JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The second edition of the Mizuho Americas Open is on tap this week for the LPGA Tour’s top talent as 120 of the world’s best players descend upon Liberty National Golf Club to duke it out for a share of a $3 million purse in Jersey City, N.J. Last week’s Cognizant Founders Cup and defending champion Rose Zhang is in the field, as are Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda and 20-time LPGA Tour winner Lydia Ko. This event also will see 24 athletes from the American Junior Golf Association tee it up alongside the professionals, playing in their own separate Stableford competition at Liberty National. The amateur highlights include last year’s winner Yana Wilson and Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the Mizuho Americas Open:
Past Champions (1):
Rose Zhang (2023)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (6 of 6):
Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive on Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (5 of 26):
Isabella Fierro, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Auston Kim, Gabriela Ruffels
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (9 of 10):
Nelly Korda (No. 1), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Ruoning Yin (No. 4), Jin Young Ko (No. 5), Rose Zhang (No. 6), Charley Hull (No. 7), Minjee Lee (No. 8), Hannah Green (No. 9), Brooke Henderson (No. 10)
New York/New Jersey Area Connections:
Albane Valenzuela (New York native), Marina Alex (New Jersey native)
Sponsor Exemptions:
Laetitia Beck, Emma Talley
Monday Qualifiers:
Lauren Peter, Yealimi Noh
AJGA Participants (24):
Vanessa Borovilos, Leigh Chien, Gianna Clemente, Anna Davis, Sara Im, Ashleen Kaur, Lauren Kim, Jasmine Koo, Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Jaclyn LaHa, Katie Li, Michelle Liu, Luna Lu, Rianne Malixi, Gracie McGovern, Macy Pate, Kiara Romero, Elizabeth Rudisill, Anna Song, Yana Wilson (defending champion), Siuue Wu, Angela Zhang, Vanessa Zhang, Alice Ziyi Zhao
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