After an exciting week at The Amundi Evian Championship, the LPGA Tour heads to Sylvania, Ohio for the 39th playing of the Dana Open. Four past winners are in this year’s field, including defending champion Linn Grant and 2005 winner Heather Bowie Young, who hasn’t competed on the LPGA Tour since the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. Twenty of the 26 total 2024 LPGA Tour rookies will also compete, a group that features Olympic-qualified LET winner Alexandra Forsterling and Epson Tour graduates Isabella Fierro, Minji Kang and Auston Kim. A $1.75 million purse and 500 Race to the CME Globe points are up for grabs at Highland Meadows Golf Club as the tournament celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the Dana Open:
Past Champions (4):
Linn Grant (2023), Gaby Lopez (2022), Jasmine Suwannapura (2018), Heather Bowie Young (2005)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (1 of 13):
Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (20 of 26):
Trichat Cheenglab, Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Fosterling, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Mary Liu, Kaitlin Milligan, Benedetta Moresco, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Yue Ren, Mao Saigo, Gigi Stoll, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zang
Ohio Connections:
Stacy Lewis (native), Lindsey Weaver-Wright (native), Mia Hammond (native/resident), Marissa Steen (native/resident), Allie White (native/resident)
Michigan Connections:
Jennifer Song (native), Kris Tamulis (native)
Collegiate Connections:
Rachel Rohanna (Ohio State University)
Sponsor Invitations:
Adela Cernousek (a), Mia Hammond (a), Erica Shepherd
Monday Qualifiers:
Jensen Castle, Mary Mulcahy (a)
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