Nelly Korda Tops 156-Player U.S. Women's Open Field After 2 Wins in 2026
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 4
Nelly Korda Tops 156-Player U.S. Women's Open Field After 2 Wins in 2026
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 4
Summary
156 players will tee it up at Riviera Country Club this week, with world No. 1 Nelly Korda ranked as the clear favorite for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open.
Korda arrives after winning the Chevron Championship in April and the Riviera Maya Open a week later; before a T-8 at Queen City, she had not finished worse than second in six starts.
Her biggest gap is this event itself: Korda is still chasing her first U.S. Women’s Open title, with a runner-up finish in 2025 her best result.
Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin, Hyo-joo Kim and Hannah Green round out the top five, while past U.S. Women’s Open winners Yuka Saso, Minjee Lee and defending champion Maja Stark add depth to the field.