The 2013 U.S. Women's Open was the 68th

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, held June 27–30 at

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. It was first time the championship was played on

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and marked a return to the greater

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area, which last hosted the U.S. Women's Open in

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won her second U.S. Women's Open title, four strokes ahead of runner-up

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. It was Park's fourth

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title and third consecutive in

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. She is the first to win the opening three majors of a season since

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in 1950. The event was televised by

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and

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. The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and was the third of the

season. Along with

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, it had the largest purse in women's golf in 2013, at $3.25 million. It is one of 16 individual or team championships conducted by the

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(USGA).

Qualifying and field

The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4. Players qualified by competing in one of twenty 36-hole qualifying tournaments that were held between May 7 and May 30 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world. A record 1,420 entries were received for the championship, surpassing the previous record of 1,364 in

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Exempt from qualifying

Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 12 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified. 1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2003–2012)

Birdie Kim Birdie Kim (; born Ju-Yun Kim 26 August 1981) is a South Korean professional golfer. Her career highlight is winning the 2005 U.S. Women's Open at Cherry Hills Country Club. In the last round, she was tied for the lead on the 18th hole with amate ...

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(4,8,9,11,13,14),

(5,7,8,9,10,11,13,14),

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(9),

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(8,9,13,14),

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(9,10,11,13,14),

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(8,9,10,11,13,14) *Exempt but did not enter tournament:

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2. Winner and runner-up from the 2012

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(must be an amateur)

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(4,11,13,14) (winner). The runner-up, Jaye Marie Green, turned professional in August 2012 and was no longer exempt from qualifying. She attempted, and failed, to qualify at the Heathrow, Florida qualifying tournament on May 28. 3. Winner of the 2013

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(must be an amateur)

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(declined to participate) 4. Winner of the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)
''The winner, Lydia Ko, is already qualified in Category 2.'' 5. Winners of the

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for the last five years (2009–2013)

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(6,7,9,10,13,14),

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(8,9, 12-LET,13,14) 6. Winners of the

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for the last five years (2008–2012)

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(9,10,11,13,14),

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(9,13,14) 7. Winners of the

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for the last five years (2009–2013)

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(9,13),

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(9,10,11,13,14),

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(9) 8. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2012 U.S. Women's Open Championship

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(9,13,14),

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(9),

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(9,11,13,14),

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(9),

Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career-best world ranking was second and she held that positio ...

(9,10,11,13.14),

Nicole Castrale Nicole Castrale (pronounced "cass-TRAHL-ee", née Dalkas, born March 24, 1979) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Castrale was born in Glendale, California, and started playing golf at the age of 10. She graduated from Palm De ...

(9) 9. Top 70 money leaders from the 2012 final official LPGA money list

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(13,14),

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(13,14),

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(11,13,14),

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(13,14),

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(13),

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(10,13,14),

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(14),

Candie Kung Candie Kung (; born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was n ...

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, Jenny Shin,

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(12-LET),

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(10,11,14), Hee Young Park,

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, Katherine Hull-Kirk,

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(withdrew),

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, Katie Futcher,

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, Jennifer Johnson (11),

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(10,13,14),

Danielle Kang Danielle Grace Kang (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011. She won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, an LPGA ...

, Cindy LaCrosse,

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, Belén Mozo,

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(withdrew),

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10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2013 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 1.
''All players already qualified in other categories.'' 11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2013 U.S. Women's Open Championship
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(13,14) (declined to participate), Bo-Mee Lee (declined to participate),

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, Sun-Ju Ahn (13) (declined to participate),

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*''Korea LPGA Tour:'' Heo Yoon-kyung,

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, Char Young Kim,

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*''Ladies European Tour:''

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13. Top 25 point leaders from the current

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and anyone tying for 25th place as of May 1, 2013

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(13,14) (withdrew from tournament on June 25) 14. Top 25 point leaders from the current

and anyone tying for 25th place as of June 24, 2013
''All players already qualified in other categories.'' 15. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

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Qualifiers

Additional players qualified for the 2013 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest. May 7 at The Eldridge Club, Baltimore, Maryland

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, Thidapa Suwannapura, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Taylore Karle, Nicole Jeray, Felicity Johnson, Paz Echeverria,

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, Stephanie Sherlock May 13 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

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Alternates added to field

The following players were added to the field on June 10 when spots reserved for players qualifying in various categories, including 5, 10, 12, and 13, were not used. *

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, the first alternate from the Baltimore qualifier *

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, the first alternate from the Atlanta qualifier *

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, the second alternate from the Atlanta qualifier Danah Bordner, the second alternate from the Baltimore qualifier, was added to the field on June 12 when Jimin Kang, who qualified in category 9, withdrew from the tournament. Ryann O'Toole, the first alternate from the Boylston, Massachusetts qualifier, was added to the field on June 24 when Karin Sjödin who qualified in category 9, withdrew from the tournament citing a shoulder injury.

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was not used because the winner, Inbee Park, had already qualified in multiple categories. Amy Meier, the first alternate from the St. Louis qualifier, Lindy Duncan, the first alternate from the West Palm Beach, Florida qualifier, and Mikayla Harmon, an amateur and the first alternate from the Glendale Arizona qualifier, were added to the field when

, Bo-Mee Lee, and Sun-Ju Ahn, who all qualified in category 12, declined to participate in the tournament.

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, an amateur and the first alternate from the Daly City, California qualifier, was added to the field on June 25 when

, who qualified in category 13, withdrew with a shoulder injury.

Course layout

Source:
The front nine was slightly altered for the championship, starting at the members' second hole and concluding at the first. The back nine was unchanged.

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 27, 2013''

shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 to lead by one stroke over

. Park won the first two majors of the 2013 season, only

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has won the first three majors in a season. Defending champion

shot 71 to tie for 17th. Source:

Second round

''Friday, June 28, 2013''
''Saturday, June 29, 2013'' The second round was interrupted by fog on Friday afternoon with only 114 players completing their second rounds. Inbee Park, in the last group to finish Friday, was the clubhouse leader at 9-under-par. Source:

Third round

''Saturday, June 29, 2013'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, June 30, 2013'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:

References

External links

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2013 U.S. Women's Open at USGA official site2013 U.S. Women's Open at LPGA official siteSebonack Golf Club
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