Lancaster Welcomes Back the Top Women in Golf

Lancaster County is proud to be hosting the 79th U.S. Women’s Open at the Lancaster Country Club, held May 27-June2. This will be the second USGA championship that has been hosted in Lancaster. In Gee Chun of the Republic of Korea edged fellow Korean Any Yang by one stroke to win the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open, her first of two career major championships. The championship set records for U.S. Women’s Open entries and attendance.

“The 2015 U.S. Women’s Open was one of the most successful in the championship’s history,” said Mike Davis, CEO of the USGA. “The golf course is on of the best in the United States, and the community’s support for golf is record-setting. We can’t wait to return to crown the 79th U.S. Women’s Open champion.”
Along with hosting the U.S. Women’s Open in 2015, the course was a local qualifying site for the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open, and it also hosted the 2002, 2007, and 2018 Pennsylvania Opens, the 1990 and 2005 Pennsylvania Women’s Amateurs, and the 2014 Women’s Western Amateur and eight Pennsylvania State Amateur Championships.

“To host the most prestigious event in women’s golf for the second time is something our club and membership is especially proud of, and we’re honored the USGA accepted our invitation to host the U.S. Women’s Open in 2014,” said Ted Bloom, president of Lancaster Country Club. “We have incredibly special memories from 2015, when we crowned a worthy champion in In Gee Chun, someone who has become an important member of our community. We look forward to working with the USGA and the entire Lancaster community to host another memorable championship in just a few short years.”

Since her win at Lancaster in 2015, Chun has continued a relationship with the club and its community. Warmed by the support she received from the clubs members, volunteers and fans attending the event, earlier this year Chun and the club partnered to found the In Gee Chun Lancaster Country Club Educational Foundation, which provides scholarships for local students seeking to achieve their education and vocational goals.

“I am very excited for Lancaster Country Club to host the 2024 USWO, the site of my first win in the U.S., which gave me the opportunity to play on the LPGA Tour,” said Chun. “The golf course is a great challenger, and the 2015 event had amazing crowds. I have no doubt the community will again embrace this great championship.”

The U.S. Women’s Open is one of 14 national championships conducted annually by the USGA. It is open to professional female golfers and amateur females with a Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4. The championship was first conducted in 1946 and its winners include Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright, Hollis Stacey, Annika Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr and Inbee Park.