- Robert Beck/USGA photo
If there are any silver linings in 2020 amid the pandemic, one is that major golf events are being sprinkled into parts of the year when golf usually goes dormant.
One month after a November Masters, the USGA hosts the U.S. Women's Open this week at Champions Golf Club in Houston. The club hosted the 1967 Ryder Cup and 1969 U.S. Open, and has hosted many top amateur championships including the 1994 U.S. Amateur and the annual
Champions Cup Invitational.
24 amateurs, including the last two U.S. Women's Amateur champions, Rose Zhang and Gabriela Ruffels, will tee it up alongside the pros this week. Because of limited daylight this time of year, the USGA will for the first time utilize a second course (the Jackrabbit) for the first two rounds of stroke play before making the 36-hole cut.
Tee times are below (all times local, CST), with TV times following. Amateurs are denoted with an "(a)".
1st tee, Cypress Creek
9:20 a.m. Angela Stanford, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Nicole Broch Larsen
9:31 a.m.
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a), Christina Kim, Meghan MacLaren
9:42 a.m. Jaye Marie Green, Jing Yan,
Benedetta Moresco (a)
9:53 a.m. Katherine Kirk, Azahara Munoz, Minami Katsu
10:04 a.m. Sarah Schmelzel, Emily Kristine Pedersen,
Caterina Don (a)
10:15 a.m. Ashleigh Buhai, Xiyu Lin, Su Oh
10:26 a.m. Ayaka Furue, Angel Yin, Mamiko Higa
10:37 a.m. Danielle Kang, Anna Nordqvist, Jin Young Ko
10:48 a.m. Sophia Popov, Mi Jung Hur, Carlota Ciganda
10:59 a.m. Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, Heejeong Lim
11:10 p.m. Gaby Lopez, Jasmine Suwannapura, Narin An
11:21 p.m. Alena Sharp, Ji Yeong Kim2,
Ingrid Lindblad (a)
11:32 p.m. Yuka Saso,
Allisen Corpuz (a), Heeyoung Park
10th tee, Cypress Creek
9:20 a.m. Cheyenne Knight,
Agathe Laisne (a), Minyoung2 Lee
9:31 a.m. Pajaree Anannarukarn, Perrine Delacour, Kelly Tan
9:42 a.m. Brittany Lang, Pernilla Lindberg, Esther Henseleit
9:53 a.m. Sarah Jane Smith, Jeongeun Lee,
Linn Grant (a)
10:04 a.m. Kana Mikashima,
Amelia Garvey (a), Kim Kaufman
10:15 a.m. Yealimi Noh, Jenny Shin,
Lei Ye (a)
10:26 a.m. Amy Olson, Jennifer Song, Morgan Pressel
10:37 a.m. Jeongeun Lee6,
Gabriela Ruffels (a), Hinako Shibuno
10:48 a.m. Stacy Lewis, Seon Woo Bae, Hannah Green
10:59 a.m. Jessica Korda, Amy Yang, Georgia Hall
11:10 p.m. Lala Anai, Maria Fernanez Torres, Ryann O'Toole
11:21 p.m. Yu Jin Sung,
Lucie Malchirand (a), Ana Belac
11:32 p.m.
Emily Toy (a), Andrea Lee, Seung Yeon Lee
1st tee, Jackrabbit
9:20 a.m. Kristen Gillman, Bronte Law, Yu Liu
9:31 a.m.
Olivia Mehaffey (a), Lindsey Weaver, Annie Park
9:42 a.m. Lauren Stephenson,
Auston Kim (a), Cydney Clanton
9:53 a.m. Mi Hyang Lee, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Momoko Ueda
10:04 a.m. Patty Tavatanakit, Fatima Fernandez Cano,
Alessia Nobilio (a)
10:15 a.m. Megan Khang,
Emilia Migliaccio (a), Eun-Hee Ji
10:26 a.m. Brittany Lincicome, Cristie Kerr, Gerina Piller
10:37 a.m. Charley Hull, Minjee Lee, Hae Ran Ryu
10:48 a.m. Sung Hyun Park, Austin Ernst, Mirim Lee
10:59 a.m. Jennifer Kupcho, In Gee Chun, Moriya Jutanugarn
11:10 p.m. Ally Ewing, Mel Reid, Madelene Sagstrom
11:21 p.m. Nuria Iturrioz, Sayaka Takahashi,
Ina Kim-Schaad (a)
11:32 p.m.
Emma Spitz (a), Christine Wolf, Frida Kinhult
10th tee, Jackrabbit
9:20 a.m.
Kaitlyn Papp (a), Marianne Skarpnord, Pornanong Phatlum
9:31 a.m. Caroline Masson, Mone Inami, Yuna Nishimura
9:42 a.m. Linnea Strom, Janie Jackson,
Lily May Humphreys (a)
9:53 a.m. Chella Choi, Caroline Hedwall, Mina Harigae
10:04 a.m. Sakura Koiwai, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Teresa Lu
10:15 a.m.
Maja Stark (a), Eri Okayama, Asuka Kashiwabara
10:26 a.m. Nasa Hataoka,
Rose Zhang (a), Celine Boutier
10:37 a.m. Brooke Henderson, Heyjin Choi, Lizette Salas
10:48 a.m. Lydia Ko, Sei Young Kim, Brittany Altomare
10:59 a.m. Inbee Park, Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu
11:10 p.m. Bianca Pagdanganan, Anne van Dam, Maria Fassi
11:21 p.m. Yui Kawamoto,
Ho-Yu An (a), A Lim Kim
11:32 p.m. Erika Hara, Saki Asai,
Beatrice Wallin (a)
TV TIMES
Thursday, Dec. 10
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Peacock
12:30-6 p.m., Golf Channel
Friday, Dec. 11
1-3 p.m., Peacock
3-6 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday, Dec. 12
1-2:30 p.m., Peacock
2:30-6 p.m., NBC
Sunday, Dec. 13
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Golf Channel
2-5 p.m., NBC