https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/awesome-aussie-lee-wins-us-womens-open-record-1-8m
Minjee Lee, of Australia, won the U.S. Women’s Open by 4 shots over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. Lee shot a final round even par 71 to finish at 13-under for the tournament.
Lee also takes home $1.8 million, the biggest payout in LPGA history. Harigae won $1 million for finishing runnerup. For comparison, the next event, the ShopRite LPGA Classic, has a total purse of $1,750,000.
The winning putt. 🏆
Your 2022 #USWomensOpen Champion, @minjeegolf! pic.twitter.com/LX3OYPksbS
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 5, 2022
🎶 This is what dreams are made of 🎶@minjeegolf | @KathrynTappen https://t.co/R1mDTkgFUf pic.twitter.com/3ZngOfasWa
— U.S. Women's Open (@uswomensopen) June 6, 2022
As for the LPGA Golf Pool, Tim Powell was tops for the week with 42 points.
Points for U.S. Women's Open
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minjee Lee | 15 |
| 2 | Mina Harigae | 10 |
| 3 | Hye-Jin Choi | 9 |
| 4 | Jin Young Ko | 8 |
| 5 | Lydia Ko | 7 |
| 6 | Anna Nordqvist | 6 |
| 6 | Bronte Law | 6 |
| 8 | Nelly Korda | 4 |
| 8 | Megan Khang | 4 |
| 8 | Leona Maguire | 4 |
Here are the top shots from the final round from the USGA’s Youtube page:
And here are the extended highlights of the final round”