U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN

Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally

By David Shefter, USGA

| Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Presenting Sponsor	Ally Financial has come aboard as the presenting sponsor of the U.S. Women's Open in 2024.
Tickets	Click here to purchase tickets.
Volunteer	Announcement forthcoming on volunteering
Architect	George Thomas Jr. (with assistance from William Bell)
Opened	1926
Championship Dates	June 4-7
Field	156 competitors
Entries Open	Early February
Yardage/Par	6,650 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change)
Eligibility	Open to any female professional or amateur whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 2.4.
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 36 holes, will be conducted at selected sites next spring.
Hole by Hole	THE RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB (Yardages subject to change) Hole 1: 499 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 437 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 404 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 189 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 411 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 164 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 385 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 415 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 416 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,320 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 271 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 578 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 403 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 160 yards (Par 3) Hole 15: 431 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 143 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 512 yards (Par 5) Hole 18: 425 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,330 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,650 yards (Par 72)
2025 Championship	Maja Stark, 25, of Sweden, carded an even-par 72 and held off world No. 1 Nelly Korda by two strokes to win the 2025 U.S. Women's Open Presentedy by Ally at Erin Hills. It was the first major championship for Stark, a former standout at Oklahoma State University. Stark joined three-time winner Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann as Women's Open champions from Sweden. To read more click here.
Quotable	“[This means] so much. Before this week, I was worried that I wasn't really going to play decent golf for a while because it felt like it was so far away. So this just feels huge.” -- Maja Stark
What Champion Receives	-The Mickey Wright Medal -Custody of Harton S. Semple Trophy for one year -Exemption into the next 10 U.S. Women's Open Championships -Exemptions into the next five playings of the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's British Open, KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Amundi Evian Championship -Name inscribed on 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the Hall of Champions inside the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Schedule of Play	Thursday, June 4 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, June 5 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, June 6 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, June 7 (18 holes, stroke play)
Cut	Low 60 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes
Playoff	Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play
Notable U.S. Women's Open Champions	Babe Didrikson Zaharias; Mickey Wright; Louise Suggs; Betsy Rawls; Susie Maxwell Berning; Hollis Stacy; Donna Caponi; JoAnne Gunderson Carner; Amy Alcott; Laura Davies; Betsy King; Patty Sheehan; Annika Sorenstam; Juli Inkster; Karrie Webb; Meg Mallon; Se Ri Pak; Inbee Park; Cristie Kerr; Paula Creamer; Michelle Wie, Minjee Lee; Yuka Saso
Notable Past Events at Riviera Country Club	1948 U.S. Open (Ben Hogan) 1983 PGA Championship (Hal Sutton) 1995 PGA Championship (Steve Elkington) 1998 U.S. Senior Open (Hale Irwin) 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Championship (Team: Alabama; Individual: Thomas Pieters, Illinois) 2017 U.S. Amateur (Doc Redman) NOTE: The club has hosted the L.A. Open a total of 80 times since 1923
Notable Fact	This will be the first major women's event ever conducted at Riviera Country Club.
Broadcast Schedule (All Times EDT)	TBD
Future U.S. Women's Open Venues	2027: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio/June 3-6 2028: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./June 1-4 2029: PInehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C./June 7-10 2030: Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn./May 30-June 2 2031: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Dates TBD 2032: The Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif./Dates TBD 2033: Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Ill./Dates TBD 2034: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa./Dates TBD 2035: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif./Dates TBD 2036: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y./Dates TBD 2038: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./Dates TBD 2040: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif./Dates TBD 2042: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Dates TBD 2045: The Country Club, Brookline, Mass./Dates TBD 2046: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa./Dates TBD 2048: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif./Dates TBD

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