2009 U.S. Women's Open

Featured Players - Qualifying and Exemptions - All Players

Qualifying and Exemptions

Entries are open to professional and amateur female golfers. Amateurs must have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 4.4 under the USGA Handicap System.

Entries are subject to rejection at any time (including during the championship) by the USGA. The reason for rejection may include unbecoming conduct.

Age
Players are required to list their ages and dates of birth on USGA entry forms. In addition to listing their ages, all players who are minors in the state in which they reside (e.g., New Jersey, under the age of 18) must also list a parent/guardian and family physician with the appropriate phone numbers. The application must also be signed by the same parent/guardian. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in this paragraph will result in rejection of the entry. Players subject to these restrictions may only submit a written entry and may not file an entry via the Internet.

Amateur Status
All amateur players must conform with the USGA Rules of Amateur Status as specified in The Rules of Golf.

International Players
All amateur international players must also conform to Rule 4-1 of the USGA Rules of Amateur Status. These players may not accept expenses from outside sources unless specifically permitted by the USGA Rules of Amateur Status. For more information, see Rule 4-1 of the USGA Rules of Amateur Status.

Exemptions
For a list of all exemption categories, please refer to the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open entry application form.

All Players

Under the current USGA qualifying standards, the following players would be considered fully exempt for the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open. For information on eligibility, local & sectional qualifying sites and the application, please click here and you will be directed to the United States Golf Association Web site.

* denotes amateur status

Sun Ju Ahn
*Ashleigh Albrecht
Helen Alfredsson
*Marina Alex
*Brittany Altomare
Beth Bader
Kyeong Bae
Isabelle Beisiegel
Minea Blomqvist
Amanda Blumenherst
Brandie Burton
Jessica Carafiello
Nicole Castrale
Irene Cho
Misun Cho
Esther Choe
He Yong Choi
Hye Jung Choi
Na Yeon Choi
Paula Creamer
Diana D’Alessio
Heather Daly-Donofrio
Laura Davies
Laura Diaz
*Kaitlin Drolson
*Lindy Duncan
Meredith Duncan
Martina Eberl
*Kathleen Ekey
Shanshan Feng
*Yuerr “Cindy” Feng
Lisa Ferrero
Jamie Fischer
Allison Fouch
*Mallory Fraiche
Meaghan Francella
Louise Friberg
Yuri Fudoh
Akiko Fukushima
Sandra Gal
Anna Grzebien
*Ani Gulugian
Sophie Gustafson
Nicole Hage
Hee Won Han
Mina Harigae
Maria Hernandez
Rachel Hetherington
*Nannette Hill
Jin Joo Hong
Maria Hjorth
Katherine Hull
Mi-Jung Hur
Pat Hurst
Karine Icher
Juli Inkster
Jeong Jang
Eun Hee Ji
Rosie Jones
Hannah Jun
Haeji Kang
Jimin Kang
Soo Yun Kang
*Stefanie Kenoyer
Cristie Kerr
*Alice Kim
Birdie Kim
Christina Kim
In-Kyung Kim
Joo Mi Kim
*Kimberly Kim
Rebecca Kim
Song-Hee Kim
Yoora Kim
Young Kim
Carin Koch
*Jessica Korda
Candie Kung
Cindy Lacrosse
Brittany Lang
*Alison Lee
Jee Young Lee
Jennie Lee
Ji Hee Lee
Meena Lee
Sarah Lee
Seon Hwa Lee
Stacy Lewis
Tzu-Chi Lin
Brittany Lincicome
Leta Lindley
Carolina Llano
Teresa Lu
*Tiffany Lua
Meg Mallon
Kristy McPherson
Ai Miyazato
Mika Miyazato
Anja Monke
Becky Morgan
Johanna Mundy
*Azahara Munoz
Gwladys Nocera
Anna Nordqvist
Lorena Ochoa
Ji Young Oh
Sunny Oh
Janice Olivencia
Shiho Oyama
Se Ri Pak
Angela Park
Hee Young Park
Inbee Park
Jane Park
*Kristen Park
Mikaela Parmlid
*Katherine Perry
Suzann Pettersen
Stacy Prammanasudh
Morgan Pressel
Michele Redman
Jean Reynolds
Miki Saiki
*Candace Schepperle
Dewi Schreefel
Hee-Kyung Seo
Giulia Sergas
Alena Sharp
Sophia Sheridan
Jiyai Shin
*Michelle Shin
Libby Smith
*Jennifer Song
Naree Song
Angela Stanford
Tracy Stanford
*Meghan Stasi
*Chelsea Stelzmiller
Haley Stephens
Karen Stupples
*Victoria Tanco
*Alexis Thompson
Kris Tschetter
Yani Tseng
*Mariko Tumangan
Momoko Ueda
*Maria Jose Uribe
Briana Vega
Alison Walshe
Karrie Webb
*Allie White
Caryn Wilson
Lindsey Wright
Amy Yang
Sun Young Yoo