders
7) From
the 2002 official LPGA money list, the top 35 money leaders
through the close of entries on May 1
8) From
the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers
and anyone tying for 20th place
9) Winners
of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered
official, from the conclusion of the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open
Championship to the initiation of the 2002 U.S. Women’s Open
Championship
10) Playing
members of the 2002 U.S. Curtis Cup Team
11) Top
three players from the 2001 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit
12) Two
leading money winners from the 2001 Japan LPGA Tour
13) Special
exemptions selected by the USGA
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