The 2020 U.S. Women’s Open — the final and arguably biggest major of the year — kicks off this week at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament.
U.S. Women’s Open preview
You may have thought that major championship golf finished with Dustin Johnson’s triumph at the Masters, but you would be wrong. The most prestigious event in women’s golf is coming up this week, but it almost didn’t get played at all.
This year’s edition of the U.S. Women’s Open was supposed to be played in early June, but that was before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Fortunately, organizers were able to sneak it in before the end of the year, rescheduling it for this week. And that’s a good thing for golf fans everywhere, because the 2020 women’s majors have been thrilling so far.
At the AIG Women’s Open in August, then 304th-ranked Sophia Popov shocked the golf world by storming to a two-shot victory at Royal Troon. In September, Mirim Lee defeated Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson in a dramatic playoff at the ANA Inspiration that wasn’t without controversy. Then in October, Sei Young Kim captured her 11th LPGA win and first major title at the KPMG Women’s PGA.
All three 2020 major winners are back in the field this week at Champions Golf Club, looking to cap off career years with another piece of major hardware. But they won’t be the only competition for the U.S. Women’s Open title. American stars Nelly Korda and Danielle Kang, defending champion Jeongeun Lee6, and World No. 1 Jin Young Ko will all be battling it out for the win this week.
The tournament will be contested across two courses at Champions Golf Club: the Cypress Creek and Jackrabbit courses. Players will alternate between the two. You can find all the information you need to follow the U.S. Women’s Open below, including a TV schedule, online streaming scheudle, and complete first and second round tee times.
U.S. Women’s Open Basics
What: 2020 U.S. Women’s Open
Where: Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
When: Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 10-13
Purse: $5.5 million
Last year’s champion: Jeongeun Lee6
How to watch the U.S. Women’s Open on TV
With a cable TV subscription, you can watch the first two rounds 2020 U.S. Women’s Open on Golf Channel. Golf Channel will air five and a half hours coverage on Thursday and three hours on Friday, following early first and second round coverage on Peacock. On Saturday, Golf Channel will open the TV coverage from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, then NBC takes over the broadcast from 2:30-6 p.m.ET, with Peacock carrying the action in between. Finally, Golf Channel and NBC will split the coverage of Sunday’s final round, with the NBC broadcast ending at 5 p.m. ET. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, Dec. 10: 12:30-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, Dec. 11: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Dec. 12: 11 a.m-1 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, Dec. 13: 11 a.m-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-5 p.m. ET (NBC)
How to watch the U.S. Women’s Open online, streaming
You can stream the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open online in various ways. You can watch the Golf Channel coverage at golfchannel.com/watch by logging in with your cable credentials, and you can stream the NBC broadcasts at NBC.com.
Peacock will carry exclusive early coverage of the first three rounds with two hours of coverage on Thursday (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET), Friday (1-3 p.m. ET) and Saturday (1-2:30 p.m. ET). You can sign up for a Peacock account here.
2020 U.S. Women’s Open tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Cypress Creek Course – Tee No. 1
10:20 a.m. – Angela Stanford, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Nicole Broch Larsen
10:31 a.m. – Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a), Christina Kim, Meghan MacLaren
10:42 a.m. – Jaye Marie Green, Jing Yan, Benedetta Moresco (a)
10:53 a.m. – Katherine Kirk, Azahara Munoz, Minami Katsu
11:04 a.m. – Sarah Schmelzel, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Caterina Don (a)
11:15 a.m. – Ashleigh Buhai, Xiyu Lin, Su Oh
11:26 a.m. – Ayaka Furue, Angel Yin, Mamiko Higa
11:37 a.m. – Danielle Kang, Anna Nordqvist, Jin Young Ko
11:48 a.m. – Stacy Lewis, Seon Woo Bae, Hannah Green
11:59 a.m. – Jessica Korda, Amy Yang, Georgia Hall
12:10 p.m. – Gaby Lopez, Jasmine Suwannapura, Narin An
12:21 p.m. – Alena Sharp, Ji Yeong Kim2, Ingrid Lindblad (a)
12:32 p.m. – Yuka Saso, Allisen Corpuz (a), Heeyoung Park
Cypress Creek Course – Tee No. 10
10:20 a.m. – Cheyenne Knight, Agathe Laisne (a), Minyoung2 Lee
10:31 a.m. – Pajaree Anannarukarn, Perrine Delacour, Kelly Tan
10:42 a.m. – Brittany Lang, Pernilla Lindberg, Esther Henseleit
10:53 a.m. – Sarah Jane Smith, Jeongeun Lee, Linn Grant (a)
11:04 a.m. – Kana Mikashima, Amelia Garvey (a), Kim Kaufman
11:15 a.m. – Yealimi Noh, Jenny Shin, Lei Ye (a)
11:26 a.m. – Amy Olson, Jennifer Song, Morgan Pressel
11:37 a.m. – Jeongeun Lee6, Gabriela Ruffels (a), Hinako Shibuno
11:48 a.m. – Sophia Popov, Mi Jung Hur, Carlota Ciganda
11:59 a.m. – Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, Heejeong Lim
12:10 p.m. – Lala Anai, Maria Fernanda Torres, Ryann O’Toole
12:21 p.m. – Yu Jin Sung, Lucie Malchirand (a), Ana Belac
12:32 p.m. – Emily Toy (a), Andrea Lee, Seung Yeon Lee
Jackrabbit Course – Tee No. 1
10:20 a.m. – Kristen Gillman, Bronte Law, Yu Liu
10:31 a.m. – Olivia Mehaffey (a), Lindsey Weaver, Annie Park
10:42 a.m. – Lauren Stephenson, Auston Kim (a), Cydney Clanton
10:53 a.m. – Mi Hyang Lee, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Momoko Ueda
11:04 a.m. – Patty Tavatanakit, Fatima Fernandez Cano, Alessia Nobilio (a)
11:15 a.m. – Megan Khang, Emilia Migliaccio (a), Eun Hee Ji
11:26 a.m. – Brittany Lincicome, Cristie Kerr, Gerina Piller
11:37 a.m. – Charley Hull, Minjee Lee, Hae Ran Ryu
11:48 a.m. – Sung Hyun Park, Austin Ernst, Mirim Lee
11:59 a.m. – Jennifer Kupcho, In Gee Chun, Moriya Jutanugarn
12:10 p.m. – Ally Ewing, Mel Reid, Madelene Sagstrom
12:21 p.m. – Nuria Iturrioz, Sayaka Takahashi, Ina Kim-Schaad (a)
12:32 p.m. – Emma Spitz (a), Christine Wolf, Frida Kinhult
Jackrabbit Course – Tee No. 10
10:20 a.m. – Kaitlyn Papp (a), Marianne Skarpnord, Pornanong Phatlum
10:31 a.m. – Caroline Masson, Mone Inami, Yuna Nishimura
10:42 a.m. – Linnea Strom, Janie Jackson, Lily May Humphreys (a)
10:53 a.m. – Chella Choi, Caroline Hedwall, Mina Harigae
11:04 a.m. – Sakura Koiwai, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Teresa Lu
11:15 a.m. – Maja Stark (a), Eri Okayama, Asuka Kashiwabara
11:26 a.m. – Nasa Hataoka, Rose Zhang (a), Celine Boutier
11:37 a.m. – Brooke Henderson, Hyejin Choi, Lizette Salas
11:48 a.m. – Lydia Ko, Sei Young Kim, Brittany Altomare
11:59 a.m. – Inbee Park, Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu
12:10 p.m. – Bianca Pagdanganan, Anne van Dam, Maria Fassi
12:21 p.m. – Yui Kawamoto, Ho-Yu An (a), A Lim Kim
12:32 p.m. – Erika Hara, Saki Asai, Beatrice Wallin (a)
2020 U.S. Women’s Open tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Cypress Creek Course – Tee No. 1
9:00 a.m. – Kaitlyn Papp (a), Marianne Skarpnord, Pornanong Phatlum
9:11 a.m. – Caroline Masson, Mone Inami, Yuna Nishimura
9:22 a.m. – Linnea Strom, Janie Jackson, Lily May Humphreys (a)
9:33 a.m. – Chella Choi, Caroline Hedwall, Mina Harigae
9:44 a.m. – Sakura Koiwai, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Teresa Lu
9:55 a.m. – Maja Stark (a), Eri Okayama, Asuka Kashiwabara
10:06 a.m. – Nasa Hataoka, Rose Zhang (a), Celine Boutier
10:17 a.m. – Brooke Henderson, Hyejin Choi, Lizette Salas
10:28 a.m. – Lydia Ko, Sei Young Kim, Brittany Altomare
10:39 a.m. – Inbee Park, Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu
10:50 a.m. – Bianca Pagdanganan, Anne van Dam, Maria Fassi
11:01 a.m. – Yui Kawamoto, Ho-Yu An (a), A Lim Kim
11:12 a.m. – Erika Hara, Saki Asai, Beatrice Wallin (a)
Cypress Creek Course – Tee No. 10
9:00 a.m. – Kristen Gillman, Bronte Law, Yu Liu
9:11 a.m. – Olivia Mehaffey (a), Lindsey Weaver, Annie Park
9:22 a.m. – Lauren Stephenson, Auston Kim (a), Cydney Clanton
9:33 a.m. – Mi Hyang Lee, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Momoko Ueda
9:44 a.m. – Patty Tavatanakit, Fatima Fernandez Cano, Alessia Nobilio (a)
9:55 a.m. – Megan Khang, Emilia Migliaccio (a), Eun Hee Ji
10:06 a.m. – Brittany Lincicome, Cristie Kerr, Gerina Piller
10:17 a.m. – Charley Hull, Minjee Lee, Hae Ran Ryu
10:28 a.m. – Sung Hyun Park, Austin Ernst, Mirim Lee
10:39 a.m. – Jennifer Kupcho, In Gee Chun, Moriya Jutanugarn
10:50 a.m. – Ally Ewing, Mel Reid, Madelene Sagstrom
11:01 a.m. – Nuria Iturrioz, Sayaka Takahashi, Ina Kim-Schaad (a)
11:12 a.m. – Emma Spitz (a), Christine Wolf, Frida Kinhult
Jackrabbit Course – Tee No. 1
9:00 a.m. – Cheyenne Knight, Agathe Laisne (a), Minyoung2 Lee
9:11 a.m. – Sarah Jane Smith, Jeongeun Lee, Linn Grant (a)
9:22 a.m. – Pajaree Anannarukarn, Perrine Delacour, Kelly Tan
9:33 a.m. – Brittany Lang, Pernilla Lindberg, Esther Henseleit
9:44 a.m. – Kana Mikashima, Amelia Garvey (a), Kim Kaufman
9:55 a.m. – Yealimi Noh, Jenny Shin, Lei Ye (a)
10:06 a.m. – Amy Olson, Jennifer Song, Morgan Pressel
10:17 a.m. – Jeongeun Lee6, Gabriela Ruffels (a), Hinako Shibuno
10:28 a.m. – Sophia Popov, Mi Jung Hur, Carlota Ciganda
10:39 a.m. – Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, Heejeong Lim
10:50 a.m. – Lala Anai, Maria Fernanda Torres, Ryann O’Toole
11:01 a.m. – Yu Jin Sung, Lucie Malchirand (a), Ana Belac
11:12 a.m. – Emily Toy (a), Ayaka Watanabe, Seung Yeon Lee
Jackrabbit Course – Tee No. 10
9:00 a.m. – Angela Stanford, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Nicole Broch Larsen
9:11 a.m. – Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a), Christina Kim, Meghan MacLaren
9:22 a.m. – Jaye Marie Green, Jing Yan, Benedetta Moresco (a)
9:33 a.m. – Katherine Kirk, Azahara Munoz, Minami Katsu
9:44 a.m. – Sarah Schmelzel, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Caterina Don (a)
9:55 a.m. – Ashleigh Buhai, Xiyu Lin, Su Oh
10:06 a.m. – Ayaka Furue, Angel Yin, Mamiko Higa
10:17 a.m. – Danielle Kang, Anna Nordqvist, Jin Young Ko
10:28 a.m. – Stacy Lewis, Seon Woo Bae, Hannah Green
10:39 a.m. – Jessica Korda, Amy Yang, Georgia Hall
10:50 a.m. – Gaby Lopez, Jasmine Suwannapura, Narin An
11:01 a.m. – Alena Sharp, Ji Yeong Kim2, Ingrid Lindblad (a)
11:12 a.m. – Yuka Saso, Allisen Corpuz (a), Heeyoung Park
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