The US Women’s Open is regarded as the marquee Major in the women’s game, and the 2024 championship, which takes place at Lancaster Country Club, promises to be even more prestigious than usual helped by record prize money of $12m and the vast majority of the world’s best players in the field.
However, while the likes of defending champion Allisen Corpuz, World No.1 Nelly Korda and the soon-to-retire Lexi Thompson are in the field, several big names will not be competing.
Here are 10 of the highest-profile players missing from the US Women’s Open.
Lilia Vu
Lilia Vu has been out with a back injury
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The American had a wonderful 2023, capped by Major victories in the Chevron Championship and AIG Women’s Open, but it has been a different story this year.
Vu withdrew from the HSBC Women’s World Championship and the Blue Bay LPGA through illness earlier in the year, and things got worse when back problems forced her withdrawal from the defence of her Chevron Championship title, and she also will not compete in the second Major of the year. Yealimi Noh will take her place.
Inbee Park
Inbee Park has taken on a new role in recent months
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Inbee Park has two US Women’s Open titles among an overall haul of seven Major wins, but she won’t be adding to those at Lancaster Country Club.
The South Korean legend had her daughter in April 2023, and has not returned to action. Instead, in February, she was announced as one of 32 candidates for the International Olympics Committee’s Athletes Commission.
Jessica Korda
Jessica Korda became a mother in February
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Like Park, Korda has also become a mother in recent months after she gave birth to her son in February.
That extends a spell away from the game for the American that began with an announcement that she was stepping back in May 2023 to try and resolve a back injury.
As yet, there is no confirmation on when Korda will return to action.
Michelle Wie-West
Michelle Wie-West has retired from professional golf
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Michelle Wie-West is in her last exemption year for the US Women’s Open, having won the tournament at Pinehurst No.2 in 2014. However, she announced last May that her appearance at the 2023 edition would be “most likely a…
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