Ryu So-yeon (33) and ‘legendary’ Annika Sorenstam (53, Sweden) will participate in the US Women’s Open, which will be held in July, as special invited players.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced on the 9th that Soyeon Ryu and Sorenstam will be granted the right to participate in the 78th U.S. Women’s Open, which will be held at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, USA from July 6th. The USGA specially invites players who have contributed to the development of the US Women’s Open and women’s golf among players who do not have the right to participate.
Ryu So-yeon is the 2011 US Women’s Open champion. With this opportunity, she made her debut on the Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour of the United States, where she won six career victories in the United States, including her second major title at the 2017 ANA Inspiration (now the Chevron Championship). At the US Women’s Open, she qualified 12 consecutive times and placed in the top five six times before she was knocked out of the tournament last year.
So-Yeon Ryu, who had risen to LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, and world No. 1, has now fallen to world No. 113, failing to secure a spot for her US Women’s Open. She said, “It’s an honor. I’m happy to play in the US Women’s Open, which has special meaning to me, and on a special course like Pebble Beach. I look forward to July.”
Sorenstam is a legend in women’s golf.온라인카지노 She won 72 tour titles and won three US Women’s Opens. He retired in 2008, but has been playing in official competitions occasionally since 2021.