The field for the historic 81st U.S. Women’s Open is set. With Celine Boutier winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the last spot goes to Australia’s Karis Davidson, who will make her championship debut at Riviera Country Club.
This marks the first time the U.S. Women’s Open has been contested in L.A. County. The women will mark the occasion as famed Riviera celebrates its centennial. The only other time the U.S. Women’s Open was held in Southern California was 1964, when Mickey Wright won at San Diego Country Club.
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Photos: U.S. Women’s Open features an upgrade in courses at Riviera
World No. 1 Nelly Korda captured the first major championship of the season, the Chevron Championship, for her third career major. Korda finished two shots back of Maja Stark in a share of second last year at Erin Hills, her best finish to date in the event.
A total of 28 amateurs are in the field this week, including nine of the top 10 in the WAGR. World No. 1 Kiara Romero is joined by her older sister Kaleiya, who now plays on the Epson Tour. They are joined by the Iwai twins – Akie and Chizzy – as the two sets of sisters in the field.
There are 11 past champions at Riviera, including 2014 winner Michelle Wie West, who is making an encore performance after saying goodbye three years ago at Pebble Beach.
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Brittany Lang, the 2016 winner, has the most appearances in the field with 22 (including this year). Amy Yang has the most consecutive appearances with 20. This marks the first U.S. Women’s Open field without Lexi Thompson since 2007. Thompson withdrew from her qualifying field in Florida.
The Harton S. Semple Trophy on the 18th green at the U.S. Women’s Open.
2026 U.S. Women’s Open field for Riviera
Casandra Alexander — South Africa
Pajaree Anannarukarn — Thailand
Yuna Araki — Japan
Jenny Bae — United States
Ana Belac — Slovenia
Carla Bernat Escuder — Spain
Jaravee Boonchant — Thailand
Celine Boutier — France
Ashleigh Buhai — South Africa
Peiyun Chien — Chinese Taipei
Hye‑Jin Choi — Korea
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In Gee Chun — Korea
Carlota Ciganda — Spain
Hailee Cooper — United States
Allisen Corpuz — United States
Lauren Coughlin — United States
Zoe Cusack (a) — United States
Karis Davidson — Australia
Pauline del Rosario — Philippines
Aphrodite Deng (a) — Canada
Brianna Do — United States
Addie Dobson (a) — United States
Lindy Duncan — United States
Ally Ewing — United States
Paula Francisco (a) — Spain
Laney Frye — United States
Ayaka Furue — Japan
Megha Ganne (a) — United States
Miyuu Goto — Japan
Linn Grant — Sweden
Melanie Green — United States
Hannah Green — Australia
Nataliya Guseva
Sarah Hammett (a) — Australia
Nasa Hataoka — Japan
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Natsumi Hayakawa — Japan
Muni He — China
Brooke Henderson — Canada
Esther Henseleit — Germany
Jungmin Hong — Korea
Anna Huang — Canada
Charley Hull — England
Youmin Hwang — Korea
Jin Hee Im — Korea
Aki Iwai — Japan
Chizzy Iwai — Japan
Ariya Jutanugarn — Thailand
Sora Kamiya — Japan
Minji Kang — Korea
Danielle Kang — United States
Minami Katsu — Japan
Gurleen Kaur — United States
Yui Kawamoto — Japan
Veronika Kedronova (a) — Czechia
Megan Khang — United States
Gina Kim — United States
Lauren Kim (a) — Canada
Minsol Kim — Korea
Hyo Joo Kim — Korea
Auston Kim — United States
Grace Kim — Australia
A Lim Kim — Korea
Sei Young Kim — Korea
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Ina Kim‑Schaad (a) — United States
Jiwon Ko — Korea
Jin Young Ko — Korea
Lydia Ko — New Zealand
Sakura Koiwai — Japan
Katelyn Kong (a) — United States
Nelly Korda — United States
Thanana Kotchasanmanee (a) — Thailand
Chloe Kovelesky (a) — United States
Jennifer Kupcho — United States
Shiho Kuwaki — Japan
Stephanie Kyriacou — Australia
Brittany Lang — United States
Lois Lau — France
Bronte Law — England
Amy Seung Hyun Lee (a) — Korea
Mi Hyang Lee — Korea
Da Yeon Lee — Korea
So Mi Lee — Korea
Alison Lee — United States
Andrea Lee — United States
Minjee Lee — Australia
Jeongeun Lee6 — Korea
Napat Lertsadwattana — Thailand
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Lucy Li — United States
Jie‑En Lin (a) — Chinese Taipei
Xiyu Janet Lin — China
Ingrid Lindblad — Sweden
Yan Liu — China
Gaby Lopez — Mexico
Julia Lopez Ramirez — Spain
Anita Lumpongpoung (a) — Thailand
Nanna Koerstz Madsen — Denmark
Leona Maguire — Ireland
Maria Jose Marin (a) — Colombia
Paula Martin Sampedro (a) — Spain
Olivia Mehaffey — Northern Ireland
Becky Morgan — Wales
Katherine Muzi — United States
Kaylyn Noh — United States
Yealimi Noh — United States
Anna Nordqvist — Sweden
Farah O’Keefe (a) — United States
Soomin Oh (a) — Korea
Nellie Ong (a) — England
Meja Ortengren (a) — Sweden
Amiyu Ozeki — Japan
Bianca Pagdanganan — Philippines
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Catherine Park (a) — United States
Sung Hyun Park — Korea
Paula Reto — South Africa
Mimi Rhodes — England
Sofia Rivera (a) — United States
Kaleiya Romero — United States
Kiara Romero (a) — United States
Madelene Sagstrom — Sweden
Mao Saigo — Japan
Shuri Sakuma — Japan
Yuka Saso — Japan
Hinako Shibuno — Japan
Jiyai Shin — Korea
Athena Singh (a) — United States
Johanna Sjursen (a) — Sweden
Maja Stark — Sweden
Fuka Suga — Japan
Jasmine Suwannapura — Thailand
Ai Suzuki — Japan
Sayaka Takahashi — Japan
Rio Takeda — Japan
Asterisk Talley (a) — United States
Chiara Tamburlini — Switzerland
Patty Tavatanakit — Thailand
Jeeno Thitikul — Thailand
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Yani Tseng — Chinese Taipei
Lilia Vu — United States
Miranda Wang — China
Chanettee Wannasaen — Thailand
Dewi Weber — Netherlands
Michelle Wie West — United States
Lottie Woad — England
Siuue Wu (a) — Hong Kong
Chia Yen Wu — Chinese Taipei
Miyu Yamashita — Japan
Amy Yang — Korea
Ruoning Yin — China
Angel Yin — United States
Hyunjo Yoo — Korea
Ina Yoon — Korea
Yuri Yoshida — Japan
Liqi Zeng — China
Yue Zhang — China
Rose Zhang — United States
Weiwei Zhang — China
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2026 U.S. Women’s Open field for Riviera Country Club
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